Month: September 2013

Multiparty democracy swept across Africa in the early 1990s, as single-party states and authoritarian leaders bowed to pressure from outside and within.

By HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press A Louisiana sheriff says the wife of a man accused of killing a pastor filed a rape complaint against the preacher two days before he was killed.

While some candidates running for seats in Cameroon’s National Assembly [fr] and municipal council are doing their best sway voters with sweeping but vague promises typical of elections, others are trying to buy it with money and gifts, such as beer an…

[Africa Top Sports]Convened by Coach Volker Finke while he announced his international retirement just after the qualification of the Indomitable Lions against Libya (1-0), will Samuel Eto’o change his mind and rejoin the national squad?

[Cameroon Tribune]”As part of measures put in place by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) to combat corruption and ensure transparency in the Legislative and Municipal elections of Monday, September 30, 2013, a Special Unit has been set up…

[Cameroon Tribune]The party sails in calm water since there aren’t any adversaries in the zone.

[Cameroon Tribune]The Director General of Elections invites the international observes accredited as well as officials of the national organisations authorised to deploy observers, on the occasion of the election of members of parliament and municipal …

A team of researchers led by Michel De Waard, Inserm Research Director at the Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences , has discovered that an African medicinal plant produces large quantities of molecules with analgesic properties.

Cameroon’s 5.4 million voters head to the polls Monday for legislative and local elections set to shore up the strong parliamentary majority of President Paul Biya’s ruling party.

[Cameroon Tribune]The 33-year-old CPDM councillor for Yaounde VI who began politicking at 15 is seeking a third term.

The Cameroon Renaissance Movement has organized, what has been term, Cafe Politic to present their candidates in the race as well as their political programme to pressmen.

[Cameroon Tribune]The CPDM and NUDP are all chanting victory based on the mobilisation they witnessed on the field during campaign.

[Cameroon Tribune]Etombi Ikome Gladys, CPDM Legislative Substantive candidate for the Fako East Constituency talks of her plans if she is elected into Parliament.

[Cameroon Tribune]Technocrats of the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) have metamorphosed from one tactic to another in a bid to attain desired percentages at the September 30 legislative and municipal polls.

Saudi Arabians living in Cameroon assembled at the Yaounde Hilton Hotel to celebrate their country’s 83rd national day.

[Cameroon Tribune]About 15 recently-closed private schools were either in hazardous areas or had no authorisation.

[Cameroon Tribune]The CPDM Centre Regional Campaign team led by Gilbert Tsimi Evouna was in Endom on September 25, 2013.

[Cameroon Tribune]PAP supporters will vote NADP list for Mamfe Council and NADP will vote PAP in legislative election.

[Cameroon Tribune]Handbags of several students and women have been snatched by such robbers in Yaounde.

[Cameroon Tribune]The Deputy Secretary General of the Central Committee led a delegation to Buea.

[Cameroon Tribune]They are expected to be responsible, objective and provide independent and diverse views.

[Cameroon Tribune]The political carpet-crossing is a fallout of the CPDM proximity campaign strategy.

[Cameroon Tribune]The former Registrar-in-Chief of the Bamenda Court is accused of embezzling over FCFA 60 million amongst other offences.

[Cameroon Tribune]As voters go to the polls on Monday September 30, 2013 to vote the country’s 180 Members of the National Assembly and councillors into the 360 councils, they must know what the law says about the polling procedures.

[Cameroon Tribune]The trial was adjourned to October 8, 2013 for a continuation of defence testimonies.