The founder and long-standing leader of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), John Fru Ndi, passed away last night in Yaoundé. His death comes as a great loss to the country’s political landscape and marks the end of an era. In a statement released early this Tuesday, June 13, Joshua Osih, the party’s first vice-president, announced […]
Veteran Cameroonian opposition leader John Fru Ndi, who for decades fought to topple long-standing president Paul Biya at the ballot box, has died aged 81, his party said. Fru Ndi, who dominated the opposition in the Central African country for a generation and was arrested and kidnapped for his politics, had been suffering from a […]
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has granted Asylum Seeker Status to fourteen Cameroonian individuals who were held in St Kitts and Nevis after being rescued at sea in March 2023. According to the Ministry of National Security, the UNHCR granted this to Cameroonian people on June 8, 2023. As defined by the […]
Kylian Mbappe told Paris Saint-Germain on Monday that he would not be taking up an option to extend his contract until 2025, raising the spectre of him following Lionel Messi out of the club this summer. The 24-year-old France striker’s current deal expires at the end of next season, with the option of another year. […]
President Joe Biden will undergo a dental root canal at the White House on Monday, his doctor said, prompting officials to abruptly shuffle the president’s planned schedule. Biden’s physician Kevin C. O’Connor said in a statement that the president — at 80 the oldest person ever in the office — was “experiencing further discomfort” from […]
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, a billionaire businessman who dominated Italy’s political landscape for decades, died on Monday aged 86, drawing tributes from leaders across the world. Italy has declared Wednesday a national day of mourning for Berlusconi, when a state funeral will be held for him in Milan’s Duomo cathedral. Here are some […]
The Ambazonia Interim Government (IG) has lashed out at the Biya French Cameroun regime’s massive deployment of Francophone army soldiers in Southern Cameroons, insisting that it will not hinder the Federal Republic of Ambazonia’s resolve to gain complete and total independence. Vice President Dabney Yerima declared in remarks on Saturday that Amba fighters ambushed a […]
Cameroonian Jacques Edjangue has been confirmed Thursday as the Vice President for People and Talent Management of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. Since June 20, 2022, Edjangue had held the same position but as an interim, after stepping down as Acting Director of the Human Resources Management Department and the Language Services Department. Jacques […]
At the start of June, Cameroonian President Paul Biya ordered the nation’s army to hold an emergency meeting to address a recent resurgence in cross-border attacks by Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) (gazettengr.com, June 1). ISWAP, for example, claimed attacks in Gassama, Amchide, and Fotokol in the Far North Region of Cameroon in […]
Cameroon’s professional Football leagues alone have cost the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot), headed by Samuel Eto’o, more than 3 million euros (2 billion CFA francs). The 2022-2023 football season cost the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) more than 4.3 million euros (nearly 2.9 billion CFA francs). The body headed by Samuel Eto’o has invested heavily in […]
