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24, October 2024
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Senate convenes November session despite president’s absence 0
Aboubakary Abdoulaye, the first vice-president of the Senate, signed a decree on October 23 calling for the Senate to meet in November. This is unusual, as it is typically the Senate president, Marcel Niat Njifenji, who signs such decrees. “The president is once again getting medical treatment abroad,” a parliamentary source said. The absence of the […]
24, October 2024
BEAC lowers liquidity offer to CFA300bn for Cemac Banks 0
On October 22, the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) launched a new liquidity injection operation for commercial banks. Unlike the previous two operations, where BEAC offered CFA340 billion, the offer on October 22 was reduced to CFA300 billion. This reduction seems more in line with the current needs of the banks, based on recent […]
24, October 2024
France to increase student visas for Cameroonians 0
France plans to issue around 4,300 visas to Cameroonian students this year, a 10% increase compared to 2023. Thierry Marchand, France’s ambassador to Cameroon, called this “excellent news.” “Issuing student visas is a very important part of the relationship between France and Cameroon,” he told the press last week. The French diplomat also said France […]
23, October 2024
Martinez Zogo Murder: Prosecution dismisses defense objections 0
The military tribunal in Yaoundé on September 21, 2024, focused on arguments from government prosecutor Lieutenant Colonel Cerlin Belinga. He dismissed all objections raised by the defense in the case surrounding the January 2023 assassination of journalist Martinez Zogo. Defense attorneys for the 17 defendants, including 12 agents from the Directorate General of External Research […]
23, October 2024
Bundes: police raid pizzeria serving side order of cocaine 0
Police have raided a pizzeria in western Germany which they alleged served customers a side of cocaine when they ordered item number 40 on the menu. Authorities were tipped off about the scheme in March by food inspectors, and drug squad officers began watching the restaurant, criminal director Michael Graf von Moltke said on Monday. […]
23, October 2024
Putin says more than 30 countries want to join BRICS 0
More than 30 countries have expressed a desire to join BRICS, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a meeting of the group on Wednesday. Putin said the group would discuss its expansion at the meeting, while keeping in mind the need to maintain efficiency. Earlier on Wednesday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived summit, his first […]
22, October 2024
Paul Biya: The ultimate scammer! 0
Scamming did not start today. It is as old as man. In the Bible (Genesis 25: 19-34), Jacob scammed his brother, Esau, out of his blessings, of course, with the connivance of their mother. Jacob ended up in another town when his mother told him to skip town because his brother, Esau, was planning to […]
21, October 2024
President Biya visits Cameroon 0
Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, who now operates from Geneva, is on a short visit to Cameroon where he will be holding discussions with heads of some income generating corporations and ministries such as the SNH, SONARA and the ministry of finance. Mr. Biya will use the occasion to find out how much money is in […]
21, October 2024
Waiting for Biya: Will he come? 0
News that Cameroon’s 91-year-old ailing president, Paul Biya, will be back today has triggered a wave of activities, with ministers paying out of pocket to mobilize Cameroonians to wait for the dying President. Two weeks ago, a similar situation occurred with CPDM militants waiting at the airport but after a long and boring wait, the […]
24, October 2024
Biya orders dismissal of absentee state employees after 2018 census 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Cameroonian President Paul Biya has directed the dismissal of all state employees who have been absent without justification or suspended from the payroll following the 2018 Physical Headcount of State Personnel (Coppe). This decision, outlined in a circular on October 23, is part of the preparations for the 2025 state budget. In the circular, President […]