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Iran submits response to latest US proposal for ending aggression

10/05/2026

Iran has submitted its official reply to the latest US proposal for reaching a deal that allows a permanent end to the US-Israeli war of aggression against the country.

Iran’s official IRNA news agency said in a Sunday report that the country had submitted its reply to the US proposal to Pakistan, which has mediated efforts aimed at ending the war of aggression.

IRNA said the reply insists that current negotiations between Iran and the US should solely focus on efforts to end the war, and other issues, including disputes surrounding Iran’s nuclear program, should be discussed at later stages of the talks.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced earlier this week that the country would submit its final response to the US proposal after carrying out deliberations and thorough examinations.

The US proposal had come in response to a 14-article plan submitted by Iran to allow a complete halt to the US-Israeli war of aggression.

The latest Iranian reply is focused on efforts to end the aggression on all fronts, including Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and to guarantee the security of shipping in the Persian Gulf.

Iran and the US held an intensive day of negotiations on April 11–12 in Islamabad, four days after Pakistan mediated a ceasefire to halt the US-Israeli aggression on Iran that had started in late February.

The talks collapsed over US maximalist demands, Iranian officials said.

A key sticking point in the current negotiations between Iran and the US is the restoration of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the Persian Gulf, which has come under Iranian control since the early days of the aggression.

Iran has indicated it is ready to reopen the Strait if the aggression ends permanently and the US lifts its illegal sanctions and blockade on the country.

Authorities in Tehran have said that a first phase of efforts to reach a deal must concentrate on shipping and sanctions, while signaling they are ready to discuss the country’s nuclear program in later stages of the talks with the US.

Source: Presstv

13,000 Southern Cameroons refugees overstretching Benue resources

10/05/2026

Nigeria’s Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has raised the alarm that the growing burden of catering for more than 13,000 Cameroonian refugees in Ikyogen community of Kwande Local Government Area, has continued to overstretch the state’s resources.

Permanent Secretary, Benue State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Executive Secretary of the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), James Iorpuu, therefore called on the Federal Government to urgently step in with intervention and stronger collaboration.

Iorpuu, who made the appeal yesterday while briefing journalists during the monthly distribution of food items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state, disclosed that the refugees are presently residing in Ikyogen with about 3,000 host community members in Kwande, Benue LGA which shares border with Cameroon.

The SEMA boss lamented that the state could no longer sustain the humanitarian pressure.

Source: Daily Trust

Football: Brighton reportedly laughs off Baleba £50million evaluation tag

10/05/2026

With Brighton and Cameroon international Carlos Baleba tipped to leave the club at the end of the 2025/26 season, it’s believed that the Seagulls will demand a high fee for their star midfielder.

In spite of a below par campaign with the Premier League club, Baleba has continued to attract interest elsewhere, most notably from Manchester United who are said to be keen on bolstering their midfield department for next season.

While it was reported that Brighton could lower their price for the African midfielder given his poor season, journalist Alex Crook revealed that figures at the club believe otherwise.

The Athletic recently reported that Brighton could set a £50 million price tag on him, while Crook reported that the club compares his situation to that of former player Moises Caicedo, who was valued well over the £100 million mark.

“I think the recruitment team at Old Trafford sees him as someone who can complement Kobbie Mainoo, because again, that shows you how far Mainoo has come from a sort of bench warmer who wanted to leave to a first team regular,” Crook said, as per Give Me Sport.

“They’re not looking at someone to replace Kobbie anymore. They’re looking at someone to go in and play alongside him. That could well be Carlos Baleba, and I think they’re willing to forgive the fact he’s not had a great season with Brighton.

“They still see that he’s got the attributes, but it’ll come down to price. Ultimately, there was a story in The Athletic that they might be able to get him for £50million.

“I’ve got to tell you, my sources at Brighton laugh that suggestion out of town that they still see him as potentially sort of Moises Caicedo level of money.”

