Iraq’s First Lady Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed has asked the US to stop treating Kurds as disposable proxies in the war against Iran, declaring, “We are not guns for hire.” She made the statement on the 35th anniversary of the 1991 Kurdish uprising against Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime and amid a reported US-Israeli plot to […]
Cameroon plans to send more than 500 economic operators to the 139th Canton Fair in Guangzhou as businesses seek new trade deals and industrial equipment to support the country’s transformation agenda. The initiative was presented on 26 February in Douala during a press briefing organised by the China-Cameroon Business Association (CCBA), in partnership with the Chamber […]
In Cameroon’s violence-hit Northwest region, authorities have positioned the Ring Road project as more than a transport upgrade. The government has embedded the construction program in a broader social stabilization strategy that seeks to create economic prospects for young people and reduce their vulnerability to recruitment by armed separatist groups. In this context, 17 municipalities […]
The United Kingdom says it will end study visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, and work visas for Afghans, amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the country. The UK Home Office said in a statement on Tuesday that “an ’emergency brake’ on visas has been imposed for the first time on […]
The passing to eternity of the renowned board chairman of the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), His Royal Highness Chief Hope Sona Ebai is not merely the departure of a great South West business and political figure; it is the quiet dimming of a particular kind of leadership in Anglophone Cameroon forged not in the spotlight […]
Cameroon on March 1 urged its citizens in the Middle East to exercise caution as security conditions deteriorate amid escalating clashes involving Iran, the United States and Israel. In a statement, Felix Mbayu, Minister Delegate to the Minister of External Relations, called on Cameroonians in the region to remain highly vigilant and strictly comply with […]
Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea, Archbishop of Bamenda and President of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (CENC), has spoken to Vatican News about the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Cameroon, scheduled from April 15 to April 18, 2026. Speaking from Bamenda, capital of the North West region and one of the main epicentres […]
Belgian authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested four people as part of a probe targeting a Cameroonian secessionist group over possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. The two English-speaking regions of Francophone-majority Cameroon, in the northwest and southwest, have been plagued since 2016 by a conflict between separatists and state forces. Belgian prosecutors […]
The president of Cameroon’s football federation has publicly defended his decision to increase the salary of Coach David Pagou, declaring that national expertise must no longer be undervalued. Samuel Eto’o said the move was intended to restore respect and recognition for Cameroonian coaches, arguing that local professionals deserve the same financial commitment often reserved for […]
People perform during the 2nd edition of the South West Cultural Festival in Buea, the capital of the Southwest Region of Cameroon, Feb. 28, 2026. (Photo by Muleng Timngum/Xinhua) People dressed in traditional attire attend a carnival parade during the 2nd edition of the South West Cultural Festival in Buea, the capital of the Southwest […]
