It has been almost three months since Cameroon’s leading opposition figure, Anicet Ekane, died in military detention, some five weeks after being arrested. Now the authorities are finally allowing the 74-year-old’s family to retrieve his body which has been kept in the Yaoundé Central Hospital mortuary. The decision follows two requests filed by the family’s […]
When Hamadou Bi Ibrahim crossed the finish line to secure a victory in Cameroon’s iconic mountain race, the crowd erupted into thunderous applause. The 38-year-old runner was among more than 600 participants, including 22 foreign competitors, who took on the challenge of scaling the highest mountain in West and Central Africa during the Mount Cameroon […]
English speaking Cameroonians have always stated that at 60, a man does not merely count years but he also counts impact. Over the weekend in the beautiful city of Cork, Ireland, Africans rose in gratitude, celebration and honoured a true shepherd of souls and a teacher of truth as he marked his 60th birthday and […]
A Somaliland official has revealed that the country’s leadership is prepared to give the United States access to its mineral resources and military bases in exchange for recognition of the breakaway entity as an independent state. “We are willing to give exclusive access to our minerals to the United States. Also, we are open to […]
US special envoy to West Asia, Steve Witkoff, said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump is “curious” as to why Iran has not “capitulated” to US demands to strike a deal on its nuclear program. Speaking to Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law on Fox news, Witkoff said, “The president asked me that this morning, […]
Cameroon has begun outlining how it plans to finance its 2026 budget, with a strong focus on capital markets. On February 19 in Douala, Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé presented the state’s 2026 financing program to investors. The session aimed to attract participation in upcoming fundraising operations intended to supplement budget resources. The event followed […]
Pope Leo XIV has rejected a formal invitation to attend the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebration, opting instead to go to an immigrant reception center on a tiny, remote island. The Vatican officially announced on Thursday that Pope Leo will be in Lampedusa, a small Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea that serves as […]
Cameroon national football team could be on the verge of bolstering its ranks, as four talented dual-nationality players have publicly expressed their desire to represent the Indomitable Lions. While the Indomitable Lions will not feature at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the squad continues to attract interest from players eager to contribute to the national […]
Four journalists and a lawyer were arrested Tuesday in Cameroon while reporting on Africans recently deported from the United States. The journalists were in a compound in Yaoundé where the deportees were being held to interview and document the conditions, when they were detained by Cameroon authorities, multiple news outlets report. The judicial police separated […]
At least five Boko Haram militants were killed after launching a coordinated overnight assault on a military outpost in Cameroon’s Far North region, military sources said on Thursday. The attack occurred late Wednesday into early Thursday in Hile Alifa, a locality in the Logone and Chari division. Weapons used by the militants were seized during […]
