BBC | Sylvia Bongo, wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, is being held in pre-trial detention on allegations of the embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer says. She had been under house arrest since the 30 August coup. But after a long hearing in front of a judge it …
Read More »Olympic Games: NBA’s MVP Joel Embiid’s USA decision ‘very disappointing’ for Africa
BBC | Joel Embiid’s decision to represent the USA over his native Cameroon has left the African nation “legitimately annoyed”, according to a source at the country’s basketball governing body. Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, confirmed on social media platform X on Friday that he will play for …
Read More »Cameroonian Troops Dislodge Pro-Biafra Militants From Bakassi
Enews Nigeria | This incident was said to have occurred on Sunday morning. According to eyewitnesses, Cameroon’s Rapid d’intervention Battalions (BIR) also recaptured Abana from the pro Biafra militants. It was gathered that authorities in Cameroon had deployed more troops to Isangele subdivision. The troops have reportedly surrounded the town, …
Read More »Gabon’s new transitional president: Army general sworn in to replace Ali Bongo |+video
Al Jazeera | The Central African regional bloc ECCAS has suspended Gabon, until constitutional order there is restored. Hours earlier, Gabon’s coup leader was sworn in as the interim president. General Brice Oligui Nguema pledged free elections and a referendum on a new constitution – but with no clear timeline …
Read More »L’un des meilleurs mathématiciens au monde est camerounais |+ vidéo
Né dans un village près de Yaoundé, au Cameroun, le professeur Abdon Atangana est arrivé à Bloemfontein en décembre 2009 en tant qu’étudiant en mathématiques. Aujourd’hui professeur, il a publié plus de 30 études et remporté des dizaines de prix internationaux
Read More »Gabon’s Borders Reopen After Coup
VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Central African merchants and Gabon’s civilians who were stranded in Kye-Ossi, a southern Cameroon city, are pleased that Gabon’s military is reopening the borders that were sealed after a coup removed Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba from power this week. On Saturday, Gabon’s military junta …
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