Cameroon’s government has confirmed that opposition figure Anicet Ekane, 74, died of natural causes while in custody, following a forensic autopsy with additional examinations conducted in Switzerland. Ekane passed away on December 1, 2025, at the National Gendarmerie Military Medical Centre in Yaoundé. He had been arrested nearly six weeks earlier in Douala on October […]
Pope Leo XIV will visit four African nations in April, the Vatican said Thursday, including Algeria – the first time a pope will travel to the North African Muslim nation. The Vatican announced a series of international trips in the months ahead for the US pontiff, who was elected last year, including to Spain and […]
In its February 24 humanitarian update on Cameroon, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Crisis outcomes are expected to remain widespread in the Northwest and Southwest regions until at least May. The agency attributes this to “persistent conflict and insecurity, which continue to disrupt livelihoods and restrict households’ food availability […]
Nigeria’s government has rejected a media report alleging that it paid a “huge” ransom to Islamist militant group Boko Haram to secure the release of more than 200 pupils and staff abducted from a Catholic boarding school in November. Information Minister Mohammed Idris described the allegation, made by the AFP news agency quoting intelligence sources, […]
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 […]
