IMF Staff ends Mission to Cameroon on the 2018 Article IV and the 2nd Review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) for Cameroon. The IMF team reached staff-level agreement with the authorities on policies that could support Executive Board’s approval of the second review. Growth continues to slow, mostly due to weaker oil production but […]
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that the whereabouts of its leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky is unknown several days after he was arraigned before the state High Court. The IMN released a statement on Saturday, in which they said phone numbers which the used to contact the Sheikh have all been disconnected. “All the […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been declared husband and wife, following a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The couple exchanged vows and rings before the Queen and 600 guests at St George’s Chapel. Wearing a dress by British designer Clare Waight Keller, Ms Markle was met by Prince Charles, who walked her down the aisle. […]
Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia. Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored in the […]
May 19, 2018 The Ambazonia Self-Defence Council (ASC) advises against 20th May celebration and travel to the following zones of Ambazonia territory: Northern Zone and Southern Zone. The ASC advises against all activities of 20th May celebration and travel to the following specific counties of Ambazonia: Northern Zone: Boyo; Bui; Donga Mantung; Menchum; Mezam; […]
3 years and 8 months of effective activity of the 3rd mobile operator in Cameroon that was launched on September 2014, Nexttel, a public limited company with Viettel SA owning 70% and Bestinver Cameroon owning 30% of the shares is in shambles. The social climate in Viettel Cameroon (Nexttel) is indeed not the best. In […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been accused of hypocrisy and cynicism after naming nine new Tory peers to the House of Lords in order to bolster party following recent Brexit defeats. Among peers are former cabinet ministers Sir Eric Pickles and Peter Lilley as well as former MPs, including Sir Edward Garnier, Sir John […]
All 34 bishops in Chile have submitted their resignations to Pope Francis over an infamous child sex scandal and cover-up, asking for forgiveness from victims and the Roman Catholic Church for their “grave error and omissions.” The unprecedented move in the Chilean church – which saw the mass resignation of its entire leadership – came […]
Cameroon, a nation which less than eight years ago could pride itself among the “most” peaceful countries in Africa is now at the threshold of an inferno with many raising fears of a possible replay of the sad tale that plagued Rwanda in 1994. Today, Cameroon is fighting a war on two fronts with civilians […]
The US ambassador to Cameroon on Friday accused government forces of carrying out “targeted killings” and other abuses in the fight against militants demanding independence for two English-speaking regions. “On the side of the government, there have been targeted killings, detentions without access to legal support, family, or the Red Cross, and burning and looting […]
