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 »“Plusieurs arrestations” dans l’assassinat de Martinez Zogo
Africanews | Plusieurs personnes ont été arrêtées au Cameroun, “fortement suspectées” d’être impliquées dans le meurtre d’un journaliste enlevé puis “assassiné” après avoir été manifestement torturé mi-janvier, a annoncé jeudi la présidence. Martinez Zogo était le directeur général de la radio privée Amplitude FM, et animateur vedette d’une émission quotidienne, …
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 »Condamnation de Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o, ancien ministre de la Défense
RFI | Un ancien poids lourd du régime condamné à trente ans de prison. Il s’agit de l’ancien ministre de la Défense, Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o, qui fut aussi directeur du cabinet civil du président Paul Biya. Déjà en prison depuis près de 4 ans, c’est la nuit dernière autour …
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 …
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