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Présidentielle au Cameroun: vent de critiques dans deux partis du Nord sur leur alliance avec Paul Biya | + audio
RFI | Au nord du Cameroun, à quelques mois de la présidentielle, des critiques d’Issa Tchiroma, ministre de l’Emploi et de la formation professionnelle, formulées à Garoua devant des militants de son parti FSNC, ainsi que la convocation d’un...

Trans man on the run from Cameroon to Dubai to Ukraine, still seeking dignity
Mid-transition, Gaëlle is living through a nightmare of racism, tragedy and war Gaëlle (Photo courtesy of Facebook) By Steeve Winner For several years, Gaëlle has been on the run, fleeing the violence, rejection and brutality of a world that...

How Pascal Siakam supports the dreams of fellow Cameroonians attending UNB
Erick Mbianda wasn't planning to attend university this past year because his family in Cameroon couldn't afford to send him. They had endured a decade of disruption due to the armed conflict that began in 2016, forcing them from their home in the...
Religious freedom will help an Africa becoming ‘increasingly fragmented’
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As the International Religious Freedom Summit takes place in Nairobi, Kenya, one priest says “Africa is becoming increasingly fragmented.” “Africa needs to be reconciled to herself and this involves the question of identity…...

Cameroon Ratifies Samoa Agreement to Extend EU-ACP Trade Pact
(Business in Cameroon) - On June 11, Cameroon officially deposited its instruments of ratification for the Samoa Agreement at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. This new partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the...

Newly Ordained Deacons in Cameroon’s Douala Archdiocese Urged to “give up everything”, Serve the Poor
He added, “If you think it is too difficult, withdraw. This is serious. If you are not ready to give everything, to follow Christ and serve the poor, then it is not your path.” He cautioned against seeking prestige in ministry, inviting the...

Association of Evangelicals in Africa: President-elect, Rev Jean Libom, ...
Rev Dr Jean Libom Li Likeng, AEA President-elect speaking to the press in Yaounde The press briefing Monday June 9, was organised to present the missions of AEA and the roadmap of the association for the next four year. Rev Jean Libom Li Likeng...

Married elsewhere, shining politically i...
In the Cameroonian context, localising such have not produced anything much different; be it within political parties or national politics. With the changing times, political discourse has been changing, with many pushing for more young people and...

2025 presidentials: Cavaye urges stakeholders to exercise restraint, pat...
Hon Cavaye Yeguie was speaking Tuesday June 10 as he opened the June Ordinary Session of Parliament. The opening plenary was attended by members of government, led by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Dr Chief Joseph Dion Ngute. A host of...
Priest says Cameroon rulers need to face a ‘Tower of Babel’
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Echoing earlier calls for change by some Cameroonian bishops, a Catholic priest has invoked the Holy Spirit, urging it to bring confusion akin to the biblical “Babel” on the country’s ruling elite. Father Richard Alphonse...

Two Years Late, Garoua-Boulaï Life Center Project Nears Completion
(Business in Cameroon) - During a visit on June 9 to the construction site of a life center in Garoua-Boulaï—a town located over 200 kilometers north of Bertoua, the capital of the East Region—the Director General of the National Shippers' Council...

National Women's Entrepreneurship Expo: Yaounde to Host 2nd Ed end June
(Business in Cameroon) - Women entrepreneurs will gather at the Yaoundé Multipurpose Sports Complex from June 25 to 28, 2025, for the second edition of the National Women’s Entrepreneurship Expo (SNEF). The Federation of Associations of Women...

Cimencam Opens First Clinker Production Line in Cameroon, Eyes Chadian Market
(Business in Cameroon) - On June 12, 2025, Cimencam, a company controlled by LafargeHolcim-Maroc Afrique (LHMA), inaugurated its subsidiary Cimencam Figuil (CIMFIG) and a new production line for cement and clinker in Figuil, located in Cameroon’s...

FACT CHECK: Did a military coup oust Paul Biya as Cameroon’s president?
Reports of a military coup in Cameroon ousting President Paul Biya have gone viral on social media. On Tuesday, jimmoexpress37, a TikTok account, posted an eight-minute video claiming that the Cameroonian military has taken over, leaving Biya...
Cameroon's ruling party voice concern over violence threats before presidential election
YAOUNDE, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) party has expressed concern about growing threats of violence and uprising ahead of the presidential election in the Central African country. In a statement...

Yaounde: MINAT boss orders transfer of ...
The minister’s instruction was dished out by the Governor of the Centre Region, Naseri Paul Bea. This was during a ceremony to present the suspects to the administrative authority and his close collaborators last Friday. They were presented by...

Children’s Education Suffers as IPOB Fighters Infiltrate Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis
Nine years after the “Anglophone Crisis” in October 2016, violence has engulfed the northwestern and southwestern regions of Cameroon. The current crisis stage began with demonstrations by lawyers and teachers protesting against the...
Interview: Cameroonian economist depicts China-Africa trade expo as platform for shared growth
YAOUNDE, June 13 (Xinhua) -- As the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo unfolds in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, a Cameroonian economist has highlighted the event's vast potential and mutual benefits for both sides....
Cameroon's National Assembly speaker calls for restraint ahead of presidential poll
YAOUNDE, June 10 (Xinhua) -- Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, speaker of Cameroon's National Assembly, said on Tuesday that the build-up to the country's presidential election is intense, urging restraint, responsibility, and patriotism. "It is an...

Yaounde: Bangem Council steals show at JEICOM, woos investors
True to its description as the “land of multiple opportunities”, the Council team at the Forum led by its mayor, Ekungwe Kang Christopher, is making key engagements with potential investors. As the Forum grouping at least 400 delegates from across...