Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defense, Joseph Beti Assomo, began a two-day working visit to the Far North region on April 2, 2025, state radio reported. The visit aims to convey the comfort and encouragement of President Paul Biya, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, to troops engaged in operations protecting civilians […]
Niger’s ruling junta has quit a regional force fighting armed Islamist groups in west Africa’s Lake Chad area, cementing an acrimonious split from former allies in the region. The decision to exit the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was announced in a bulletin on state television over the weekend. The move “reflects a stated intent […]
Inflation in the single currency area reached 2.2 percent, calmed by an easing of energy tariffs and prices in the services sector, the EU’s Eurostat statistics agency said. That was down slightly from the 2.3 percent figure for February, bringing the rate close to the European Central Bank’s two-percent target. Inflation has gradually eased since […]
Catholic bishops in Cameroon are calling for electoral reform as the country prepares for the 2025 presidential election. In a March 28 Pastoral Letter, the bishops insist that the electoral code as it stands now cannot make for a free, fair and transparent election, echoing the demands of several opposition parties. “The electoral process in […]
Mbappe idolised Ronaldo while growing up and after joining Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, has equalled the Portuguese striker’s tally of 33 goals in his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu. “What I wish for Mbappe is that he is capable of achieving what Ronaldo did at Real Madrid — and I think that […]
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, has “unequivocally condemned” the killing of Cameroonian soldiers by the terrorist group Boko Haram in Wulgo, a town in Nigeria that borders Cameroon. The AU chairperson, in a statement issued late Friday, expressed “deep shock and unequivocally condemned the heinous terrorist attack carried out by […]
The Yaoundé chapter of EYUMEMA has welcome former deputy speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Rose Abunaw into its fold in a major event held in the nation’s capital Yaoundé following her resignation from MOHWA for strictly personal reasons. The event brought together many Manyu women and it was an opportunity for the women to […]
Electricity outages in Cameroon became four times more frequent between 2018 and 2021, according to a new audit by the Supreme Court’s Audit Bench. The findings are part of a report on the government’s “Access to Energy” program, run by the Ministry of Water and Energy. Published on March 15, the report shows that not […]
Interest rates charged by banks in the CEMAC region dropped over the past year, even as the regional central bank tried to tighten credit. Data from the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) shows that the average interest rate on loans between July and September 2024 was 9.45%, down from 9.78% during the same period […]
Chronic embezzlement, abetting assassinations and intimidations are the currencies of tyrants. Michael Mbi Oruh, the traditional ruler of Mkpot village in Manyu Division has gained prominence in demonstrating that supporting extrajudicial killings, hijacking communal farms and embezzling funds intended to stimulate employment in his village are fundamentally his persona. Cameroon Concord News is on the […]
