Dr Joachim Arrey of the Global Think Tank for Africa has reflected on selecting a Vice President, noting that Minister Victor Mengot and former Prime Minister Philemon Yang have positive qualities that he thinks they deserve to be appointed. Dr Arrey in this soul-searching conversation with Soter Agbaw-Ebai hinted on their moral conviction and ability […]
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) scaled back its latest liquidity injection into the Cemac banking system, even as demand from commercial banks picked up sharply. At its April 21, 2026 operation, the central bank offered CFA450 billion to lenders across the six-member bloc—Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, and the Central African Republic—down […]
The strategic aftershocks and long-term consequences of the war of aggression launched by US President Donald Trump and his closest ally, Israel, against Iran will be felt long after the fighting ends, the Foreign Policy magazine says. “The immediate costs of the war against Iran are already apparent,” the magazine, a leading publication for serious discussion of […]
Pope Leo’s visit to Africa has placed Cameroon in the spotlight. Many have wondered why he chose Cameroon at this particular moment. For some observers, the visit risks being interpreted as conferring legitimacy on a government which, in their view, did not genuinely win the October 2025 presidential election. The violence that erupted after the […]
On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched a war against Iran. The war was expected to be short and decisive. It has proven to be anything but a cakewalk. Following a two-week ceasefire that ended today, President Trump now finds himself in an awkward strategic predicament. Opposite him stands Iran, a nation subjected […]
The World Bank Group has commended Cameroon for its progress on major development projects, while calling for deeper structural reforms to secure long-term economic growth and attract greater investment. The assessment came during the IMF and World Bank 2026 Spring Meetings, held in Washington DC from April 13 to 19. World Bank Group Vice President […]
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has intercepted and transferred to Iranian territorial waters two vessels for having committed violations in the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement released on Wednesday, the IRGC identified the vessels as the MSC-Francesca, which it said belongs to the Israeli regime, and the Epaminodes. The vessels, it […]
News of the death of Senator George Tabetando Ndiepnso has hit Yaoundé like a ton of bricks, causing many old and ailing government officials to scramble for cover and solutions to old health issues they have been managing for decades. The spirits of the death are known to take away people’s life after midnight and […]
Early this morning, Hon. Victor Mengot, Minister of Special Duties at the presidency of the republic made public the passing into eternity of His Royal Highness Chief Barrister Tabetando CPDM Senator for the Mamfe Central Sub constituency. The late political figure also moonlighted as the traditional ruler of Bachuo-Ntai village. Minister Victor Mengot posted “Dear […]
US President Donald Trump has reportedly flown into a hours-long hysterical tantrum inside the White House, triggering renewed demands from American lawmakers to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from power in yet another glaring sign of the deepening crisis gripping the United States after a failed aggression on Iran. According to reports from […]
