In a disturbing event that unfolded in the early hours of Sunday night to Monday, two Olympique de Marseille footballers, Jean Onana and Faris Moumbagna, narrowly escaped a violent car-jacking attempt. According to Europe 1, the attempt took place shortly before 4 a.m. in the southern districts of Marseille. The …
Read More »FECAFOOT – Minsep affair: President Paul Biya has not taken a stand for Samuel Eto’o
Afrique Sports | While euphoria has gripped Samuel Eto’o’s camp in the showdown with the Minister of Sports, sources close to the government deny any intervention from President Paul Biya in favor of the FECAFOOT president. Jeune Afrique revealed that there was indeed intervention from Paul Biya to calm the …
Read More »Singer Libianca on the pressure to take sides in Cameroon war
BBC | Despite having lived in the United States for most of her life, Libianca is unmistakably proud of her Cameroonian heritage. The Afrosoul star was introduced to the world while singing in a Cameroonian accent – in 2022 she dropped her day-to-day American cadence for the career-launching, globally-charting hit …
Read More »Netherlands remains Cameroon’s top customer in 2023 despite market share drop
Business in Cameroon | The Netherlands remained Cameroon’s top customer in 2023 for the second consecutive year, according to the latest report on Cameroon’s foreign trade published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on May 8. The country imported goods worth CFA693.7 billion from Cameroon in 2023, compared to …
Read More »5 policemen killed in Cameroon Anglophone Crisis | + video
France 24 | At least 5 members of Cameroon’s security forces were killed by anglophone separatists in an attack over the weekend. English speaking spearatists began an armed rebellion in 2017 and the conflict, in which both sides have been accused of atrocities, has already cost over 6000 lives. More …
Read More »Nachtigal dam injects its first MW into Cameroon’s power grid
Afrik 21 | Several members of Cameroon’s government attended the commissioning of the first turbine of the Nachtigal hydroelectric scheme in the center of the country on Friday, May 10, 2024. This first unit has a capacity of 60 MW. This is it! After five years of work, the Nachtigal …
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