Throughout history, great thinkers and psychologists have wondered why people prefer to live with illusions rather than confront painful realities. In A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, Leon Festinger observed that when our beliefs or actions clash with reality, we experience deep psychological discomfort. To avoid this discomfort, humans often distort facts because fabrications offer emotional […]
The Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) are the national assemblies of Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Cameroon, charged with providing collective guidance on issues of faith, morals, social justice and public life. The similarities end there. While […]
FIFA has created a new annual award called the FIFA Peace Prize to be awarded for the first time during the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, world football’s governing body said Wednesday. “Football stands for peace, and on behalf of the entire global football community, the FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World […]
Pope Leo has called for “deep reflection” on how migrants are treated in the United States, where he said many people were deeply affected by the controversial policy of mass deportation. In some of his strongest criticism to date of President Donald Trump’s administration, the first ever US-born pope also warned that the US bombing […]
Cameroon’s central government domestic debt, excluding arrears pending payment by the Treasury, stood at CFA4.246 trillion at the end of September 2025, according to data from the Autonomous Sinking Fund (CAA). The figure represents a 15.5% year-on-year increase, reflecting what the agency described as “strong domestic resource mobilization to meet state financing needs.” The rise is […]
In a post on X, Republican Senator Jim Risch of Idaho criticised the “sham” reelection of President Paul Biya, saying his regime has only made life worse for those living in Cameroon — including Americans. “The corrupt Biya regime in Cameroon hunts its political opponents, enables Wagner’s illicit activities, and has created conditions for jihadist […]
Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, has blamed “small groups of youths, often under the influence of drugs” for violent unrest following the October 12 presidential election, which returned President Paul Biya to power. Speaking at a press conference in Yaoundé on October 28, Atanga Nji said the riots, which intensified after opposition candidate […]
Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84 – ex-President George W Bush calls it “a loss to the nation and a sorrow to his friends” Cheney, VP under President Bush from 2001 to 2009, died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease on Monday night, his family say […]
Issa Tchiroma Bakary was abducted in a raid on a residence in Yola, Adamawa State in Nigeria by Nigeria security forces between 10pm and 11pm on Sunday, 2 November, according to a deep background briefing. The Nigeria force acted on a tip off from Cameroon security after locating Tchiroma through signals emitted from his mobile […]
Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala has condemned the post-election violence that erupted across the country following the proclamation of results from the October 12 presidential poll. In a statement issued on November 1, Archbishop Kleda noted that unrest reflects deep frustration, poverty, and widespread distrust of political institutions. “The proclamation of […]
