World leaders landed Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off his summit diplomacy by meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden after his arrival at a […]
Sierra Leone’s president expressed hope that a new African mediation mission would help end Russia’s war in Ukraine which has hit hard among the “poorest of the poor” around the world. Julius Maada Bio told AFP the war had wreaked havoc in his country and other places. “We are all suffering as a result of […]
Jean Marc Mpay, Cameroon’s former ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, has died aged 78. Jean Marc Mpay’s death was confirmed by the Cameroon embassy in Berlin following media reports which claimed he had suffered a stroke while in Yaoundé, the nation’s capital. Paying tribute, Chief Ashu Peter Ashman former CPDM Sub Section president […]
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his case on Wednesday against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals. The court upheld a sentence of three years with two years suspended; he will wear an electronic bracelet for the remaining year instead of going to prison. Sarkozy has vowed […]
The general management of Touristique Express received the good news today that the suspension imposed on the company last week by the Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Ngallé Bibéhé (photo) has been lifted. The lifting of the sanction was made public in a statement issued by the government official. “The Minister of Transport has decided, […]
Since 2017, Cameroon has been engulfed in a bloody civil war that has claimed more than 6,000 lives, forced more than 1 million people to flee their homes and left nearly 4 million people dependent on humanitarian assistance. Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have repeatedly failed, most recently in January, when a Canada-backed initiative […]
President Biya has been visibly limping. Recently, he canceled some of his meetings. The 90-year-old Biya who has been ruling Cameroon for 41 years is currently suffering from a bad knee with speculation rife over his participation in this year’s national day celebration. The Francophone dictator was expected in Geneva, Switzerland for surgery on his […]
Six African leaders plan to travel to Russia and Ukraine “as soon as is possible” to help find a resolution to the war, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have “agreed to receive the mission and the African heads of state, in both Moscow and […]
Former head coach of Cameroon Valery Nepomnyashchy reacted to the news that the Russian national team may have a friendly match with an African team from Cameroon. Earlier, it was reported that Valery Karpin’s team may hold a meeting with Cameroon on June 15 in Moscow. “I coached the Cameroon national team more than 30 […]
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has condemned the killing of the journalist Anye Nde Nsoh in Bermenda, north-western Cameroon, on 7 May. “I condemn the killing of Anye Nde Nsoh. Journalists working in and around conflict must be protected in line with international humanitarian law. I call on the authorities to investigate this crime and […]
