French President Emmanuel Macron has named François de Rugy as his new environment minister and Roxana Maracineanu as his sports minister, the Élysée Palace announced on Tuesday. De Rugy, speaker of the National Assembly and a former green lawmaker now in the ruling LREM (La République en marche) party, is known as a pragmatist who […]
Recent revelations of sexual misconduct and cover-up within the highest ranks of the US Catholic Church have revived the sense of betrayal that devastated the American church’s credibility after the first wave of scandal hit in 2002. But the United States is by no means alone: Cases of Catholic priests raping and molesting children, and […]
4th September 2018 Dear Sobans and members of SOBA UK, We trust that you are keeping very well. A few weeks ago, we received communication from SOBA National in Cameroon claiming acts of gross misconduct by members of our SOBA UK Executive and one of our patrons. Upon receipt of these allegations, we unearthed very […]
Catholic bishops in Cameroon have issued a pastoral letter to say voters should be able to exercise their right to freely, peacefully and responsibly choose leaders in the upcoming presidential elections. “According to the teachings of the church, the people should be at liberty to exercise their sovereignty by freely, peacefully and responsibly choosing their […]
The African Union Commission should for Africa’s sake; its dignity and self-respect do everything to stop President Paul Biya of Cameroon from his intended extension of his autocratic rule in October. The idea of a seventh term for Biya, another seven-year tenure, is abominable, tyrannical and reflects the helplessness of the people of Cameroon in […]
Hundreds of shocking mobile phone videos from Cameroon have surfaced in the past six months. They are coming from the English speaking part of the country, where rebels are fighting to form an independent state called “Ambazonia.” BBC Africa Eye has analysed these films, shedding fresh light on who is responsible for the violence.
An authoritative Italian newspaper has accused the Cameroonian ambassador to Italy of distributing HIV/ AIDS in Rome. Dominique Awono Essama is accused by the newspaper “Libero” of distributing AIDS to women in the Italian capital and even beyond. The article by journalist Azzurra Barbutto captioned, “L’ambasciatore è un untore di aids? A documento is an […]
White South African workers through their Solidarity union on Monday kicked off an industrial action that includes a go-slow protest that is to develop into a full strike. The whites who work for petrochemicals firm Sasol, are protesting against discrimination over a share scheme offered exclusively to black staff, and said they would begin a […]
September 3rd marks the first day of the school year across much of the world. But in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, thousands of children failed to show up for class. Ongoing clashes between the military and separatists seeking independence from Cameroon’s French-speaking majority has parents keeping their children away. There are only a few […]
FIFA has just released the shortlist of the 2018 men’s player of the year award, nominating Cristiano Ronaldo alongside Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah. Juventus’ Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo warms up ahead of the Italian Serie A football match Parma vs Juventus on September 1, 2018 at Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma. (AFP) The […]
