The national dialogue recently announced by Cameroonian President Paul Biya has been praised by the UN general secretary António Guterres. This was revealed by the secretary’s spokesman Stéphane Dujarric in a statement published on September 10, 2019. “The Secretary-General welcomes the announcement made today by President Paul Biya on the launch of a national dialogue […]
The west African nation of Cameroon is plagued by near-daily clashes between security forces and anglophone separatists that can be traced back to its split between Britain and France 100 years ago. Here is some background: WORLD WAR I SPLIT Germany was stripped of its African colony of Kamerun after its 1918 World War I […]
Ambazonia Vice President Dabney Yerima has dismissed French Cameroun President Paul Biya’s empty call for inclusive dialogue with the people of Southern Cameroons, stating that Biya and his French speaking Beti Ewondo political elites are still under the delusion that the ruling CPDM crime syndicate regime could maintain its control over the Federal Republic of […]
The mortal remains of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Gabriel Mugabe has arrived in the capital Harare on Wednesday. Full military honours were accorded the former leader who died at the age of 95 last week in a Singapore hospital. Arrangements have been made for his funeral and burial this weekend. Hundreds of people lined the […]
Some time two years ago, I had said that there would be dialogue in Cameroon and very few people thought it would happen. Mr. Biya was still saying that he would not dialogue with terrorists. I told him he would. This statement of his has been stuck in his throat like a bone and he […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe has made its choice regarding the historic 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran — which the United States has been attempting to sabotage — and will honor the agreement. Officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the deal was originally struck between Iran on the one side […]
Cameroon and Tunisia on Monday agreed to strengthen communication and share experiences and opportunities to boost infrastructural development in both countries. “Regarding housing in general … we have so much competence,” Nourreddine Selmi, Tunisian minister of equipment, housing and town planning, told reporters after meeting with Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute here. Tunisia’s experience […]
Boko Haram militants killed four civilians in a raid in Cameroon’s Far North region, the army said on Tuesday. The Boko Haram militants stormed Talkoumri village in Kolofata subdivision Sunday night, looted foodstuffs, abducted and later killed four villagers, a military officer who preferred not to be named said. On Tuesday, Cameroon’s Army Chief of […]
The President did not go far enough, yet he went a distance he has not gone before. Firstly this speech addressed specifically the Anglophone Crisis, something we have called for since March 2017. Secondly, he admitted there was a crisis and for the first time apologized and extended condolences to the people affected. Thirdly, he […]
President Paul Biya, looking every bit of his 86 years, delivered a rare televised speech to the nation Tuesday evening – and the first thing many observers noticed was that he spoke only in French, to a nation divided since October 2016 over grievances in its English-speaking regions. Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis was at the heart […]