Source: African Football

BEAC pushes digital CFA franc to preserve monetary sovereignty

10/05/2026

The Bank of Central African States is favoring a sovereign digital currency pegged to the CFA franc, aiming to prevent dollar-backed stablecoins from undermining monetary sovereignty in the CEMAC region.

The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) is seeking to retain control over the future of digital payments in the CEMAC zone by backing a sovereign digital currency pegged one-to-one to the CFA franc, rather than allowing widespread adoption of dollar-backed private stablecoins.

BEAC Governor Yvon Sana Bangui outlined that position on Friday in Dakar during an international conference on crypto-assets and digital innovation organized by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO).

“We will have only one parity: one CFA franc, one digital CFA franc, consistent with the existing monetary cooperation framework. This is a matter of monetary sovereignty for the CEMAC zone,” Bangui said during a governors’ roundtable.

The central bank is currently working with the International Monetary Fund to develop a sub-regional regulatory framework. In February, the BEAC also held a capacity-building workshop with the Central African Banking Commission (COBAC) and the Financial Market Supervisory Commission (COSUMAF) to prepare a harmonized crypto-asset regulatory framework across the region.

Containing digital dollarization

Bangui’s remarks come as stablecoins face tighter oversight globally. In the United States, the GENIUS Act has established a legal framework for payment stablecoins. In Europe, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation already governs issuers of asset-backed tokens, including those pegged to the euro and other currencies.

The issue carries particular significance for the CEMAC bloc, which includes Cameroon, Gabon, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and the Central African Republic. The six countries share the CFA franc, whose convertibility is guaranteed under an agreement with the French Treasury.

Within that framework, widespread use of dollar-backed stablecoins could effectively introduce a parallel currency into digital transactions.

That is the risk the BEAC is trying to contain. The use of dollar stablecoins by CEMAC residents would require hard currency to fund digital wallets, many of which are hosted outside the region. Such flows could increase pressure on foreign exchange reserves while bypassing the channels through which the central bank manages liquidity and interest rates.

At end-2024, CEMAC’s foreign exchange reserves stood at an estimated $11.3 billion, equivalent to 4.2 months of imports. That remains below the five-month threshold generally recommended by the IMF.

Against that backdrop, the rise of stablecoins extends far beyond technology. It directly affects external stability, banking liquidity and the central bank’s ability to maintain effective monetary policy.

Kenya chooses regulation over a sovereign alternative

At the same roundtable, Central Bank of Kenya Governor Kamau Thugge presented a different approach. Nairobi has chosen to regulate virtual asset service providers under the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, with implementing regulations expected in the coming weeks.

According to Thugge, stablecoin issuers will face the highest capital requirements among virtual asset service providers. They will also be required to maintain one-to-one reserves, with at least 30% held as bank deposits and the remainder invested in high-quality liquid assets. The framework also grants stablecoin holders an on-demand redemption right.

Kenya’s approach is therefore to integrate stablecoins into a strict regulatory framework rather than compete with them through a sovereign digital currency. It reflects the trajectory of an economy where financial innovation, driven largely by mobile payments, is already deeply embedded in everyday transactions.

Sierra Leone is taking a more cautious approach. Bank of Sierra Leone Governor Ibrahim Stevens said the institution was assessing a stablecoin licensing framework with technical support from the IMF.

The caution reflects the country’s recent macroeconomic fragility. After inflation peaked at 54% in October 2023, Sierra Leone reduced price growth to below 5% in April 2025. Authorities now want to avoid new digital instruments introducing risks to a stabilization effort that remains fragile.

A trend already visible in West Africa

African central banks’ interest in stablecoins is no longer theoretical. In several economies, these instruments are already being used to store value, transfer funds and facilitate some cross-border transactions.

In the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), crypto-asset adoption has accelerated in recent years, particularly among merchants involved in trade with China or Gulf countries. Tether’s USDT, pegged to the dollar, is sometimes used as a bridge asset between the purchase and resale of goods, helping traders reduce exposure to inflation and exchange-rate constraints.

The trend illustrates the dilemma now facing central banks: ban stablecoins, regulate them or offer a sovereign alternative.

