Cameroon’s government is likely to increase fuel pump prices in 2025, marking the third increase in three years. According to the 2025 Finance Bill presented to Parliament on December 1, 2024, fuel subsidies will be reduced from CFA263 billion in 2024 to just CFA15 billion in 2025. This is a reduction of nearly CFA250 billion. […]
As the raging separatist violence in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions continues, a remarkable story of resilience and hope is unfolding. Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo Diocese in the North West region has been journeying with groups of young men, known as the “bike boys” – commercial motorbike riders – who are determined to build a better […]
The Pan African Forum Ltd, an African lobby group, has submitted a formal application to the International Criminal Court (ICC), seeking an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes linked to President Paul Biya. The allegations are tied to the ongoing conflict in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Filed on Friday, November 22, […]
At the invitation of the National Assembly of Cameroon, Zhang Qingwei, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China, led a delegation to visit Cameroon from Thursday to Sunday. During the visit, he met with Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and held talks with National Assembly Speaker Cavaye Yeguie […]
The military tribunal is set to hold a hearing today, in Yaoundé, in the case surrounding the January 2023 murder of journalist Martinez Zogo, which implicates agents from the Directorate General for External Research (DGRE), the country’s most powerful intelligence agency. Following a joint police and gendarmerie investigation ordered by the president, 17 suspects have […]
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Cameroon, Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi, on Saturday presented his credentials to President Paul Biya of Cameroon, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Ambassador Al-Ghamdi conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to President Biya, wishing the people of Cameroon and the government continued progress and prosperity. Source: Arabnews
A Cameroonian man and a Thai woman have been arrested for operating a company that deceived buyers into thinking it was affiliated with a major agribusiness company, resulting in more than 3.5 million baht in damages, police say. Police from the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) executed a warrant on Saturday to arrest Etienne Kukwa, […]
At least 18 people died when a boat carrying passengers heading to a market in Cameroon’s Far North region capsized, a local administrative official said on Friday. The accident occurred on Thursday on waterways leading to the district of Darak, an island in the Lake Chad Basin near the border with Chad, where seasonal floods […]
Secretary of State for Defence in charge of the National Gendarmerie, Galax Etoga, has ordered a judicial investigation into an incident involving barrister Richard Tamfu. This directive was outlined in a memo issued by Colonel Pierre Aimé Bikele, commander of the Littoral Gendarmerie Legion. A short video recorded on November 27 in Douala shows a […]
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) recently offered CFA320 billion in liquidity to commercial banks. However, the offer attracted little interest, with banks subscribing to just 29.8% of the amount, taking up only CFA95.6 billion. This marked a notable low in interest since BEAC resumed its liquidity injection operations in June 2024, following a […]
