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At least 12 Cameroonian soldiers were killed in an attack by terrorists on the border with Nigeria, according to a communiqué from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense. “The attack in the Lake Chad region, near the town of Wulgo, also left more than a dozen soldiers wounded,” reports said. The …

Built by the Nachtigal Power Company (NHPC) since 2018, the Nachtigal dam will be inaugurated on April 3, 2025. In a context where energy needs are becoming increasingly pressing, this dam, which has been managing all of its 420 MW in the Southern interconnected grid since March 18, 2025, is …

In Cameroon, the government has announced the dismissal of almost 5,000 civil servants and public employees, with a view to improving control over the number of staff on state payroll. The dismissals come in the wake of mass desertions from the ranks of the civil service, with civil servants leaving …

Almost 188 churches have been closed on the instructions of the Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji, sub-prefect of Yaoundé 4, Cameroon. “Of the 615 religious groups operating in his district, the administrative authority found that all 188 were operating illegally,” according to reports. From noise pollution to extortion …

Cameroonian lawyers launched a three-day strike on Wednesday to protest against police violence targeting their profession, according to reports. The protest was instigated by the Cameroon Bar Council, which issued a statement denouncing the physical violence, barbarism and other humiliating treatment to which lawyers are recurrently subjected by the forces …

On the eve of Youth Day, celebrated in Cameroon every February 11, Cameroon’s Head of State made his customary address to his young compatriots. President Biya repeated his promises in terms of employment and training for young people, reaffirming his determination to continue to meet the challenges facing his people. …

In power since November 1982, Cameroon’s Head of State is preparing to run for an umpteenth term, despite his advanced age and the deafening protests of his detractors. “The Head of State, His Excellency Paul Biya, is the candidate of the Far North region for the next presidential election”, Cavayé …

More than four decades ago, Paul Biya became head of state on November 6, and this date is synonymous with great celebration within the Rassemblement démocratique du peuple camerounais (RDPC), the ruling party. Activists of the Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais (RDPC) and supporters of the Head of State have …

The deputy mayor of Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s English-speaking North-West region, has been kidnapped and killed by armed men, according to reports. “The elected representative was abducted from her home at 5:30 pm on October 26, and her lifeless body was discovered bathed in blood in the morning,” reports …

The President of the Republic of Cameroon returned home on October 21, 2024, after several days in hospital abroad since September 2. The Cameroonian presidential couple Paul and Chantal Biya landed this afternoon at Yaoundé’s Nsimalen international airport. Paul Biya and his wife arrive in Cameroon after an officially unjustified …