U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are due to gather Tuesday for a summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organisation around a new defence spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies. Just a week ago, things had seemed rosy. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was optimistic the European members and […]
Cameroon needs $12 billion, or CFA7,200 billion, to overhaul its power sector, Minister of Water and Energy Gaston Eloundou Essomba told the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town. The forum, a major event for the African energy sector, ran from June 17 to June 20, 2025. On June 20, Essomba unveiled Cameroon’s “energy compact” to representatives […]
In many parts of rural Africa in the past, communities gathered every evening in the village square for elders to share wisdom through folk tales. One of the lessons I took away from these gatherings with numerous senior citizens was that, in African culture, elders are the foundation of knowledge and wisdom, and those who […]
Ahead of the October 2025 presidential election, prominent Cameroonian figures are calling on citizens to use the ballot box to reject long-time President Paul Biya. A coalition of university lecturers, civil society members, and traditional leaders issued a public appeal urging Biya, in power since 1982, not to stand again — or to be voted out […]
On June 10, 2025, Jean Nkuete, Secretary-General of the Central Committee (SG/CC) of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), released an 11-point statement addressing the increasingly polarized national political climate in the run-up to the presidential election. In the document, the Deputy Prime Minister directly targeted the opposition, specifically the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM), accusing […]
Power shortage had long been a pain for Emmanuel Tabe, a resident of Buea, the chief town of Cameroon’s Southwest Region. “Sometimes we did not have power for two or three weeks. The refrigerator didn’t work. Food was getting bad every day, and my children couldn’t study at night,” said the 44-year-old father of four. […]
President Paul Biya’s once-solid alliances in Cameroon’s Greater North region are fracturing as the 2025 presidential election draws near. Political heavyweights in the region are breaking ranks, threatening the longstanding pact that has delivered Biya massive electoral support. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training and leader of the National Front for the […]
A university in Nigeria has sparked outrage after a video went viral showing female students being touched to see if they were wearing bras before taking part in an exam. In the footage, female staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University in south-western Ogun State are seen touching some students’ chests as they queue to enter an […]
Cameroon is counting down to a presidential election with key questions over the health of 92-year-old veteran leader Paul Biya, separatist violence in its English-speaking regions and ethnic tensions all unresolved. With less than four months until the first ballot is cast, any prospective challenger will have to soon announce their tilt at taking over […]
A judge in Mali on Monday ordered Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto gold complex to be placed under provisional administration for six months in an ongoing dispute between the Canadian mining company and the West African nation’s military government over unpaid taxes. Zoumana Makadji, an accountant and a former Malian minister of health has been appointed as […]
