President Paul Biya gave his end of year address to the nation, and a not so subtle hint that he still has interest in keeping the presidency. Biya warned that 2025 – the year Cameroon is meant to hold presidential elections is ‘full of challenges’, which was interpreted by some observers as a suggestion that […]
Following the extraordinary summit of Heads of State in Yaoundé, many had hoped for bold initiatives aimed at strengthening the economy of the CEMAC zone. While the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) opted to maintain its current interest rates, the decision marks the beginning of a crucial discussion on how to take more targeted […]
There is no proof that Unity Palace and the Star Building have considered doing this, but according to our Cameroon Intelligence Report chief correspondent in Yaoundé, Biya is contemplating to resign the presidency after New Year celebrations to make Prime Minister Dion Ngute the president of the Republic. Rita Akana explained this move and cited […]
James Earl Carter, Jr. was the first US president to be popularly elected after Watergate forced the resignation of former president Richard Nixon. As the 1976 election season got under way, a US electorate wearied by political scandal and the ceaseless grind of the Vietnam War decided to take a chance on a virtually unknown peanut farmer from Georgia running as […]
Tributes from public figures have poured in following the announcement of the death of Paul Ayah Abine, a magistrate and politician, on December 24, 2024. He passed away after a prolonged illness at the regional hospital in Buea. “The African Peoples Union (UPA), a party dedicated to authentic Pan-Africanism, pays a vibrant tribute to a […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by Russian […]
At least 47 people are killed after a plane flying from Thailand crash lands in southwestern South Korea. The aircraft that belonged to Jeju Air, South Korea’s largest low-cost airline, had departed from Bangkok on Saturday, carrying 175 passengers and six crewmembers. Flight 7C 2216 suffered the tragedy at the airport in Muan County, just […]
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he was at a Yemeni airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes “One of our plane’s crew members was injured. At least two people were reported killed at the airport,” he says Israel says its air strikes hit the international airport in […]
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia. The pontiff’s “Urbi et Orbi” – “To the City and the World” […]
The 2023 state budget report, prepared by the Court of Auditors, reveals that at the end of the year, the state’s unpaid debts amounted to CFA408.2 billion. This is CFA144.5 billion less than the previous year, where unpaid debts were CFA552.7 billion. Unpaid debt refers to financial obligations recorded but not yet paid by the […]
