Just over four months ago, security forces and armed ethnic Fulani men massacred 21 civilians, including 13 children, in Ngarbuh, a remote village in the North-West region of Cameroon. Most of the bodies were found completely burned. The killings were the most blatant example of abuse by security forces in the country’s Anglophone regions, but […]
Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge has handed Liverpool their first league championship in 30 years. Chelsea broke the deadlock against the run of play after an awful blunder by Benjamin Mendy allowed Christian Pulisic to nick possession and race through on goal before sending the ball calmly into the bottom corner […]
The United States on Thursday battled a resurgence of coronavirus cases in a number of states including Texas, while the World Health Organisation warned that several European countries were also facing dangerous upticks. The pandemic — which has claimed more than 480,000 lives around the world — continued to pummel Latin America. Brazil, the hardest-hit […]
Cameroon says the temporary closure of most restaurants and border trade during the COVID-19 pandemic has dropped food prices by up to 70 percent. While food sellers are suffering the lost income, cheaper prices have helped some of Cameroon’s poorest to cope during the economic disruption. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced restaurants to close in […]
Some health facilities in Cameroon are turning to telemedicine as patients have been keeping away from and fleeing medical facilities for fear of contracting the coronavirus Covid-19, which has so far killed 313 people in the country. Cameroon reported its first case of the virus on March 6 and as at Wednesday had 12,592 confirmed […]
Humans are transient but institutions built on the foundation of truth, honesty and sound cultural connotation, linger long after our transition to the world beyond. Long after our time on this planet, great institutions will articulate our existence to our descendants and future generations. Such is the case with the institution of Chiefdom and Fondom […]
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom said on Wednesday he expected the number of novel coronavirus cases around the world, now at about 9.3 million, to reach 10 million next week. Tedros also told a news briefing he backed Saudi Arabia’s decision to ban pilgrims from abroad from attending the annual Haj pilgrimage to […]
Cameroonian police are on high alert for dangerous weapons after two improvised devices exploded in the capital, Yaounde, a senior police officer said on Wednesday, according to a news report by Cameroon Online. Didier Ngah, the police commissioner has said security has been enhanced and counter-terror measures have been put in place to secure the […]
Cameroon’s Anglophone region remains in the grip of a seemingly never-ending crisis, even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. International observers are increasing their calls to cease the violence, following reports of attacks and abductions of health workers. The crisis in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, now four years old, started in […]
With the upsurge of the Covid-19 pandemic in Cameroon, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Japanese government have joined hands with other partners to intensify the fight against Covid-19 in the country. UNICEF welcomes the latest contribution of over $2,300,000 from the Japanese government for the fight against the pandemic. Faced with the crisis, […]
