The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a Cameroonian national for allegedly collecting at least P4 million in exchange for fake dollar bills at a hotel in Makati. Members of the NBI Cybercrime Division posed as investors to apprehend Khan Fonkam, who allegedly promised to convert fake US dollars into real currency using a […]
Heavy rains and strong winds are forecasted to cause degradation and destruction of plantations and fruit trees in various regions of Cameroon between June 1 and 10, according to data by the National Observatory on Climate Change (Onacc). Onacc identifies the Western and Northwestern regions as highly susceptible to risks detrimental to agricultural production, particularly […]
Gunmen suspected to be separatist fighters have killed a municipal councilor in Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking region of Northwest, according to local and security sources. Councilor Mathias Bang of the Zhoa Council in the Menchum Division of the region was ambushed and killed by 5 a.m., local time, Wednesday in Befang locality, a council official said. […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took aim Tuesday at the West and its supposed “objectives” in Ukraine and Libya during a visit to the Congo as part of his Africa tour. He also told reporters he supports talks to reconcile warring parties in Libya. “We support the initiative of (Republic of Congo) President Denis Sassou […]
In an extraordinary feat of endurance and cultural pride, 52-year-old Cameroonian runner Afowiri Fondzenyuy has set a new Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon run while wearing a traditional toghu. Afowiri completed the marathon in an impressive time of 4 hours, 24 minutes, and 20 seconds, capturing the world’s attention and celebrating Cameroonian heritage […]
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Cemile Sancak, Mission Chief for Cameroon, visited Yaoundé during April 25-May 8 and held virtual meetings during May 9-31 to discuss progress on reforms and the authorities’ policy priorities in the context of the sixth reviews of the four-year program supported by the Extended Credit Facility […]
In its report on the world’s most neglected crises, the Norwegian Refugee Council highlighted Cameroon, a country struck by two conflicts that barely make the headlines. The major crises dividing Cameroon remain largely unnoticed on the international agenda, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) noted in its June 3 report. Almost no one mentioned the war […]
The first time Real Madrid showed an interest in signing Kylian Mbappe was in December 2012 — although he was only approaching his 14th birthday the Spanish giants knew they were looking at a prodigious talent. Mbappe, who was living at the French Football Federation’s academy at Clairefontaine at the time, was invited to Madrid […]
Cameroon’s national football head coach Marc Brys on Monday blasted the team’s training camp preparations ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde and Angola. The Indomitable Lions were scheduled to begin training, but Brys said the Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) had not provided the required equipment. “We don’t have balls, we don’t have materials, […]
The Divisional Delegate of Sports and Physical Education was killed in an ambush by suspected Ambazonia fighters in Ndu in the North West region, local and military sources said on Sunday. Derick Fonye was killed on Saturday night, said an army official in the region who opted for anonymity. “He was driving along a hill […]