The IMF has generally favored regulation over outright prohibition, a position the BEAC says it is incorporating into its accelerated reform agenda.

A sovereign response still taking shape

The approach defended by Bangui is built around a simple objective: meet growing demand for digital assets without surrendering control over currency issuance to private actors.

A digital CFA franc pegged one-to-one to the existing currency would allow the BEAC to retain control over the unit of account, issuance and liquidity while offering an alternative to private stablecoins.

Implementation, however, will be critical. The BEAC has been studying the possibility of a central bank digital currency for several years, and the regulatory work remains ongoing. Attention will now turn to the publication of the CEMAC sub-regional crypto-asset regulatory framework, expected later this year, as well as to the rollout of Kenya’s implementing regulations, which other African central banks are monitoring closely.

For Central Africa, the issue is no longer simply whether to regulate stablecoins. It is increasingly about determining who will control the digital currencies used in future transactions: central banks or private issuers backed by major international currencies.

Source: Business in Cameroon

Mélenchon vows to withdraw France from NATO if elected president

09/05/2026

The leader of the France Unbowed movement (La France Insoumise) has declared his intention to withdraw France from NATO if he is elected president.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon made the announcement during an interview with LCI news channel on Friday, stressing that the alliance primarily serves to position Europe under the influence of the United States.

“If I am president, France will leave NATO,” he said, noting that the military alliance’s primary function is “placing us under the supervision of the United States.”

Mélenchon, a long-time critic of NATO, further stated that distancing France from the alliance aligns with the nation’s “historic line.”

He referenced former President Charles de Gaulle’s decision in the late 1960s to withdraw France from NATO’s integrated military command.

The presidential hopeful also criticized former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s controversial 2009 decision to reintegrate France into NATO’s command structure.

Mélenchon’s proposed withdrawal from NATO would be approached in phases, beginning with France exiting the alliance’s integrated military command.

He also indicated plans to distance France from joint military equipment programs with the US military.

Mélenchon’s announcement comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions and ongoing debates surrounding Europe’s defense autonomy and military spending, as well as the continent’s reliance on US security assurances.

Mélenchon officially announced his candidacy for the French presidency on May 3.

Putin vows Russia will win against NATO-backed aggression at Victory Day parade

09/05/2026

President Vladimir Putin says Russian soldiers are confronting “an aggressive force” armed and supported by the entire NATO alliance in the country’s military campaign in Ukraine.

Delivering a speech at a Victory Day parade commemorating the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Saturday, Putin said the Soviet people made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism and saved their country and the entire world.

Addressing troops and foreign dignitaries in Red Square, he said the “generation of victors inspires the soldiers who carry out special military operation tasks today.”

The president said Russian soldiers involved in the military operation in Ukraine are continuing the mission of the generation that defeated fascism.

“Victory has always been and will be ours,” he added.

Putin also highlighted advances in Russia’s defense industry, saying scientists and engineers are developing new weapons systems while expanding military production based on combat experience gained in Ukraine.

This year’s Victory Day parade was held under heightened security amid threats of Ukrainian drone attacks.

Several foreign leaders attended the event, including the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

Members of the North Korean military also took part in the parade.

Military personnel involved in Russia’s operation in Ukraine, cadets from military academies, and servicemen from different branches of the Armed Forces participated as well.

Ahead of the celebrations, Moscow proposed a two-day ceasefire for May 8-9 and warned Kiev against attempts to disrupt the commemorations.

Ukraine also announced it would observe a unilateral ceasefire beginning at midnight Tuesday.

However, both sides later accused each other of violating the ceasefires announced separately by Moscow and Kiev.

US President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Friday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to the ceasefire and a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange.

He described the development as a possible “beginning of the end” of the war, now in its fifth year.

Source: Presstv

Njomo Kevin: exit of an icon

09/05/2026

The news of his passing was announced by journalist Kum Leonard, who described him as a respected figure in Cameroon’s media landscape.

