Cameroon separatists in southwest kill mayor
Separatists in the English-speaking South-West region of Cameroon killed a local mayor in an ambush in which two soldiers were also wounded, the region's governor said Monday. The post Cameroon...
View ArticleCameroon president breaks media silence after two months of pandemic
Cameroon's 87-year-old President Paul Biya has made a televised address to his people ending more than two months of silence as the central African nation dealt with a burgeoning coronavirus crisis....
View ArticleCameroon to hold first regional elections in December
Cameroon's veteran leader Paul Biya on Monday announced the country first regional elections in December, including in two western regions in the grip of a revolt by the anglophone minority. The post...
View ArticleCameroon police use tear gas to break up protest
Police on Tuesday used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by hundreds of people in Cameroon's economic capital Douala calling for an end to bloodshed in the country's anglophone regions....
View ArticleUS restricts visas over Cameroon conflict
The United States on Monday announced visa restrictions on individuals accused of fueling violence in western Cameroon, which has seen vicious fighting for four years between army troops and separatist...
View ArticleCamerounian leader honours Dangote over investments
President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has received the highest civilian honour in Cameroun - the Commander of the National Order of Valour - from the President of the...
View ArticleEight dead in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush
Eight people were killed and dozens others injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match, officials said Tuesday. Cameroonian President Paul Biya...
View ArticleDemocracy in Africa needs help
It was in a policy development class many years ago that a teacher asked us to listen and understand what he was teaching and how to apply it to our work instead of thinking and focusing on how to...
View ArticleConversation on alternative democracy - Part 2
A diasporan commentator and friend of the house, who keeps regular tab on happenings at home from his UK base shared the following thoughts regarding the conversation on this page last week. The post...
View ArticleThe road not taken
The idea of our returning to the Parliamentary system of government is seriously being mulled. This is as a result of the frustrations the country has been experiencing since 1979 when we embraced the...
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