Yaounde: A funeral service will be held today for Dr. Thomas Welty, an American missionary who served for 25 years with the Cameroon Baptist Convention. The funeral will be livestreamed at the CBC Resource Center at Mvan, Yaounde, CNA has learned. According to Cameroon News Agency, Dr. Welty’s work was
Tripoli: At least four people have died after two boats carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, rescue workers have said. Those confirmed to have died by the Libyan Red Crescent so far were all passengers in a boat carrying 26 Bangladeshi nationals. According to BBC, the
Yaounde: It’s been nearly three weeks since Paul Biya was declared the winner in a now-disputed election result. The announcement of Biya’s victory on October 27 led to protests nationwide and came after opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary had already declared himself the winner. According to Cameroon News Agency, the
Buea: Discontent has gone wild in Ewonda in response to a decision said to originate from the Presidency of the Republic, which ordered the demarcation of the boundaries of Lower Ewonda (a contested, newly created village). The Divisional Officer for Buea, Abba Abdouraman, made the first commission visit to the
Yaounde: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Cameroonian government to investigate and prosecute security forces responsible for post-election violence and urged political leaders to tell their supporters to reject violence. According to Cameroon News Agency, the rights organization expressed concern over the authorities’ response to widespread opposition-led protests
Yaounde: The Cameroonian government has intervened to dissuade billionaire businessman Baba Ahmadou Danpullo from selling his stake in the Societe de Developpement du Coton (Sodecoton). According to Cameroon News Agency, the Presidency instructed the Ministry of Finance to open negotiations with Danpullo, who had been preparing to divest his 11
Yaoundé: The Director General of Elections Cameroon (Elecam), Erik Essousse, has reportedly called for the identification and punishment of staff members threatening to go on strike. Employees of Elecam are said to be planning industrial action to express their dissatisfaction over what they describe as “unbearable” working conditions, marked by
Bali: The Presbyterian Church in Cameroon (PCC), established from the Basel Mission in Ntanfoang, Bali, on November 13, 1957, celebrates its 68th anniversary, emerging as the largest indigenous English-speaking church in the nation. Notable within the PCC are the “Men of Truth” and “Women of Joy” movements, which along with