Minister Victor Mengot, the political boss of the great Manyu constituency was conspicuously absent from the funeral of the late Senate Vice President His Royal Highness Chief George Tabetando. Minister Victor Mengot’s reported absence from all the funeral rituals in honour of the late Chief Tabetando allegedly because of political differences, is deeply disappointing. To […]
Violence and disruptions targeting healthcare services declined in Cameroon’s English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions in 2025, but medical workers continue to face kidnappings, assaults, arrests, and extortion that threaten access to care, according to a report published on July 10, 2026, by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC). The report recorded 22 incidents affecting […]
Cameroonian exports to China rose 23.5% year-on-year from January through April 2026, while total trade between the two countries increased 10%, Chinese Ambassador Xu Yong said at a press briefing in Yaoundé on July 9. The briefing, held under the theme “China’s Development, an Opportunity for the World,” also included discussions marking the 105th anniversary […]
The Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) already has a common central bank, a multilateral surveillance framework, and regional consultation mechanisms. The African Chief Economists Network (ACE Network), launched on July 12 in Abidjan, will add value only if it helps speed up the flow of economic analysis and turns it into coordinated policy […]
More than a decade after Boko Haram’s insurgency spread into Cameroon, the Far North remains one of the Lake Chad Basin’s main conflict zones. Cameroonian forces regularly report tactical successes but have yet to eliminate the armed groups’ ability to carry out attacks. No longer able to hold territory for long, Boko Haram and its […]