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27, March 2024
Spanish World Cup kiss: Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term for Luis Rubiales 0
Spanish prosecutors want the ex-head of the country’s football federation to be jailed for two-and-a-half years, after he kissed a female footballer against her will at Spain’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales is facing charges of sexual assault and coercion after he grabbed Jenni Hermoso and kissed her on the mouth last August. Ms Hermoso […]
27, March 2024
US: Joe Lieberman, former vice presidential candidate, dies at 82 0
Former US Senator and vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, The BBC’s US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first […]
26, March 2024
Yaoundé: Cabinet Reshuffle is in the Offing! 0
As news of a coup d’état in Cameroon spreads across the country, a source at the Unity Palace has informed the Cameroon Concord News Group that a cabinet reshuffle is on the horizon as members of the president’s inner circle start strategizing on how to grant the ailing and collapsing Biya a massive victory in […]
26, March 2024
Yaoundé: Martinez Zogo trial opened, adjourned 0
The trial for the killing of a popular Cameroonian journalist opened on Monday with 17 people in the dock, including an ex-secret service chief, but was immediately adjourned until April 15. The badly-mutilated body of reporter Arsene Salomon Mbani Zogo, known as “Martinez”, was found a few days after he was abducted in front of […]
26, March 2024
CPDM supporters want Cameroon’s four-decade President, 91, to run again 0
Supporters are urging the world’s oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more than four-decade rule. They say Biya is the only one who can bring peace and development to the country, but the opposition says Biya must leave office after running Cameroon […]
25, March 2024
Biya’s Replacement: A Coup d’Etat is cheaper 0
As usual, there is news all over Cameroon on the possible replacement of Paul Biya, the country’s longest serving president in 2025. Mr. Biya has misruled the country for 42 years and he is slowly but surely yielding to the passage of time. Mr. Biya, who was considered by many in 1982 as a better […]
25, March 2024
Senegal’s ruling coalition presidential hopeful recognises opposition Faye’s victory 0
Senegal’s governing coalition candidate Amadou Ba on Monday recognised a win by anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the first-round of presidential elections and offered his congratulations, a statement said “Considering the trends of the presidential election results and awaiting the official declaration, I congratulate the president Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye on his victory in […]
25, March 2024
Race For Etoudi: Cameroon Concord Editorial Chair endorses Professor Titus Edzoa 0
It is becoming clear that there is a massive power vacuum in Cameroon as the country’s ailing leaders are incapable of making sound economic and political decisions which can help steer the country out of the mess for which the country is now noted. Though the country’s Territorial Administration Minister, Paul Atanga Nji, has, out […]
25, March 2024
North Korea says Japan’s PM Kishida has requested summit with Kim Jong Un 0
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding a meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. Relations between the two countries are historically strained, including by a long-running kidnapping dispute and North Korea’s banned weapons programmes, but […]
28, March 2024
MTN Cameroon sees record growth with CFA325.7bn revenue in 2023 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
MTN Cameroon reported a robust revenue of CFA325.7 billion for 2023. According to data released on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa, this figure marks a 10.9% increase from 2022, showcasing a notable acceleration in growth and performance. Analysis by Business in Cameroon reveals that revenues rose by 8.7% in 2022, 2.2% less than […]