President Paul Biya is in Beijing for the 4th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), running from September 4 to 6. Biya’s participation is key to bolstering the Cameroon-China partnership, with discussions expected on new cooperation agreements. At the last FOCAC in 2018, Cameroon announced plans for three major agreements related to restructuring its debt, judicial […]
The Special Fund for Equipment and Intermunicipal Intervention (Feicom) held its board meetings on August 31 in Limbe, a region affected by ongoing violence. During that meeting, discussions focused on Feicom’s application to the Climate Change Adaptation Fund and the debt situation of municipalities in the North-West and South-West regions. A proposal by the general […]
At least four civilians were killed early Monday by Ambazonia Restoration Forces in the Northwest and Southwest, local and security sources said. In Mbatu, a locality in the Northwest Region, the Amba fighters opened fire at close range, killing three people, including a woman who was onboard a motorcycle. In Lyongo village in the Southwest […]
A convoy of three vehicles carrying soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) was ambushed by suspected Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday in Cameroon’s Far North region, local sources said. The soldiers were en route to Zamga to relieve their comrades, according to the sources. The monitoring network Humanity Purpose, which tracks attacks in the […]
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday for a three-day visit to the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country in which he is expected to emphasise inter-religious ties. Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old’s papacy. The head of […]
The president of the Ambazonia Interim Government Sisiku Ayuk Tabe is now the only sitting Southern Cameroons leader to celebrate his birthday in a French Cameroun jail breaking the record previously held by Albert Mukong. President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, who is still being held at the Kondengui Maximum Security Prison in Yaoundé, received a swell […]
There is news coming out of the Unity Palace in Yaoundé and it is not good for Mr. Biya’s family, though it could be good news to most Cameroonians who hold that Mr. Biya has overstayed his welcome at the Unity Palace. President Paul Biya, is in bad shape and his family and close associates […]
Cameroon head coach Marc Brys on Friday named his final selection of 24 players for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opening qualifier match against Namibia. The squad includes well-experienced and celebrated players such as Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Andre Onana, Bryan Mbeumo, and Vincent Aboubakar. Cameroon will host Namibia on September 7, with the Indomitable […]
A two-day meeting of officials from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation ended in Cameroon Friday with promises to help member countries deal with armed conflict, violent extremism, economic hardships and climate shocks. OIC officials acknowledge these issues, among others, have plunged a majority of civilians in the 57-member organization into poverty. About 500 delegates from […]
The voter registration process for the 2024 elections in Cameroon has ended. According to an official announcement from the Director of Elections, registrations were to officially close on Saturday, August 31, at exactly 2:00 PM local time. Main political parties were seen making a final push to enroll as many eligible voters as possible. Their […]