Pa Njomo was widely known for his long service to journalism, especially in broadcasting and sports reporting. He worked with CRTV and was also associated with Mount Cameroon FM, where he served as station manager. In a 2008 interview, he spoke about his upbringing in Kumba, his education in the South West Region, and his deep love for journalism, religion, music and tennis.

Over the years, Njomo Kevin built a reputation as one of Cameroon’s old-school media voices. His career was strongly linked to football commentary and sports analysis. In 2020, the Mail & Guardian described him as a veteran sports journalist with more than 40 years of experience covering Cameroonian football. He was also known for speaking frankly about corruption and weaknesses in the country’s football structures.

Beyond journalism, Njomo Kevin also served in football administration. In 2017, he was appointed to the FECAFOOT Normalisation Committee after FIFA intervened in the management of Cameroonian football.

In recent years, he remained active through Njomo Kevin TV, where he shared sports memories, cultural stories, historical reflections and what became known as “Story Time with Uncle Njomo.” The platform presented him as a media veteran using storytelling to preserve Cameroon’s social and sporting memory.

His death is a major loss to Cameroon’s media family, especially to those who grew up listening to his voice, learning from his knowledge of sport, and following his reflections on the country’s past and present.

Source: MMINews

Notorious General Philippe Mpay blamed for deplorable actions in Douala dies

09/05/2026

One of the most senior Francophone army officers to serve in Douala during the break down of law and order and who in his later years faced natural justice in a ghastly car crash has died aged 87.

General Philippe Mpay led Cameroon government military operations in the city of Douala and went on to become a hate figure for his leadership that saw the killing of many innocent civilians.

Major General Philippe Mpay of the Francophone dominated Cameroon government army passed away at the military hospital in Yaoundé. Mpay died in the early hours of Saturday, May 9, 2026 according to multiple family sources.

The soldier man was a very influential figure deep within the military and headed the notorious Operational Command established to combat serious crime in the Douala metropolis in 2000.

Mpay was promoted to Brigadier General on February 5, 1993, and then to Major General on September 25, 2001. Until his passing, the late Major General served as Commander of Military Schools and Training Centers and also in the Military Chambers of courts of appeal in nearly all regions of Cameroon.

Born in 1939 in Nguibassa in Nyong-et-Kellé, General Philippe Mpay passed away a few days after former Senate President Marcel Niat and former National Assembly President Cavaye Yeguie Djibril.

By Rita Akana in Yaoundé

President Biya will attempt to go to Heaven illegally

08/05/2026

In a conversation a cream of Cameroon Concord Group reporters had with Cardinal Christian Tumi, the great man of God observed that the Almighty Father will ask President Paul Biya what he did with the lives entrusted to him.

Cardinal Christian Tumi walked among us and like the Master Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace; Tumi made himself of no reputation but made millions of Cameroonians to know that they can live this life and that they can walk this path with Jesus. Biya said in the presence of this reporter and the late Dr Martin Belinga that Tumi never came to him for anything. Cardinal Tumi has met HIM and he is now with HIM.

However, if the gates of Heaven had an immigration desk, Cameroonians could imagine President Biya arriving with the confidence of a man who has outlasted half the world’s political calendars.

Biya after seeing Marcel Niat, George Tabetando and Joseph Owona will attempt to jump the queue but will be ordered back by angels of the Lord.

“Purpose of visit Mister President of Cameroon?” Saint John Paul II would ask.

“Retirement,” Biya would reply.

At that point, all the Angels and Saints including Marcel Niat, George Tabetando and Joseph Owona standing within a five-cloud radius would burst into serious laughter. Retirement? From CPDM politics in Cameroon? That’s like a mosquito in Douala announcing it has retired from biting ankles.

Saint Peter and Saint John Paul II would immediately call an emergency meeting. Not because President Paul Biya is standing on the front line! Saint Peter and Saint John Paul II have seen a Cameroonian head of state in the person of Ahmadou Ahidjo, traditional rulers like Fon Angwafor and VE Mukete, cabinet ministers including custom officers and taxation officials from ENAM before — but because President Biya’s entry documents would probably be older than some constellations.

