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A void at the top of Cameroon’s electoral arbiter Clément Atangana, the man who presided over Cameroon’s Constitutional Council, has died in Paris at the age of 85. He had been evacuated to France for […]
The French ambassador to Senegal, Christine Fages, spoke in Dakar on Friday, October 2, 2026, during the port call of the French Navy helicopter carrier Mistral. She described the visit as a strong symbol of […]
The legal framework behind the national dialogue Kinshasa — The national dialogue announced by President Félix Tshisekedi must be understood as a political mechanism for consultation and pacification, not as a parallel institution, a Paris-based […]
The fallout of a record petition A petition campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo is generating significant public debate and raising urgent questions about the country’s future. The initiative, led by Amnesty International, aims […]
Reporting from Yaoundé October 1 marks the anniversary of the birth of the Federal Republic of Cameroon. On that day in 1961, the former French colony and Southern Cameroons, then under British administration, came together. […]
Tshisekedi puts faith in Gnassingbé’s mediation to revive stalled eastern DRC peace process The ongoing security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached a critical juncture, prompting President Félix Tshisekedi to place […]
Fifteen years ago, Mboro — a small fishing village on Cameroon’s southern coast — was a forgotten settlement of winding dirt paths and rudimentary houses. Today, this coastal strip hosts one of Central Africa’s most […]
The Ivory Coast has firmly rejected a controversial US proposal to accept non-citizens expelled from American soil—a move critics warn could undermine national sovereignty and set a dangerous precedent for Africa. Confirmed by insider accounts, […]
What if a country’s debt burden could be turned into a tool for educating its children? That was the central question when Dr Souleymane Diarrassouba, Minister of Planning and Development, travelled to New York for […]
The verdict that shook Cameroon’s press In Cameroon, a seemingly trivial detail — a minister’s pair of glasses — has spiraled into a full-blown judicial saga that has left four journalists facing severe consequences. The […]
When a man who spent decades shaping a nation’s financial architecture passes away, the question is not only who he was, but what remains of his work. Abdoulaye Koné, former Minister of Economy and Finance, […]
Aimé Martial Massamba, Gabon’s Minister of Fisheries, Maritime Affairs, and Blue Economy, has been tasked with steering preparations for a fresh fisheries partnership with the European Union. Meeting on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the […]