The seventh session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Transborder Security Committee opened in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde on Thursday, with an emphasis on the need to strengthen security along the borders of both countries. “The security situation along our common borders which started witnessing a great improvement has all of a sudden become a cause for concern,” Cameroon’s […]
Cameroon president Paul Biya, whose presence in a luxury Geneva hotel caused protests and some diplomatic upheaval, has left the city. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairsexternal link (FDFA), which instigated diplomatic contact with Cameroon over a reported attack on a Swiss journalist, said it was aware of the departure. It pointed to Geneva-based Tribune de Genèveexternal link, which first announced […]
The annual Manyu convention (MECA-USA) has opened in the American capital of Washington DC. The annual event which brings together all Manyu sons and daughters in the United States is marked by traditional dances and a display of Manyu culture. The two-day event is designed to raise funds for the financing of development projects in […]
Cameroon coach Clarence Seedorf wants forward Karl Toko Ekambi to rediscover his La Liga form when they meet Nigeria on Saturday in an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 blockbuster in Egypt. Ekambi was the leading Villarreal scorer in the Spanish top flight last season with 10 goals, but has failed to find the net for […]
Rev Father Basil Berinyuy who was ordained priest on the 24th of April 2019 reportedly celebrated Holy Mass at the Kondengui High Security Prison yesterday with President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe in attendance. Father Basil Berinyuy who hails from Kisenjam in Bui County told the detained Southern Cameroons leaders that “It will be well.” “Ashia …it […]
Cameroon’s National Committee on Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (NCDDR) said Thursday its center in Far North region is hosting 150 ex-fighters of terror group Boko Haram who have voluntarily laid down their weapons. Francis Fai Yengo, national coordinator of NCDDR, told reporters the ex-fighters will benefit from professional training in agriculture, livestock, business and handicraft […]
Cameroon’s longtime president Paul Biya’s latest “private visit” to his usual retreat at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva has sparked more than its usual mix of political controversy and quiet embarrassment. Over the last decade, Biya, 86, who has been in power since 1982, has made the top floor suites of the five-star luxury hotel […]
Laetitia Avia, a black French MP whose proposals to tackle online trolling go before parliament on Wednesday, suffers so many racist insults on Twitter that she once thought an abuse-free day was due to a technical problem. “It happened once or twice when I really didn’t receive anything and I wondered if there was a […]
Cameroon and the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Tuesday signed an agreement to establish the Central Africa headquarters of the bank in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations Lejeune Mbella Mbella and AfDB Vice-President for Regional Development, Regional Integration and Service Delivery Khaled Sherif signed the agreement. “The reason we picked Cameroon is […]
Cameroon, the holders, will face the three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Nigeria in the last 16 of the 2019 edition after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Benin, who sealed their place in the knockout stages for the first time. Clarence Seedorf’s side needed a victory to guarantee they progressed from Group […]
