An Associated Press journalist was beaten by police and briefly detained alongside three other reporters and a lawyer in Yaoundé while attempting to interview Africans recently deported from the United States, two sources told Reuters. The journalists had their equipment confiscated, which has yet to be returned, and were taken to the judicial police by […]
Pope Leo plans to visit Cameroon shortly, although details of the controversial trip have not yet been confirmed by the Vatican. Questions are being raised about whether the Pope’s presence bestows legitimacy on the regime of 93-year-old President Paul Biya. In the nineth year of a vicious civil war, the Central African nation held an […]
The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has responded to repeated US military threats against Iran, saying that the weapons that can sink the American carriers are “more dangerous” than the warships. “The American president [Donald Trump] repeatedly says that their military is the strongest in the world. The strongest military in the world, however, can […]
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84. Jackson died peacefully on Tuesday morning surrounded by his family, they say in a statement “Our father was a servant leader – not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family […]
Between 2006 and 2026, Cameroon’s passport recorded modest gains in the Henley Passport Index published by Henley & Partners. The country moved up gradually, but the improvement did not significantly expand the international mobility of its citizens. In 2006, Cameroon reached its highest ranking of the period, placing 70th globally. Visa-free or visa-on-arrival access allowed […]
The Trump administration covertly deported nine individuals to Cameroon, even though many of them had U.S. court protections preventing such deportations, and none of them was from that African country, according to a report by the New York Times. Many of these men and women sent to Cameroon on a flight from Alexandria, Louisiana, on […]
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, headed by Christine Dieterich, visited Cameroon during January 29 to February 12 to conduct the IMF’s 2026 Article IV Consultation discussions. The mission focused on recent economic developments and the short- and medium-term economic outlook. At the end of the mission, Ms. Dieterich issued the following statement: “Cameroon’s economy […]
Militants from Boko Haram, a terror group, raided four communities in Cameroon’s Far North Region late Friday, killing two people and abducting 19 others, security sources said Saturday. The attackers struck villages in the Blangoua district while residents were asleep, opening fire indiscriminately, a regional security official said on condition of anonymity. “The terrorists attacked […]
Africa’s heads of state are gathering in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for their annual meeting this weekend at a time when the continent’s place in the world appears to be in flux. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking in Davos last month, described an arresting image of the future of international relations: either countries […]
The announcement of the Holy Father’s decision was read on Friday, 13 February 2026, by His Grace Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Bamenda Archdiocese. Archbishop Nkea made the announcement at the St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda before a crowd of faithful. This appointment by Pope Leo XIV is a form of recognition […]
