President Paul Biya has obtained approval from lawmakers to delay parliamentary and local elections until 2026. Opposition parties express concerns that this move could undermine their ability to challenge Biya in next year’s presidential election. The delay aims to simplify the electoral calendar in Cameroon. Paul Biya secured approval from lawmakers on Tuesday to postpone […]
Noël Alain Olivier Mekulu Mvondo Akame, Director General of the National Social Insurance Fund (CNPS), is challenging the sanctions imposed on him by the Supreme State Audit Office (Consupé). In an order signed on May 7, 2024, the Minister Delegate at the Presidency, in charge of the Consupé, Rose Mbah Acha Fomundam, fined the CNPS […]
Southern Cameroons Self Defense Forces have arrested an individual in Ekok in Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu on charges of directing a disinformation campaign against the Ambazonia Interim Government and manipulation of Anglophone public opinion against the struggle. The official Southern Cameroons Broadcasting Cooperation news agency said the individual, whose identity was not immediately available, […]
India’s newly re-elected prime minister Narendra Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday for a two-day visit that aims to balance the country’s longstanding relationship with Russia while courting closer security ties with the West. The trip is Modi’s first visit to Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into […]
The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso military have formed a new confederation, undermining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government for validation summit is scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Sunday. However, the traditional regional bloc linked to Western countries is facing […]
Cameroon will be holding elections in 2025 — a tribute, it could be argued, to the power of an idea, democracy, and to the spread of political freedom. Political commentators in the nation’s capital Yaoundé will see 2025 as a milestone in democracy’s long journey from the rowdy town square debates of classical Athens, through […]
African football’s governing body has fined Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot), $200,000 for an ethics breach, but found insufficient evidence to pursue a charge related to allegations of match-fixing. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) opened an investigation into Eto’o’s conduct in August last year after receiving “written statements from […]
Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji said on Thursday that the government will “not tolerate” any pre-election disorder in the country. “Any act to destabilize the elections will not be tolerated. The political leader who tries to disrupt the elections will regret having joined the political game,” Nji told reporters at the end of […]
The Vatican has excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, one of Pope Francis’s most virulent critics, after judging him guilty of splitting the Church, the dicastery in charge of doctrine said Friday. The 83-year-old ultra conservative, who has called in the past for Francis to resign as pope, has been on trial since last month after […]
Africa’s vast tourism potential remains untapped due to a lack of air connectivity, with Africa currently accounting for just 1.9% of global passenger and cargo traffic. However, aviation experts believe national tourism boards have a unique opportunity to drive new airline routes and spur economic growth. At a recent AviaDev Africa workshop, which was hosted […]