Saint John Paul II would whisper to Cardinal Tumi, “Didn’t Biya govern Cameroon during the era when fax machines were considered advanced technology?”

Cardinal Tumi would answer, “Yes, and somehow he still managed to govern mostly from the InterContinental Hotel in Switzerland.”

The conversation between Cardinal Tumi and Saint John Paul II would turn uncomfortable shifting to the many ordinary Cameroonians whose lives were marked by hardship, political repression, conflict, corruption and tragedy during decades of Biya’s rule. President Biya still standing at the pearly gate is now being told that Heaven, unlike CPDM politics, insist on accountability before admission.

Saint John Paul II will pull out an enormous ledger handed to him by Cardinal Tumi and say:

“Mister Biya, we have reports here from students beaten for protesting, villagers displaced by the war in Southern Cameroons, journalists silenced, families grieving children lost in several unrest and you’re trying to jump the queue and enter through the VIP gate?”

Biya would allegedly smile the smile of a confident successful man who survived every cabinet reshuffle under the late President Ahmadou Ahidjo and later became head of state.

“I have diplomatic immunity.”

To which Saint John Paul II would respond:

“Sir, during my time as Pope John Paul II, I visited Cameroon and reminded you that Heaven is eternity and does not recognize constitutional amendments.”

Biya will then attempt to enter Heaven illegally not by forcing his way through the gate or climbing a fence but by turning to Marcel Niat, George Tabetando and Joseph Owona and asking them to form a committee to study whether the gates of Heaven should remain closed pending a Grand National Dialogue and consultations extending until 2087.

Impatient angels would begin pushing Saint John Paul II to attend to the 14 Southern Cameroons civilians killed in Ndzerem-Nyam village and the 2 government soldiers in Big Babanki.

We of the Cameroon Concord Group are of the opinion that Cameroonian leaders may escape elections, critics or history books rewritten by CPDM loyalists, but eternity is a place where political power no longer bends the rules. In that courtroom above the clouds as painted recently in Cameroon by the Holy Father Pope Leo, titles disappear, entourages vanish, and every ruler including leaders of the Church must answer the same question:

“What did you do with the lives entrusted to you?”

To this I put my name

Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Iranian forces strike US vessels in swift retaliation for tanker attack

08/05/2026

A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday that Iranian forces gave an immediate and decisive response to a series of US military aggressions in the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz and along the country’s southern coastline.

In a statement, Ebrahim Zolfaghari noted that the “aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw” US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker.

The vessel was transiting from Iran’s coastal waters in the Jask region, heading towards the Strait of Hormuz.

In a separate but simultaneous incident, another Iranian ship came under attack while entering the Strait of Hormuz, directly opposite the UAE’s Fujairah port.

Concurrent with these fresh acts of aggression, the spokesperson said that US forces, operating in coordination with certain countries in the region, launched airstrikes against civilian areas in the coastal provinces.

These aerial attacks reportedly targeted locations along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.

According to the statement, Iran’s response was immediate and decisive.

The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a swift counterattack, engaging US military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of the port of Bandar Chabahar.

The Iranian operation inflicted “significant damage” on the American warships, he said.

The spokesperson warned that the “criminal and aggressive” US and its allies must recognize that the Islamic Republic of Iran will, as it has in the past, deliver a crushing response to any act of aggression or violation “powerfully and without the slightest hesitation.”

Earlier, media reports said Iranian naval and missile forces had delivered a swift and precise response to yet another act of US aggression in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing American vessels to flee after sustaining damage.

A senior Iranian military official confirmed to IRIB on Thursday night that, following the unprovoked attack by US military aircraft on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, attacking enemy units in the Strait of Hormuz came under intense Iranian missile fire.

The aggressor forces suffered direct hits and were compelled to retreat in disarray.

It comes a day after US President Donald Trump suspended the so-called ‘Project Freedom’ after just 48 hours, which was aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz.

It marked another humiliating retreat from the American side in the past few months.

Source: Press TV

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