Cameroon’s National Office for Veterans, Former Military Personnel and War Victims (ONACAM) wants August 14 to become an annual national event dedicated to those who served under the country’s flag. Through its “Walk for Honor” campaign, the agency seeks to extend recognition of veterans beyond official ceremonies and involve the media and the wider public. […]
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed 2,011 people out of 4,381 confirmed cases of the virus, Congolese officials said on Tuesday. The latest toll puts it close behind the DR Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak in 2018 to 2020 when nearly 2,300 people died out of 3,500 recorded cases. The […]
Seven US Navy personnel have reportedly been killed and several others wounded in a violent clash aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as growing unrest among the carrier’s crew has exposed mounting pressure inside the US military amid a prolonged deployment. The incident erupted after an adviser to US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Brad Cooper boarded […]
One person was killed and several others injured on Monday during armed clashes in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s English-speaking southwestern region, according to sources. The fighting began around 1:00 p.m. local time between government forces and suspected separatist fighters, said a military official, who asked not to be named. “The separatist terrorists opened fire […]
On June 7, 2026, President Paul Biya left Yaoundé with his wife for what the Presidency described as a “brief private stay in Europe.” Sixty-five days later, on August 11, he remains outside Cameroon. The number matters. But the deeper issue is not the length of one presidential trip. It is what such a prolonged […]
Yaoundé wants to make August 14 a national day of remembrance for veterans 0