Cameroon is stepping up its crackdown on places of worship operating outside the legal framework, signaling the end of years of administrative leniency toward unlicensed churches. According to the Ministry of Territorial Administration, authorities shut down 1,400 revival churches across the country in 2025. The figure reflects a major escalation in an enforcement campaign that […]
Central Africa has plugged into the continent’s instant-payment rails. The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has officially joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), extending the network to the six countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). PAPSS, developed by Afreximbank in partnership with the African Union and the AfCFTA […]
Sixteen years after making her debut for the Indomitable Lionesses, Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné is preparing to write another chapter in one of African women’s football’s most enduring careers. The Cameroon forward is set to feature in her eighth TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, when the tournament takes place in Morocco from 26 July to […]
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has struck multiple US military facilities in Bahrain, including the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, as well as American targets in Jordan with missiles in follow-up retaliation against continued American violations. The Corps announced the latest stages of its reprisal in three consecutive statements on Tuesday. The first […]
All 15 crew members aboard a cargo ship were rescued early Sunday after it collided with another vessel near Douala, Cameroon’s main port city, authorities said. According to the Port Authority of Douala, the collision involved the outbound MV Sea Honor and the inbound MV Black Rhino. Rescue teams responded swiftly, evacuating all crew members […]