Cameroon recorded 48 attacks on schools between January and June 2024, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports in a statement released on World Humanitarian Day (August 19). “Such instability affects children’s right to education,” lamented the UN, without specifying where these attacks occurred. However, several international reports revealed attacks […]
The Cameroonian government has acknowledged domestic debt arrears totaling CFA671.7 billion ($1.1 billion), owed by various ministries, public institutions, and decentralized local authorities. These arrears, claimed by various entities and service providers for the period from 2000 to 2019, were revealed through a comprehensive audit initiated by the Ministry of Finance in late 2020. Finance […]
Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are divorcing after two years of marriage. Lopez filed for divorce on Tuesday in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, according to court documents seen by the BBC. The pair – dubbed Bennifer by tabloids – formally tied the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022 and held […]
Former US president Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama were welcomed to the stage with rapturous applause at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. Barack Obama told the crowd that Vice President Kamala Harris, the party’s presidential nominee, is “someone who sees you and hears you and will get up every single […]
The Supreme Leader of the Bakweris in Buea His Royal Highness Dr. Robert Esuka Mbella Endeley was greeted by a mammoth crowd and a warm welcome during his first official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Naliomo spoke to prominent Cameroonian elites and community leaders and announced his plan […]
Cameroon’s High Commissioner to Canada, Ngole Philip Ngwese, has reached out to the Cameroonian Diaspora, urging his fellow countrymen to contribute to the strengthening of the excellent relations between Cameroon and Canada. In a press release issued in Ottawa, Mr. Ngwese, a former minister in Cameroon who is waiting to present his letter of credence […]
Senegal’s new authorities have set up a commission of experts to “rebalance” oil and gas contracts, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko said, following an election pledge to renegotiate hydrocarbon agreements. The West African country, ranked among the 25 least developed in the world, joined the club of oil producers in June and is due to start […]
The Chantal Biya dredger, named after Cameroon’s First Lady, returned to Douala Port on August 16, 2024, after being renovated at ShipSidedrydock in Nigeria. This 54-meter-long, multifunctional dredger, which can dredge up to 12 meters deep, had been out of service for ten years. Originally purchased in 1997, it is now back in action. The […]
Minister of Public Health Malachie Manaouda announced on Friday that the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has declared Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, a “public health emergency of continental concern.” The declaration, effective since August 13, comes as the disease spreads across several African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cameroon said yesterday it needs $70 million (over XAF41 billion) to assist 1 million vulnerable children “in urgent need of life-saving aid.” The funds are part of UNICEF’s “Humanitarian Action for Children” (HAC) program, targeting children aged 0 to 7 affected by three prolonged crises in 9 of […]
