Cameroon President Paul Biya wants to run for another term
President Paul Biya, the veteran leader of Cameroon, will be the ruling party’s candidate once again in presidential elections later this year, the party’s spokesman said Sunday. Biya “is the candidate of the RDPC” (Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement), party spokesman Jacques Fame Ndongo, who is also the country’s minister for higher education, told state radio. Biya, 78, is one of Africa’s [...]
$3.75 billion in state revenue lost to corruption in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, February 10, 2011 (AFP) – Cameroon lost some 2.8 billion euros ($3.75 billion) in state revenue between 1998 and 2004 through corruption, according to an official report seen by AFP. Illegal forestry in particular was responsible for losses averaging some 152 million euros a year, the National Anti-Corruption Commission report said, quoting an investigation by [...]
CPJ mourns the death of Cameroon’s Pius Njawé
The Committee to Protect Journalists extends its deep condolences to the family and colleagues of Pius Njawé, a pioneering Cameroonian journalist and a press freedom advocate, who was killed in a car accident in the United States on Monday. Njawé, 53, was president of the Free Media Group, a company that publishes Cameroon’s leading independent [...]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Accused of Intent to Rig Forthcoming Elections
The opposition in Cameroon has accused President Paul Biya of intent to steal the forthcoming election in the country. They are saying that Biya has made moves to seize control of vote preparations from a specially created independent body. Elizabeth Tamanjong, head of the main opposition Social Democratic Front (SDF), said “Paul Biya doesn’t want [...]
Cameroon Editor Jailed For Insulting President Biya
New York, December 29, 2009—A Cameroonian newspaper editor, jailed this month after publishing a book excerpt that alleged sexual activities by President Paul Biya, was convicted on Monday of “insulting the head of state.” Judge Ibrahim Ba sentenced Jean-Bosco Talla, managing editor of the weekly Germinal, to a one-year suspended term and a fine of [...]
Cameroonian Editor Under Arrest
New York, December 15, 2009—The managing editor of a private newspaper in Cameroon has been held in police custody since Thursday, accused of insulting President Paul Biya, according to local journalists and news reports. Managing Editor Jean-Bosco Talla of the weekly Germinal was picked up by police in the capital, Yaoundé, on Thursday and taken [...]
EU Condemns Election Management Transfer in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Nov – Cameroon’s democratisation process has suffered a serious setback this year after the government transferred elections management from the Ministry of Territorial Administration (MINAT) to the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) party of President Paul Biya, says the head of the European Commission delegation in Yaounde. “We strongly applauded the government’s decision [...]
Cameroon coast to record sixth world cup appearance
Cameroon coasted to a 2-0 win in Morocco Saturday and clinched a record sixth appearance for an African team at the World Cup.The ‘Indomitable Lions’ took a one-point lead over Gabon into the …
Central Africa: No Agreement on Climate Change Convention Without Adequate Compensation
YAOUNDE, Nov – One month to go to the Copenhagen climate change summit, Central African countries and forest partners say they will not endorse any agreement on climate change if the international community does not provide adequate compensation for their efforts to preserve the Congo Basin rain forests. The Copenhagen conference is designed to climax [...]
Group ‘a’ open as cameroon, gabon claim can spots
Group A’s representative for the 2010 World Cup will decided on the ultimate day of the qualifying series following convincing wins by contenders, Cameroon and Gabon on Saturday. The …
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