French President Emmanuel Macron could choose a new prime minister as soon as Monday, according to his entourage, as he seeks a new look for a widely criticised government. The position of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has been tenuous ever since an immigration bill pushed by Macron was voted down in parliament last month. It […]
Professor Joseph Owona, a cabinet minister under President Biya and a successful academic, has died aged 78. A Cameroon government embassy official in Paris, France confirmed the death of the peer, who became Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and was later appointed Secretary General at the Presidency. Owona served as right-hand man to […]
U.S. regulators have ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft following a cabin panel blowout late Friday that forced a brand-new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines to make an emergency landing. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,” FAA […]
Maidstone United’s Cameroonian manager George Elokobi hopes to inspire his hometown community with an FA Cup run. The National League South side are the lowest-ranked team in the third round and host Stevenage on Saturday. Elokobi, 37, who was born in Mamfe, moved to London when he was 16 before rising to the Premier League […]
Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, is facing increasingly strong opposition inside the Vatican. The conservative clan of the Roman Curia – the powerful governing body of the Holy See – accuses him of a laxist vision of Catholic doctrine, particularly regarding the status of homosexual couples and divorced people in the Church. […]
The Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime in Yaoundé is in its 41-year plus in power amid a sea of broken political, economic and social promises. Biya was ushered in with grandiose promises of economic prosperity and stability for the United Republic of Cameroon. However, after 41 years, it has become painfully evident that the so-called […]
Marseille forward Francois-Regis Mughe has opted to stay in Europe during the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Ivory Coast. Despite receiving a call-up to play for the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, Mughe has decided to decline participation due to tactical reasons. Mughe has struggled with limited game time this season, making only […]
The president of Harvard University resigned Tuesday after coming under ferocious attack for her handling of anti-Semitism during protests over Gaza, as well as allegations that she had plagiarized in her academic work. Claudine Gay was criticized in recent months after reports surfaced alleging that she did not properly cite scholarly sources. The most recent […]
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Martin Hongla will not be travelling with Cameroon for the AFCON 2023 (January 13-February 11, 2024). The defensive midfielder has not been called up by Rigobert Song. Some in the country argued that this was a sanction, as the player would be guilty of stealing goods belonging to his teammates during the March 2023 gathering. […]
