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1, August 2024
HIV/AIDS: Yaoundé launches nationwide survey to determine prevalence 0
The Minister of Public Health Manaouda Malachie on Wednesday unveiled a nationwide survey to ascertain the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the impact of preventive measures in the country. The survey, dubbed Cameroon Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (CAMPHIA), will run from August to February 2025. “It aims to comprehensively explore the situation of HIV infection within […]
30, July 2024
Obasanjo says Africa is on the edge of chaos 0
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the African continent was on the edge of chaos. “All over Africa, we are… sitting on a keg of gunpowder,” he said in a recent interview with CNN affiliate Citizen TV. “There’s virtually no exception (country) in Africa where the youth are not angry. They are unemployed… […]
30, July 2024
Douala: Hairdresser arrested over anti President Biya social media post 0
Calling for political change can land you in jail in Cameroon, a country ruled by the same president for 42 years. On July 24, three men in plain clothes claiming to work for the intelligence services arrested Junior Ngombe, 23, a hairdresser and social media activist, outside his shop in Douala, a city in Cameroon’s Littoral […]
30, July 2024
Iran: Pezeshkian takes oath of office before Parliament as 9th president 0
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian takes the oath of office before Parliament , with dignitaries from more than 80 countries attending the inauguration ceremony. Before the Holy Quran, Pezeshkian swore to safeguard the official religion of the country, Islam, and the Islamic Republic and the Constitution. “As president, in the presence of the Holy Quran and […]
30, July 2024
From MOHWA to EYUMEMA: Can Eyumema be the missing piece of the puzzle? 0
For decades, Manyu has been longing for an organization which can deliver hope to its people. Many Manyu organizations have risen and fallen, breaking the hearts of many development-oriented minds. When MOHWA rose from its own ashes like the proverbial Phoenix a few years ago, many were excited and the excitement was reinforced when MOHWA […]
29, July 2024
Yaoundé: Biya creates jobs for his entourage! 0
Cameroon’s ailing President Paul Biya, has created jobs for members of his entourage without following proper procedures. The almost 92-year-old Biya, who has opted to humiliate himself all over the world, has transformed all those around him into caregivers and emergency workers without seeking their opinion. For many years now, Chantal Biya, the country’s first […]
29, July 2024
Cocoa & Forests Initiative stakeholders gather in Abidjan to combat deforestation 0
Stakeholders of the cocoa and forest initiative stakeholders recently met in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, to come up with strategies to combat deforestation in cocoa production and drive forest restoration through collective efforts. The seventh meeting of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI) Steering Committee, led by the Ivorian Minister of Water and Forests, brought […]
29, July 2024
Biya and Emmanuel Macron hold discussions at Elysee Palace 0
French President Macron met with the Cameroonian dictator Paul Biya on Friday July 26, 2024 at the Elysée, during a working meeting. Emmanuel Macron first thanked President Biya for his presence in Paris on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Two years to the day after the […]
29, July 2024
South Africa: Ex-President Jacob Zuma expelled from ANC 0
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led, after campaigning for a rival party in the 29 May general election, local media is reporting. The ANC’s disciplinary committee found him guilty of “prejudicing the integrity” of the party by joining uMkhonto we Sizwe […]
1, August 2024
Rome: New report suggests long-term worries for Vatican finances 0
by soter • Headline News, Religion, World
A new analysis of the Vatican’s financial situation by an Italian news outlet contains both good and bad news for papal finances, pointing to relative success in efforts to contain ballooning deficits but also seemingly irreversible long-term declines. According to an overview of the most recent financial data published July 26 by La Repubblica, Italy’s […]