Paul Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982, presenting his long tenure as a guarantor of stability. Yet Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle, an expert on Cameroon, argues precisely the opposite: Biya’s prolonged grip on power has generated crises. The regime’s entrenched elites resist meaningful reform, while economic stagnation and unresolved regional tensions, especially in the Anglophone regions, threaten […]
Cameroon’s political system has become a shameful cycle of stagnation, corruption, and power entrenchment, with 91-year-old Niat Njifenji Marcel and 85-year-old Cavaye Yeguie Djibril once again reappointed to lead the Senate and National Assembly. Adding to this political stranglehold, 92-year-old Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for over four decades, is likely eyeing yet another […]
The national gendarmerie dismantled a human trafficking network in Yaoundé on Tuesday, March 19, 2025, rescuing 13 young people from Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The victims were held captive in a private residence in the Nkomo neighborhood, Yaoundé’s fourth district. Three suspects were arrested during the operation. According to state media […]
Cameroon’s public treasury made significant strides in repaying its domestic debt in 2024, but it still missed its repayment goal. According to the country’s national sinking fund (CAA), the government repaid a total of CFA 435.5 billion of its domestic debt last year, which is only 52.7% of the CFA 826.3 billion target outlined in […]
Pope Francis will make his first public appearance in five weeks on Sunday, where he will give his blessing and greet a crowd from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican have said. The 88-year-old has been recovering from double pneumonia. He has only been seen by the public once since he was admitted to hospital on […]
London Heathrow Airport said it was “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fire. But airlines warned that severe disruption will last for days as they scramble to relocate planes and crews and get travelers to their destinations. Inconvenienced passengers, angry airlines and concerned politicians sought answers about […]
Lewis Hamilton roared to his maiden win in Ferrari red in the Chinese GP sprint on Saturday but the man he beat — McLaren’s Oscar Piastri — later scored his first-ever pole position in main race qualifying. Piastri will be joined on the front row for Sunday’s 56-lap race by the Mercedes of George Russell […]
Britain’s Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest, was shut down early Friday for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling facility west of London, officials said. Airport authorities said they “expect significant disruption” over the coming days, with hundreds of flights and thousands of passengers affected. “Heathrow is experiencing […]
Four Ministry of Public Health (Minsante) officials faced intense questioning by the Audit Chamber of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 20, over a 278 million CFA franc contract for an isolation center at Ngaoundéré Hospital. The officials, facing allegations of mismanagement, appeared frustrated as the Attorney General pressed them to explain “grey areas” surrounding […]
The General Directorate of External Research (DGRE), the counterintelligence service whose 12 agents are accused of torturing and murdering radio host Martinez Zogo in January 2023, challenged the judges of the Central Court of Appeal on Wednesday, March 20. The DGRE’s lawyers questioned the judges’ impartiality during a hearing to review an appeal filed by […]
