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1, October 2023
Bishop Bibi honored for “exceptional” leadership skills 0
Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea in Cameroon has been honored by the country’s NewsWatch Newspaper for his “exceptional skills” in leading the people of God and managing the property of the Cameroonian Episcopal See. In a statement announcing the award, NewsWatch Editor-in-Chief, Ndi Eugene Ndi, said the Bishop who faced […]
1, October 2023
CPDM Crime Syndicate: BEAC governor calls for vigilance against counterfeit banknotes 0
Only a few months after their release, forgers have already found a way to make the counterfeit versions of the new range of banknotes put into circulation on December 15, 2022. Pending the dismantling of the counterfeiting network, Beac Governor Abbas Mahamat Tolli (pictured) called on the population to be more vigilant when handling these […]
1, October 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Gendarmerie commander killed in Awing 0
A Francophone commander of Cameroon’s National Gendarmerie has been killed in the Northern Zone, a source in the governor’s office told Cameroon Concord News. Commander Betene Manga was in charge of anti Ambazonia operations at the gendarmerie post in Awing. He was killed when Southern Cameroons restoration forces raided the Awing gendarmerie post on Thursday. […]
29, September 2023
Old CPDM Tricks: Eto’o investigated by police over match-fixing allegations 0
Police in Cameroon have opened an investigation into claims that Samuel Eto’o was part of a match-fixing scandal. The former Barcelona striker, who has been president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot) since December 2021, was accused of helping to fix matches in Cameroon’s second tier in July after a recording of him speaking to […]
29, September 2023
Gabon charges ousted president’s wife with ‘money laundering’ 0
The wife of Gabon’s ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with “money laundering” and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband. Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Valentin, who is Franco-Gabonese, and one of the couple’s sons have been accused by the coup leader of having pulled the […]
29, September 2023
Yaoundé: The Biya regime situation report 0
Greetings from Yaoundé which is in a much panicked mood! Minister René Emmanuel Sadi is now saying that any Cameroonian predicting a coup risked being arrested and prosecuted. In a statement on Monday, Sadi moonlighting as Minister of Communication and government spokesperson stated that “The government therefore urges those concerned to be careful not to […]
28, September 2023
Spanish Football Crises: Police raid football referee HQ over Barca graft probe 0
Police on Thursday raided Spain’s football refereeing headquarters as part of a probe into claims FC Barcelona paid for favourable decisions in a fresh blow for Spain’s scandal-hit football association. The search was ordered by the judge investigating the so-called Negreira case involving payments allegedly made to a firm owned by a former top refereeing […]
28, September 2023
French Cameroun: Douala Customs reopens public auctions after a year off 0
Customs-led public auctions relaunch Tuesday, September 26 in Douala, after a year of break. The sales will end on September 28, according to the official timetable. Goods to be sold are those that have been stored for more than nine months without being cleared from customs warehouses. They include various items such as electronics, household […]
28, September 2023
Food prices keep inflation high in Cameroon 0
Household final consumption prices in Cameroon went up 0.5% MoM in August 2023, following a 0.4% rise the previous month, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) reports in a recent note. “The price hike is mainly due to a 1.3% MoM increase in food prices and a 1.1% MoM rise in education costs.” This overall […]
2, October 2023
Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman will share the prize. The technology was experimental before the pandemic, but has now been given to millions of people around the world […]