Although Brussels is often criticised as distant and overly bureaucratic, the EU’s decisions make a key difference to the lives of every citizen of its member states. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of its flagship policies. Eurosceptics frequently lambast the EU by portraying it as a bureaucratic monolith that pays little attention to the concerns […]
Local authorities in Cameroon’s troubled English-speaking region of Northwest said Friday that 31 armed separatists have laid down their weapons and begun re-integration process into society. “We have 31 ex-fighters who have already dropped their weapons and have come to the re-integration center. Twenty-five boys and six girls. We have been informed that three others […]
Cameroon had to come from behind to beat Morocco 2-1 at the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania to clinch a place at the World Cup. Their second win of the tournament means Cameroon progress to the semi-finals of the tournament with a game to spare. In their opening match on Monday Cameroon beat […]
Paul Biya met with the Executive Secretary of UN Economic Commission for Africa Vera Songwe on Thursday to discuss prospects of ratifying the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, according to a statement from the presidency. “Delighted to discuss on the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) and the development […]
Yaounde is under pressure and the pressure is coming from an unlikely source. Its usual allies are slowly jumping ship and this spells a disaster for a government that is on its last leg. The European Union has sent a tough message to Yaounde and sources at the Unity Palace say the bad news is […]
Mali’s prime minister and his whole government resigned on Thursday, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by an ethnic vigilante group shocked the nation. “The President accepts the resignation of the prime minister and that of the members of government,” a statement from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s office said. It gave […]
Cameroon was once the 12th largest coffee producer in the world, but it is now in 31st place, after production sank from 156,000 tons in 1990 to barely 25,000 today. While exports still dominate, Cameroon is looking to domestic coffee consumption to help boost production. One of the ways the government is promoting Cameroon coffee […]
The residence of the late Menchum I CPDM Section President, Chuo Cyprian Akwo, has been destroyed by flames in Wum. This has left his family counting their losses. The family was asleep when they were awaken by heat and realised that their house was on fire. They quickly called for help that never came even […]
The European Union Parliament has voted unanimously for the crisis in Southern Cameroons to be debated at the United Nations Security Council. The EU parliamentarians further observed in a motion that international bodies should step in and mediate in the conflict. The Hon. Members condemned the gross human rights violations in Southern Cameroons and called […]
Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir has been taken from his residence to a prison in the capital Khartoum. Sources from Bashir’s family said on Wednesday that the deposed president was transferred to Kober prison in north Khartoum late on Tuesday. Bashir was ousted by the military on April 11 after four months of protests over his […]
