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JNIM Attacks Across Mali; Biya Faces Challengers in Cameroon: Africa File, July 3, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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To receive the weekly Africa File or tri-weekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and BlueSky. Contributor: Miles Charles Key Takeaways: Cameroon. Cameroonian President Paul Biya is facing a...
Cameroonian native finds inspiration in story of his own path to Army service
US Army
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June 30, 2025
CAMP ZAMA, Japan – Pfc. Franck Karel Penga Nkweya’s aspirations of Army service took root long before he set foot in America, and he attributes his journey to hard work, dedication and loyalty. Born and raised in Cameroon’s capital city of...
Yaoundé: Bello Bouba declares candidacy for presidential election
Cameroon Concord News
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June 29, 2025
Bello Bouba Maigari, Minister of Tourism and leader of the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) announced in Yaoundé that he will be challenging the 92-year-old President Biya in the upcoming presidential election. ‘I have heard you...
Cameroon's George Elombi to take over Afreximbank's leadership
The Standard
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Incoming African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) president and board chairman Dr George Elombi. [Courtesy] The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) named veteran executive Dr George Elombi as its next president and board chairman on Saturday,...
Cameroonian Elombi Emerges New Afreximbank President
Leadership
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June 28, 2025
The shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed Dr. George Elombi as the next President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the continental financial institution. He becomes the fourth President to lead the...
Douala: Two die of food poisoning, 60 hospitalised
The Guardian Post
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Nurses attending to child suffering from food poisoning At least two persons have died and 60 others hospitalised at the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Littoral Region, after suffering from food poisoning. The incident occurred Tuesday, June 24,...
Douala airport officials send back Cameroonian Irish citizen on same plane
Cameroon Concord News
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June 18, 2025
Francophone immigration officers have sent back a Cameroonian Irish citizen who travelled from Dublin on the same Air France plane she arrived on, questioning whether she was granted a genuine Cameroonian visa. Enow Maureen had flown to Douala...
Chinese medical team provides medical services in Cameroon
Xinhua News Agency
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A Chinese medical worker guides a local doctor in reviewing CT images at the Yaounde Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in Cameroon, on July 1, 2025. The 24th Chinese medical team to Cameroon, with 19 members, was dispatched by...
Shattered political alliances: Biya pick...
The Guardian Post
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At the weekend from the Yaounde Conference Centre, Bello Bouba Maïgari, president of National Union for Democracy and Progress, NUDP, who doubles as Minister of State, Minister of Tourism and Leisure, ruined its historic alliance with the ruling...
Yaoundé: Didier Edoa says Cameroon’s reserves fueling half of CEMAC imports
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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June 18, 2025
Cameroon contributes between 40% and 58% annually to the foreign exchange reserves of the six CEMAC countries, according to Gilbert Didier Edoa, Secretary General in the Ministry of Finance. Edoa disclosed this figure on June 17, 2025, at the...
Mofu Primate Sanctuary protects primates from illegal hunting, trading in Cameroon
Xinhua News Agency
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Tourists observe a western lowland gorilla at the Mefou Primate Sanctuary in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, on July 1, 2025. Located in the south of Yaounde, the Mofu Primate Sanctuary aims to protect primates that have been maimed or left...
Cameroon leader’s ally quits, launches challenge in political shake-up
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 27, 2025
By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A long-time ally of Cameroon’s leader has quit the government to run for president in October elections – a defection that could reshape the West African nation’s politics after more than four decades...
Yaounde: Organisation, Positive Gene...
The Guardian Post
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The presser was to present the results of a study on health security in Cameroon. It was carried out in partnership with the organisation, Actions for Development and Empowerment, ADE. The goal was to assess the country’s preparedness and response...
Yaoundé plans new law on organ donation as dialysis cases reach 2.5 million
Cameroon Concord News
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June 27, 2025
Lawmakers in Cameroon are set to review a draft bill on organ donation, collection, and transplantation, as part of government efforts to address growing health challenges linked to organ failure. The proposed law, presented to the National...
Yves Missi Set to Debut for Cameroon at 2025 AfroBasket
Times News Global
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July 2, 2025
YAOUNDE, Cameroon – New Orleans Pelicans rookie Yves Missi announced his debut with the Cameroonian national team for the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket. The tournament will run from August 12-24 in the Angolan cities of Luanda and Moçâmedes. In a...
Cameroonians, you hold the power to change our story
The Guardian Post
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Cameroon is overheating under the weight of its own failures. If it is not rescued, it risks imploding. For decades, our nation has been held hostage by stagnation, decay, and the cynical betrayal of public trust. Now, more than ever, Cameroon...
Yaounde: British High Commission welcomes home eight Chevening scholars
The Guardian Post
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This was during an event organised at the British High Commissioner's residence in Yaounde on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The gathering aimed to celebrate the scholars and highlight the anticipated contributions these individuals will make to their...
Cameroon Customs Seizes Record 45 Kg of Cannabis Smuggled from Nigeria
Business in Cameroon
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June 26, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Customs officers from Cameroon’s mobile brigade in Ekok, located in the country’s South-West region, have seized a record shipment of 45 kilograms of cannabis during a routine inspection on June 20, 2025. The information...
Ahead of presidentials: ELECAM reveals voter register hits over 8 million
The Guardian Post
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He revealed the figures Saturday, June 28, in Yaounde. This was during the Second Ordinary session of the Electoral Board of ELECAM. Dr Enow Abrams noted that from January to June 26, 2025, some 373,588 new potential voters had been registered. He...
Yaoundé: opposition lawmakers criticize cost, complications in new ID system
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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June 25, 2025
Opposition members of Cameroon’s National Assembly have expressed worries that that the new system for the issuance of national ID cards is not only costly, but appears more complex than the previous one. Hon Adamou Koupit, member of parliament of...