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12, November 2024
Ambazonia Crisis: Former US Assistant Secretary of State predicts tougher U.S. stance against Biya 0
Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during Donald Trump’s first term, has suggested that Washington’s policy on the ongoing separatist crisis in Cameroon’s Northwest and Southwest regions could see a shift. which has simmered since 2016, could see a shift. In a recent tweet, he wrote: if “Trump selects certain people whose […]
12, November 2024
Yaoundé moves to digitize fiscal stamps starting November 2024 0
Starting November 15, 2024, Cameroon will eliminate physical fiscal stamps. The announcement was made by the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motazé, on November 1, 2024. From that date, the fiscal stamp required for various documents—such as driver’s licenses, vehicle registration cards, gun permits, hunting licenses, scientific research permits, transport contracts, property transfers, and others—will […]
11, November 2024
Putin offers African countries Russia’s ‘total support’ 0
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called “total support” for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and extremism. The speech was read out at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to his African counterparts. Several African governments have cut ties with traditional Western […]
11, November 2024
ICC announces investigation into chief prosecutor Karim Khan 0
The International Criminal Court has announced an external investigation into accusations of sexual misconduct against its chief prosecutor. Karim Khan said he would engage in the process and continue in his role while the investigation was ongoing. He denies the allegations. The chief prosecutor had requested an investigation by the court’s watchdog, but on Monday […]
11, November 2024
Martinez Zogo-Pierre Amougou Belinga Affair: Court decision expected today 0
Colonel Misse Njoné, head of the panel of judges in the military tribunal handling the high-profile case of journalist Martinez Zogo’s assassination, is set to rule today on procedural objections raised by the defense and the prosecutorial motions presented by the government commissioner. This case involves 17 defendants, including 12 agents from Cameroon’s powerful intelligence […]
10, November 2024
French Cameroun: 12 bodies recovered from Dschang landslides 0
Workers have recovered 12 bodies following landslides that engulfed a road in the west of Cameroon, a regional official said Saturday, adding there is no hope of finding survivors. State television CRTV reported the comments by the governor of West region, Augustine Awa Fonka. “In our opinion, there is no longer any possibility of finding […]
8, November 2024
Paul Biya at 100 years old: it is Swiss life expectancy that counts 0
Paul Biya’s faithful supporters celebrated his 42 years in power in Cameroon this week. An official statement praised both his record and his discreet style of leadership, while also hinting at a potential candidacy for the 2025 presidential election. With 91 years on this planet, 42 of which have now been spent in Etoudi Palace, […]
8, November 2024
3 Boko Haram militants killed in Cameroon military offensive 0
At least three members of the Boko Haram terror group have been killed in Cameroon’s Far North region, security sources said Thursday. They were killed in a military offensive against the terror group in the region’s Walassa locality Wednesday night, a senior military official in the region said. “They (Boko Haram) tried to fight back […]
8, November 2024
Biya regime, Société Générale, Allianz lose CFA5 Billion in YUP mobile money collapse 0
Shareholders in YUP Cameroon, a mobile payment subsidiary of Société Générale, have lost nearly $8 million (around CFA4.8 billion) as the company shut down in 2022, according to a liquidation notice disclosed by Africa Intelligence. Société Générale Cameroon held over 80% of the company, while other shareholders included the State of Cameroon and Allianz Cameroon, though their […]
12, November 2024
Martinez Zogo Trial: Amougou Belinga, Maxime Eko Eko to remain in detention 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
The November 11 hearing at the Yaoundé Military Tribunal lasted approximately 20 minutes, with the court rejecting all objections raised by the defense. The tribunal, led by Colonel Missé Njonè, denied the defense team’s request for a reenactment of events related to the case of businessman Amougou Belinga. The court also dismissed requests to dismiss […]