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17, October 2024
Cameroon’s wage bill rises by CFA34bn in 2024 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Cameroon’s public wage bill rose by CFA33.7 billion year-on-year, reaching CFA332.6 billion by the end of March 2024, according to the Ministry of Finance. The ministry attributes this increase to several factors. One is the acceleration of back-pay settlements, which reached CFA42.4 billion in 2024, up from CFA32.2 billion in 2023. Another factor is a […]
17, October 2024
Ambazonia Crisis: Biya regime equips troops with Turkish MPT-76 assault rifles 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
The Cameroon Army has enhanced the lethality of its special forces with the adoption of Turkish-made MPT-76 assault rifles. Developed in the late 2000s for the Turkish military, the MPT-76 is often likened to the AR-15 rifle and shares visual similarity with the German HK-417. It features a quad Picatinny rail and a retractable polymer […]
16, October 2024
Biya’s Health: Air Ambulance lands in Yaoundé 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
A source has informed Cameroon Intelligence Report that a Luxembourg Air Ambulance, a Bombadier Challenger 605, departed on October 16, 2024 from Paris Le Bourget Airport (LBG) at exactly 12:17pm and landed in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s political capital at 5:23pm. The source however added that it was unclear who was onboard the Air Ambulance. Other sources […]
16, October 2024
Biya’s imaginary return to Yaoundé has not occurred 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
The expected return of Cameroon’s president Paul Biya to Yaoundé has not occurred. Financial markets are reacting to growing concerns about his health, while several key government figures have been called to Geneva. What happened on 13 October? In Yaoundé, Cameroon, while supporters of the Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC, the ruling party) and […]
16, October 2024
Biya’s Health: The power struggle is building up in Yaoundé! 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
It is becoming obvious that Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, will no longer rule the country as his health takes a turn for the worse. While Mr. Biya is fighting for his life, there is a huge battle brewing in Yaoundé as different factions seek to take control of things. The king is dying but the […]
16, October 2024
Football: Tuchel agrees to become next England manager 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the next England manager. The BBC has been told by two different sources that German Tuchel will become the third non-British permanent manager of the England men’s team after Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. England have been without a permanent manager since Gareth Southgate resigned following the Three […]
16, October 2024
Who is killing Yaoundé taxi drivers? 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Taxi driver unions in Yaoundé have raised concerns over a surge in violent attacks that have claimed the lives of several drivers. “In less than two months, we’ve lost eleven taxi drivers. Those attacking our members kill them and then use their taxis to continue working in the city,” said Mounchirou Amadou, national president of Cameroon’s […]
16, October 2024
Tala André-Marie celebrates 55 years of music 0
by soter • Entertainment, Headline News, Life
Music legend André-Marie Tala has announced the celebration of his 55-year musical career, dubbed “Avec Vous.” The 74-year-old artist made the announcement during a press conference held on October 14, 2024, in Douala. As part of the festivities, Tala is set to host two special performances: one on October 25 at Best Western Hotel in […]
16, October 2024
Macron says Israel PM ‘mustn’t forget his country created by UN decision’ 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Referring to the resolution adopted in November 1947 by the United Nations General Assembly on the plan to partition Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state, Macron warned Israel’s prime minister not to forget that “his country was created by a UN decision”, a few days after the Israeli ambassador to France was […]
17, October 2024
Cameroon under Biya: graves are being desecrated, human bones packaged and sold 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Three individuals were recently arrested in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in possession of human remains, according to Cameroun Tribune. Aged between 25 and 30, the suspects, originally from Maroua, were apprehended following an investigation by authorities. The investigation led to Pouss, a village in the Far North region, where nearly 30 graves had been desecrated. The seized […]