Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on Wednesday where he delivered a masterclass on wielding authority legitimately to President Paul Biya, who consolidated his four-decade grip on power with a contested election last year that gave him an eighth term in office. The Vatican had said fighting corruption in the mineral-rich central African country would […]
Addressing authorities, representatives of civil society and members of the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace in Yaoundé, shortly after his arrival in Cameroon on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV delivered an appeal for peace, justice and renewed commitment to the common good, urging Cameroonians to draw on their rich diversity as a source of unity […]
Anglophone Roman Catholic Bishops wrote a brilliant letter to the 93-year-old butcher in Yaoundé and suggested possible ways of ending the crisis in Southern Cameroons. Biya spurned disdainfully the Bishops. A francophone Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Bafia was murdered and his body dumped inside a river. Till this day, the Biya regime […]
Pakistan’s Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has arrived in Tehran at the head of a high-level political-security delegation, carrying a new message from the United States as diplomatic efforts to extend a fragile ceasefire between Iran and America gain momentum. Munir’s delegation, which includes representatives from the Foreign Ministry, security institutions and technical experts, […]
About two million faithful are expected to take part in the Eucharistic celebration with Pope Leo XIV at the Parking Lot of the Japoma Stadium in Cameroon’s Douala Archdiocese on April 17, during the Holy Father’s planned Apostolic Visit. Speaking during a press conference, Archbishop Samuel Kleda revealed that a massive turnout is expected for […]
The Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank Group met today as part of the coordination group they established in early April to maximize their institutions’ response to the energy and economic impacts of the war in the Middle East. At the end of their meeting, they issued the following […]
May the visit of Pope Leo XIV offer an opportunity to release prisoners held without trial. Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala expressed this wish during a press conference on April 9. “The Pope is coming to proclaim the Good News to us,” said Archbishop Kleda. “What is the Good News for us in Cameroon?” he […]
A separatist alliance in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions said it would observe a three-day “safe travel passage” later this week to allow civilians and visitors to move freely during a visit by Pope Leo. The pope left on Monday for a tour of four African countries – Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea – aiming to […]
US President Donald Trump has attacked Pope Leo XIV for his condemnation of the US-Israeli aggression on Iran, saying he is not a fan of the Catholic leader. During a Q&A with reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said, “We do not like a pope that is going to say that it is […]
Marcel Niat Njifenji, Cameroon’s pioneer senate president who ruled the institution for 13 years, has died one month after he was replaced, Abdoulaye Aboubakary, the new Senate leader said in an emailed statement. Njifenji, 91, who led the upper chamber from 2013 to 2026, died in a hospital after a protracted illness.
