Africa’s Protracted Presidencies, Military Takeovers; What Challenge to the International Community? The last decade has been the most dramatic in African history with a series of political transitions void of the regular ballot box machination which ensures that a popular view expressed brings a new leader at the helm of […]
Cameroon Government Restricts Sale of Machetes as Genocide looms in Anglophone Regions The government of Cameroon has severely restricted the sale and purchase of machetes in the conflict-rigged Anglophone regions as the rate of machete-related killings goes on the rise. This was detailed in a communication signed by Interior Minister, […]
Outrage in Cameroon as another Jamal Khashoggi Episode is Repeated There has been growing condemnation within and outside Cameroon over the death of a local Journalist, Samuel Abuwe Ajeakah in military custody. The Journalist who died under very murky circumstances in August 2019 was only declared death by the government […]
Amidst Boycott, Violence in Cameroon Election, AU, Catholic Church, others call for Political Breakthrough Following the February 09 Municipal and Legislative elections, an avalanche of calls for political breakthrough in Cameroon have been downloaded from several national and international bodies including the African Union (AU), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the […]
As Cameroonians take to the polls on February 9th, 2020, in the most hotly contested electoral process of recent times, most religious groups and missions have fine-tuned strategies to support and maintain the integrity of the electoral process. While Muslim leaders have been organizing regular Friday prayers to invoke the […]
The Chairman of the African Union Commission (AU) and the Secretaries-General of the Commonwealth of Nations and La Francophonie have jointly visited Cameroon in a bid to assist the government in managing the three-year long war in the Anglophone regions of the country. Speaking shortly after a visit to the […]
A Major National Dialogue is underway in Cameroon’s political capital, Yaoundé, aimed at resolving the three-year conflict in the Anglophone regions of the country. The dialogue, which opened on Monday, 30 September, saw the absence of key political players from the Anglophone community, especially separatist fighters. Opening the meeting, Cameroon’s […]
For ten years the Islamic extremist group popularly known as Boko Haram has been waging a ferocious war against Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger. A war which started in the North Eastern Nigerian state of Borno in 2009 has expanded to Northern Cameroon, Southern Chad and Niger over the past […]
For about three months now, one of Africa’s biggest countries, Sudan has been in turmoil with regular protests organized by opposition groups demanding political changes after the three-decade rule of Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir. First were overwhelming mass protests in the streets of Khartoum, the country’s capital and other towns […]
Renowned Nigerian actress Stella Damasus has, in a tearful online plea, urged the international community to intervene in the conflict raging in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon in order to save the lives and properties being destroyed daily. “I wonder why this Cameroon issue does not have the kind of […]
The West African nation of Cameroon has once again celebrated its National Unity Day on 20 May 2019 amidst violence and bloodshed in some areas of the country. A conflict of language, culture, and resources, especially in the English speaking regions, is tearing the country apart. The celebrations organized for […]
An expert in Governance and Democracy has argued that there is more regime change through people-power than the ballot box in Africa, because the social contract between the governors and the governed has been broken and the people feel that the only way to take back their power is through […]
There is great expectation among Cameroonians for a solution to its numerous conflicts, especially that orchestrating in the Anglophone regions as the United States Assistant Secretary of State in charge of African Affairs, Nagy Tibor, arrives the country on March 17th for a two-day official visit. According to the State […]
Four people are reported to have been killed as a major hospital in Kumba, a city in the Southwest region of Cameroon, was burnt down almost completely by unknown attackers in the early hours of Monday, 11 February 2019. The fire, which started around 1:00 am, consumed the male surgical […]
Members of the Ivorian government have reacted to the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to release ex-President, Laurent Koudou Gbagbo by calling on the former statesman to play the role Nelson Mandela played in South Africa when he left prison in 1990. While meeting in an emergency meeting […]
On Thursday September 13, world leaders gathered in the Ghanaian city of Accra to bid farewell to a man affectionately described as the Secular Pope of the world. Kofi Atta Annan who died on August 18 has become a model for African youths in general and Ghanaian youths in particular, […]
Cameroon: The “Indefatigable” President Paul Biya At 85 The president of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has tabled his candidacy for the upcoming elections on October 7, 2018, in the West African country. With the probability of him winning, Mr. Biya would become the longest serving president in Africa […]
The government of Cameroon has been accused of implementing a scorched earth policy in the management of the Anglophone conflict which involves the burning down of entire villages, killing of civilians and burning alive of human beings. The evidence is contained in a 68-page document recently released by a rights […]
There has been growing concern about the performance of African teams at major global sporting events especially the FIFA World Football Cup. With the premature exit of all five contending African teams, some Africans have argued that the poor performance of these teams is a clear reflection of the poor […]
Nkurunziza’s Promise Of Stepping Down In 2020 And The Controversy Of Political Promises In Africa In political life, promises have become the carpet on which politicians walk on into power. These promises are mainly made as a means to lure the masses to either vote for them, or give them […]
