The wife of an American missionary killed in Cameroon in October is asking for prayer for herself and her eight children as she has now learned that she has numerous masses on her liver. The Praying for Stephanie Wesco Facebook page outlines that Wesco went to the emergency room last month to have herself checked for appendicitis […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the longer it takes to find a compromise with the opposition Labour Party to secure a parliamentary majority for a Brexit deal, the less likely it is that Britain will leave the European Union. May has so far failed to secure backing for her negotiated agreement […]
Rwandans have gathered to begin a solemn commemoration of a genocide which killed some 800,000 Tutsis 25 years ago, amid new questions about France’s role in the extermination. The ceremony, expected to be attended by at least 10 heads of state in Kigali Sunday, marks the beginning of a week of events to honor those who were lynched by […]
Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Cameroon’s capital, Yandé recovered by 0.8 percent in February 2019 after a 0.5 decline the previous month, the National Statistics Institute (INS) revealed. Such a bounce back, INS mentions, was motivated by an increase in the prices of food by 2.8 percent after a 1.7 percent drop in January 2019; […]
Cameroon officials say the number of people displaced by the separatist war in the English-speaking regions has plummeted, indicating the government is winning the conflict. However, nongovernmental organizations say the number has remained steady at a half-million, with a huge majority living in desperate conditions. At the Cathedral Hall of the Roman Catholic Church in […]
Cameroon has deployed troops to crack down on protesters calling for the release from jail of 150 opposition party members, including their leader Maurice Kamto, who says he won the October presidential election, not long-serving President Paul Biya. Kamto has been in jail for more than two months and his supporters say he should be […]
The Mayor of Buea Patrick Ekema Esunge has shut down the premises of at least twenty businesses that respected the lockdown orders from the Southern Cameroons Interim Government. The Mayor had warned on Thursday that businesses respecting the ghost town operations will be sealed for thirty days beginning April 5. Matching words with action, the […]
In need to learn more about time and formalities required to cross borders within the Cemac area, the African Development Bank (AfDB) conducted a mission early 2019 across the corridor from Douala (Cameroon) to Bangui (Central African Republic) and Ndjamena (Chad), among others. This 1,500 km road is the main axis on the Douala – […]
Cameroon health minister, inked April 4 a decision setting terms for accessing & monitoring HIV testing services and population care in public health facilities. According to the document, the rapid HIV screenings will be free of charge as of January 1st, 2020. Other free services are also planned for people living with the virus. These […]
Switzerland’s Ambassador to Cameroon, Pietro Lazzeri, was granted an audience April 4 at the Palais de l’Unité by President Paul Biya; a meeting during which both authorities reviewed the sociopolitical situation in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest regions. “The diplomat submitted an offer that aims to help Cameroon find responses to the crisis,” according to the […]
