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22, April 2024
US: Prosecution lays out ‘criminal conspiracy’ as Trump’s hush money trial opens 0
Prosecutors accused Donald Trump of engaging in “criminal conspiracy and a coverup” as opening arguments began Monday in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo said Trump falsified business records to pay $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels to “silence” her about a potentially politically embarrassing sexual […]
22, April 2024
FAO formally launches Green Cities Initiative in Cameroon 0
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations today held an official launch here of its Green Cities Initiative, which is already being piloted in Cameroon, with seven municipalities submitting letters of intent to join the initiative. In remarks at the launch event, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu noted that with two thirds of the […]
22, April 2024
Football: Barcelona wants Clasico replay if Yamal ‘ghost goal’ call wrong 0
Barcelona president Joan Laporta said Monday the club will demand a Clasico replay if they can prove officials made a mistake by not allowing Lamine Yamal’s “ghost goal”. The champions fell to a 3-2 defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday in a match which featured multiple controversial incidents, leaving their arch-rivals […]
21, April 2024
Poverty under Biya: Cameroonians embrace Chinese language for brighter futures 0
In a bustling classroom at the University of Buea in southwestern Cameroon, students are immersed in learning the Chinese language. Their teacher, known as Sema, originally studied physics but found a passion for Chinese language and culture at the Confucius Institute. After obtaining a master’s degree in Chinese language in China, Sema returned to Cameroon, […]
20, April 2024
US agrees to withdraw troops from key drone base in Niger 0
The United States agreed Friday to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base. The long-expected move effectively marks a new regional gain for Russia, which has ramped up its focus on Africa and backed military regimes […]
19, April 2024
CPDM Crime Syndicate repays CFA39.8bn debt with new borrowings 0
On April 17, Cameroon reimbursed CFA39.8 billion on the public securities market of the Central African States Bank (BEAC). Renowned for its solvency since the establishment of this market nearly 13 years ago, Cameroon used its usual borrowing strategy to make this repayment. To this end, two new issuances of fungible Treasury bills (BTA) were […]
18, April 2024
Kenya: Helicopter crash kills defense chief and nine senior officers 0
Kenya’s defence chief and nine other senior military officers died in a helicopter crash on Thursday, President William Ruto announced. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident… I am deeply saddened to announce the passing on of General Francis Omondi Ogolla,” Ruto told reporters, adding that nine other officers were also […]
18, April 2024
Cocoa Farmer Household Income New Methodology: Any hope for African farmers? 0
The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) on April 3, 2024, announced the launch of an important new methodology for measuring cocoa household income and living incomes. Led and funded by WCF and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and the Swiss Platform for Sustainable […]
18, April 2024
4th Cameroon Investment Forum opens in Douala 0
The 4th edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum, a flagship biennial event that brings together high-level government officials, development partners, and various business stakeholders from around the world, opened on Wednesday in the commercial hub of Douala. Organized by the state-run Cameroon Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA), the forum aims to intensify the import substitution dynamic […]
22, April 2024
Understanding the Biya Francophone regime’s support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
The Biya Francophone regime in Yaoundé habitually dodges voting at the UNGA either by abstaining to vote or by simply absenting itself when a vote is being taken on some matter. But last week, the Francophone dominated ruling CPDM crime syndicate cast a vote that in effect supported Israel in what many characterize as an […]