Politique

VOA | YAOUNDE — Cameroon’s president has ordered officials to enforce a 2019 law on bilingualism and make life easier for English speakers in the French-speaking majority country. Complaints of discrimination against English speakers sparked a separatist conflict that, since 2017, has left more than 3,500 people dead. Civilians assembled …

The Africa Report | Although ‘Franckists’ are not very well organised, they nevertheless manage to make themselves heard. Who are they and why do they want Franck Biya, the son of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, to come to power one day? The text has the feel of a religious sermon. …

Jeune Afrique | Malade depuis plusieurs années, l’ex-garde des Sceaux est décédé ce 27 septembre à Yaoundé, à l’âge de 79 ans. Il sera inhumé aujourd’hui à Kolofata, dans sa région de l’Extrême-Nord. L’information qui s’est propagée dans la soirée de mardi a été confirmée à Jeune Afrique par des …

TFIGlobal | When it comes to food scarcity and hunger, Africa tops the list. In fact, one of the main weaknesses of Africa is low agricultural productivity, an issue which has plagued the continent for decades. Widespread drought, lack of rainfall, indebted farmers, conflicts etc are responsible for malnutrition and …

VOA | YAOUNDE — Education officials in Cameroon say improved security in its western regions have allowed more than 200 schools that had been shut by separatist threats since 2017 to reopen for the new school year. But critics note officials said the same thing last year only to see …