Basil Atangana Kouna, an ex-convict and former minister sent to jail for robbing the country of massive financial resources was today seen at the Unity Palace, a place where no ex-convict should be seen. The ex-convict was recently released following a special order from the country’s president, Paul Biya, on the grounds that the thief […]
Another lake in Menchum Division is threatening to blow up and residents of the region have been packing up and leaving, fearing that what Lake Nyos did in 1986 could also happen in that small locality. Despite a serious plea by the residents, the Yaoundé government has remained indifferent. For now, the residents have left […]
When Emmanuel Macron, the young French President, visited Cameroon a few months ago, many suspected that he was up to no good. For many months now, there have been secret discussions at the Unity Palace on who should succeed Paul Biya, Cameroon’s ailing and desperately old President who has been in power for 40 years […]
At least three Cameroonian soldiers were killed Sunday in an attack by separatist fighters in the war-torn Anglophone region of Northwest, security and local sources said Monday. The attack took place Sunday night in the Bafut area of the region. A military vehicle carrying three soldiers ran on an improvised explosive device planted along a […]
Public security will be stepped up ahead of school resumption in Cameroon to avoid possible disruptions such as terrorist acts or militant attacks, said Joseph Beti Assomo, the country’s minister of defense, Monday. “The challenge of securing the start of the school year is now part of our security management purposes throughout the national territory,” […]
The Manyu women’s development and cultural group, MOHWA, has clearly taken the driver’s seat in efforts aimed at driving development in Manyu Division. In conventions which took place in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the women’s unity group is proving that there is strength in numbers. Over the weekend, MOHWA United States […]
Soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) were called by Pastor Mary Wose to a PCC Kumba church service to arrest some worshippers as they clamoured for the resignation of Moderator Fonki Samuel. The incident saw a team of Francophone BIR soldiers storming into the church premises to arrest Christians. A local police officer attending […]
A Southern Cameroonian man has succumbed to the gunshot wounds he suffered after Cameroon government army soldiers shot him in Weh, Menchum Division just a week before his daughter’s wedding ceremony. Cameroon Concord News correspondent in Wum, the chief town in Menchum Division reported that the yet to be identified man was shot by Francophone […]
African countries on Monday called for an end to a “climate injustice” saying the continent causes less than four percent of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming. Government officials, international organisations, NGOs and the private sector from more than 60 African nations attended Monday’s opening of Africa Climate […]
Amid post-election tensions, Angola held a funeral on Sunday for long-serving ex-leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July but whose burial was delayed by a family request for an autopsy. Dos Santos died in a clinic in Barcelona on July 8 at the age of 79. His funeral was taking place […]
