The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to immediately release journalist Thierry Patrick Ondoua, publishing director of the privately-owned Le Point Hebdo bimonthly newspaper, after he was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a report on the minister of housing’s alleged mismanagement, and to drop all charges against him. “Journalist Thierry Patrick Ondoua’s […]
Synod delegates have elected new members of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops. At the 15th General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops on Wednesday, delegates elected the new members of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod. Pope Francis made a modification to the current […]
A video purportedly showing popular Cameroonian singer Simon Longkana Agno, widely known as Longue Longue, being tortured has led to widespread outrage in the country. The artist, renowned for making hits about bad governance, colonialism and other social ills, said the video was taken after he was arrested in 2019, but this is the first […]
Cameroon’s state personnel expenses, which include salaries and benefits for public workers, are expected to reach CFA1,815.6 billion by 2027, according to the Ministry of Finance’s projections. This reflects an increase of CFA327.8 billion compared to the CFA1,487.8 billion outlined in the revised 2024 budget. Government data show a steady rise in this spending category […]
A survey by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), commissioned by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), shows that more than 50% of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Central region of Cameroon are unemployed. These individuals fled the violence caused by Boko Haram and the Anglophone separatist conflict. “Less than half of the working-age […]
France plans to issue around 4,300 visas to Cameroonian students this year, a 10% increase compared to 2023. Thierry Marchand, France’s ambassador to Cameroon, called this “excellent news.” “Issuing student visas is a very important part of the relationship between France and Cameroon,” he told the press last week. The French diplomat also said France […]
Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but downplayed her historic bid, saying she simply wants to turn the page for a nation “exhausted” by Donald Trump. With two weeks to Election Day, Harris and Trump are saturating swing states with rallies and taking to the airwaves […]
Scamming did not start today. It is as old as man. In the Bible (Genesis 25: 19-34), Jacob scammed his brother, Esau, out of his blessings, of course, with the connivance of their mother. Jacob ended up in another town when his mother told him to skip town because his brother, Esau, was planning to […]
Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, who now operates from Geneva, is on a short visit to Cameroon where he will be holding discussions with heads of some income generating corporations and ministries such as the SNH, SONARA and the ministry of finance. Mr. Biya will use the occasion to find out how much money is in […]
Cameroonian ambassador in Japan recently visited Nagasaki to congratulate the Prefecture chapter of the atomic bomb survivors’ group that won the Nobel Peace Prize. On Oct. 11, it was announced that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo. Pierre Ndzengue, the […]
