Until June, Issa Tchiroma Bakary was a mouthpiece for the government of President Paul Biya. Then he resigned to run against him in Sunday’s presidential election. Less than 48 hours after the vote, he declared victory on Facebook. Tchiroma, 79, urged the 92-year-old Biya to choose “greatness” over chaos by accepting defeat. Biya has not […]
The Houthi group on Saturday denied any involvement in the projectile attack earlier in the day in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s coast, which led to the explosion and burning of a Cameroon-flagged oil tanker, according to the Houthi-run Saba news agency. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said in a statement on social […]
A Cameroon-flagged oil tanker caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen’s coast on Saturday after being struck by a projectile, a Yemeni official told Xinhua. A source from Yemen’s government coast guard confirmed that all 26 crew members were safely evacuated from the burning vessel. “The situation is under control, and rescue efforts […]
Cameroonian opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, who was excluded from the October 12 presidential poll, on Friday called for the respect of voters’ choices and restraint from the authorities, as tensions rise over the vote count and allegations of fraud mount amid highly volatile political climate. In a statement posted on his social media accounts and […]
In a national address delivered on Thursday, Issa Tchiroma Bakary announced that his victory in the 2025 presidential election represents a significant victory for the Cameroonian military establishment. Tchiroma attributed the outcome of the presidential vote to the unwavering steadfastness, unity, and resilience displayed by the Cameroonian people and the military throughout the campaign. To […]
Cameroon’s National Commission for the final counting of votes for the presidential election began the final tally on Friday, according to the country’s electoral body, Elections Cameroon. According to the electoral code, the 25-member commission has up to five days to count and compile the results from 31,653 polling stations before submitting the provisional results […]
Before we delve into Bernard Fonlon’s luminous vision for the Cameroonian priesthood, it is fitting to pause and contemplate the man himself, a soul of rare brilliance and noble bearing, whom I dare to call the greatest Cameroonian ever to have lived. He was born in the quiet obscurity of Ndzeng, a modest village cradled […]
Democracy literally means “rule by the people.” it is the idea of popular sovereignty, where individuals participate in their society’s government. At its most efficient, this will involve the whole community meeting regularly to make decisions, with each citizen’s vote having an equal weighting. The institution of modern states is far too complex to be […]
The Manyu community in the United Kingdom, once celebrated for its unity, uprightness, and quiet dignity, is now grappling with an identity crisis. Reports of cruelty, theft, and fraud have steadily eroded the respect and pride that the name Manyu once commanded. A people renowned for industriousness and moral strength now find themselves facing uncomfortable […]
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday slammed the world’s failure to stop millions of people going hungry, blaming a “soulless economy” and calling on people to rethink their lifestyles and priorities. “Allowing millions of human beings to live — and die — victims of hunger is a collective failure, an ethical aberration, a historical sin”, Leo […]
