SABCNews | Cameroonian dancehall and R&B singer Jennifer Ewube is gearing up to make a name for herself in Mzansi. She recently got signed to Open Mic production, which is home to some of South Africa’s biggest artists including Master KG, Makhadzi, Paige and many others. Full of spunk, energy …
Read More »Cameroon Makes Arrests After Journalist’s Death
VOA | Police have arrested several people “strongly suspected” of involvement in the kidnap, torture and killing of a popular radio journalist, Cameroon’s presidency announced. Martinez Zogo, 50, who spoke out against embezzlement and cronyism in the central African nation, was abducted on January 17 outside a police station in …
Read More »Fuel goes up after IMF pressures Cameroon to end price subsidy
Africanews | Cameroonians were faced with a fuel price rise on Wednesday of about 15 percent, meaning a litre of diesel that used to cost them 575 CFA francs (0.87 euros), will now go up to 720 CFA francs (1.09 euros). The rise came after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) …
Read More »IMF and Cameroon reach $74.6 mln staff-level agreement – statement
DAKAR, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund and Cameroon have reached a staff-level agreement that will give the country access to around $74.6 million once the Board formally completes the review, the IMF said in a statement on Monday. The announcement followed an IMF mission to Cameroon earlier …
Read More »Cameroon prelate links journalist’s death to 2017 slaying of local bishop
Crux Now | YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Catholic leaders in Cameroon have condemned the Jan. 22 murder of a local journalist, comparing the slaying to the 2017 assassination of Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla of Bafia. The lifeless body of Martinez Zogo, 51, was found along the road to Soa, nine miles …
Read More »German foreign office “sorry” for tweet taking a dig at Russia’s African outreach with a leopard emoji
CBS | Johannesburg — A German foreign ministry quip about leopards and an African tour by Russia’s top diplomat has sparked a cool response on the continent, ranging from bewilderment to accusations of insensitivity. On Wednesday, Germany said it would deliver 14 of its top-of-the-line Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, …
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