Reporters Without Borders (RSF) can reveal that the contents of mobile phones and interrogations have yielded new, very incriminating evidence in the investigation into journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder in Cameroon. Businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga is more deeply implicated than ever and the net is closing on justice minister Laurent Esso, …
Read More »Cameroon: The artist who wants to heal the world with pictosculpture | + video
Africanews | In Cameroon, the visual artist Jean Michel Dissakè wants to use his art to heal the world of the crises that affect it. The artist develops an aesthetic form that he has named Moudiki. Moudiki means the vine. It is the symbol of the electrocardiogram, it is the …
Read More »Cameroon suspends ride-hailing app Yango for alleged failings
YAOUNDE, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Cameroon has suspended Russian ride-hailing app Yango over its alleged failure to comply with transport regulations, the African country’s transport ministry said on Wednesday. Yango, which is owned by Russian tech giant Yandex, entered the Cameroonian market in 2021 with operations in the main cities …
Read More »Account of arrest of suspected mastermind in Cameroonian journalist’s murder
Reporters Without Borders | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has compiled an account of how controversial Cameroonian businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga and two other high-profile persons were arrested early today (6 February) in connection with outspoken radio journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder on 17 January. The preparations began shortly after midnight at …
Read More »Africa Confronts An Aged Leadership Unwilling To Retire – OpEd
Eurasia Review | African leaders serving 20 or more years in office are drawing the attention of critics who question their ability to run a country after so many years. Suspicions about the stability of Cameroonian President Paul Biya, age 89, were raised in a recent issue of Ghana Business …
Read More »Cameroonian businessman arrested after journalist’s murder
YAOUNDE, Feb 6 (Reuters) – A Cameroonian businessman was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a prominent journalist, Martinez Zogo, whose mutilated remains were found near the capital Yaounde last month after he was abducted, the national radio station CRTV said. The case has roiled the Central African …
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