Cameroon
12 Feb
Cameroon President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, turns 92 years old on Thursday after more than four decades in power but remains tight-lipped on whether he will run for another term in elections this year. Many people including the deeply divided opposition are in little doubt that the leader, who first won…
26 Dec
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed that Nigeria will not allow its borders to be used as a base to
16 Dec
World Trade Organisation (WTO) members agreed on Monday to hold the next ministerial conference in Cameroon in early 2026, it said in a statement. The WTO holds such conferences every two years where trade ministers from around the globe gather to try to reach deals to set or update new trade rules. The statement indicated…
22 Nov
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Ibaka has arrested three suspected oil thieves carrying 2,000 litres of petrol with the intention of smuggling it to the Republic of Cameroon. The Commanding Officer of the Base, Navy Capt. Uche Aneke disclosed this while handing over the suspects seized items, and other goods to the Nigeria…
21 Nov
Nigeria and Cameroon will meet in the penultimate round of the ongoing 2024 Africa Military Games (AMGA) in Abuja today. The draw was conducted by Brig. Gen. Brahima Diabate, Head Football Commission, Organisation for Military Sports in Africa. Diabete was assisted by Brig. Gen. O.A. Fawsley, Chairman, Football event, AMGA, Abuja 2024 on Thursday at…
24 Oct
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Global warming made the seasonal downpours this year about five to 20 per cent more intense across the Niger, and Lake Chad basins, said World…
23 Oct
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, has urged President Bola Tinubu to revisit the 2002 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon. Mohammed argues that revisiting the judgement is crucial for aligning with the President's 'Renewed Hope Agenda,' aiming to remedy the injustice faced by the former…
22 Oct
President Paul Biya of Cameroon has returned to the country amid speculations about his health.
9 Oct
Cameroon’s 91-year-old president, Paul Biya, is in good health, the government said on Tuesday in a statement, calling widespread reports saying otherwise "pure fantasy."
29 Sep
Rising from Cameroon’s East region at the confluence of the Lom and Pangar rivers of the Sanaga Basin, the Lom-Pangar Hydroelectric Plant stands as one of the nation’s largest hydropower facilities. READ ALSO:Kidnapping: Police arrest 5 Cameroonians in Adamawa When China CAMC Engineering Co., Ltd (CAMCE), a subsidiary of China National…
25 Sep
The European Union has released 5.4 million euros ($6 million) in aid for six West and Central African countries hit by deadly floods, the EU's delegation in Chad said Wednesday. That humanitarian aid was "to help the worst-affected populations following the devastating floods in Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Mali and Burkina Faso," it said…
17 Sep
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has alerted Nigerians that the management of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon is to begin regulated water releases from the dam starting September 17. According to NIHSA, the water is being released at an initial rate of 100 cubic metres per second (m³/s), which translates to 8.64 million cubic metres…
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