At least nine Ambazonia fighters have been killed in clashes in the Northwest, according to local security sources. On Saturday, separatist fighters attempted to attack a military outpost in the region, but soldiers repelled the assault, killing four of them and injuring many others, an army official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity late Saturday. […]
Burkina Faso is in the news and spotlight for all the right reasons. A once desperate nation is pointing many African countries in the right direction. The message from Ouagadougou is clear – No initiative succeeds without discipline and vision. African countries are not poor; they have simply allowed others to design a narrative of […]
Communication Minister René Emmanuel Sadi outlined a series of initiatives to the National Assembly aimed at revitalizing government communications, including the launch of a Virtual Information Agency and the resumption of government press conferences. The Virtual Information Agency, Sadi explained, “will significantly increase the supply of information on national affairs.” He detailed the agency’s operational […]
Cameroon’s Treasury turned to the regional debt market again this week, raising CFA50 billion through two new issuances on April 7. The country sold three-year Treasury bonds and one-year Treasury bills on the market operated by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), with the goal of collecting CFA25 billion from each instrument. The move […]
The Ashanti Regional Police Command, on Monday, April 7, 2025, arrested suspect Bella Merie, a 29-year-old Cameroonian national, along with 43 other Cameroonians for alleged internet fraud and human trafficking. They were arrested at a residence located at Kenyasi Abrem in the Ashanti Region. A statement signed by Godwin Ahianyo, Deputy Superintendent of Police/Head of […]
Tanzania’s main opposition leader Tundu Lissu was charged on Thursday with treason, which carries the death penalty, a day after being detained following a rally, one of his lawyers told AFP. The east African nation has increasingly cracked down on its opposition, with Lissu’s Chadema party accusing President Samia Suluhu Hassan of returning to the […]
The Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals Laurent Esso returned to Yaoundé after spending more than two months abroad shuttling between France and India seeking medical treatment. The ageing Laurent Esso has not made any public appearances ever since he returned to the nation’s capital. A CPDM comedian Jean Momo has been the […]
Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Kumbo, which is part of Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province, located in the country’s conflict-affected North West region has issued an “urgent alert” on a surge of human trafficking in the Episcopal See. In a statement shared with ACI Africa on Tuesday, April 8, the Coordinator of the Commission for Justice and Peace […]
Cameroonian makossa singer Ben Decca has announced a 100% live performance at Paris’s legendary Olympia concert hall on May 4, marking his 40-year career and celebrating his enduring connection with fans. “We are going to savor and enjoy this music that has connected us and continues to connect us to this day,” he said in […]
Between July and September 2024, bank fees and charges added an average of 25.7% to the interest rates on loans in Cameroon. This figure is highlighted in the report by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) on the lending rates across the CEMAC region during the reviewed period. The report notes that individuals, small […]
