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New Wave of Boko Haram Attacks Target Commuters, Schoolchildren in Northern Cameroon
HumAngle
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August 18, 2025
Since June, a significant increase in Boko Haram activities has been recorded in northern Cameroon, particularly in the Far North region. Military sources in the country’s capital, Yaoundé, estimated that at least 30 people have been killed in...
MTN Group Restructures Executive Leadership: Karl Toriola Takes On Additional Role As Vice President, Francophone Africa
Daily Independent
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August 18, 2025
1 MTN Group has announced a restructuring of its executive leadership team, aimed at strengthening the execution of its Ambition2025 strategy and positioning the company for long-term growth across its key markets. Central to this development is...
Cameroon to start Belabo–Ngaoundéré railway renewal in 2027
Business in Cameroon
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August 18, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Work to renew 330 km of railway between Belabo in the East region and Ngaoundéré in the Adamawa region is scheduled to begin in the first half of 2027. The update was disclosed in a statement issued on August 14 by...
Cameroon: Sonara adopts 2-year plan to restart Limbe refinery by 2027
Business in Cameroon
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August 18, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s National Refining Company (Sonara) approved on August 13 the Acceleration Plan for Restructuring and Rehabilitation Measures for Refining Restart within 24 months (Parras 24). The initiative agreed upon during a...
Prestigious Camden International Film Festival To Showcase Almost Three Dozen U.S., North American & World Premieres, Many With Oscar Ambitions
Deadline
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August 18, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Some of the greatest documentary talents in the world will be descending on coastal Maine for the 21st edition of the Camden International Film Festival. CIFF announced its lineup today ahead of the event running September 11-14, a...
MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola appointed Vice President of Francophone Africa
Technext
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August 18, 2025
MTN Group has announced that Karl Toriola, the current CEO of MTN Nigeria, will assume an additional role as Vice President of Francophone Africa, effective November 1. The development is part of MTN’s strategic shift and leadership change across...
Ahead of October election: Osih demands urgent...
The Guardian Post
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In a letter addressed to the President of the Electoral Board of ELECAM, Osih was clear in his demands. According to the presidential candidate who is also National Chairman of the SDF, the credibility of the forthcoming election is at stake...
At graduation ceremony: Minister urges g...
The Guardian Post
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The minister was speaking at a graduation ceremony of some 322 laureates from Bertoua, Bamenda, Dschang, and Garoua CENAJES centers who had just completed their two-year-long professional journey for the 2024–2025 academic year. The ceremony took...
Access Bank Cameroon concludes WeMentor program, championing women entre...
The Guardian Post
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The closing ceremony, held on Thursday at the Akwa Palace Hotel, brought together mentors, mentees, institutional partners, and senior bank executives to celebrate a journey that began on March 29, 2025. Launched in partnership with the Ministry...
Sports2 minutes ago Transfer Updates: Wharton, Onana, Donnarumma, Simons, Malacia, Others Manchester United are weighing up a transfer move for 21-year-old England international and Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton, according to Talksport. But…
Naija News
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August 18, 2025
But United’s focus on midfield reinforcements comes amid uncertainty in goal. The Sun reports that Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana was left out of their Premier League opener against Arsenal, with the club even considering to secure the transfer...
Biya regime seeks CFA165bn aid to rebuild Douala-Yaoundé road
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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August 18, 2025
The Cameroonian government has asked the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for CFA165 billion to rehabilitate the Douala-Yaoundé road, a 214.1-kilometer section of National Highway No. 3. The request, dated July 22, 2025, was signed by Minister of...
Cameroon government lauds Catholic Church’s peace-building efforts ahead of election
Catholic News Agency
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August 17, 2025
ACI Africa, Aug 17, 2025 / 07:00 am The minister of state, secretary-general at the presidency of Cameroon has commended the Catholic Church in the Central African nation for committing to peace-building as the country prepares for its...
Set-piece kings still reign: Arsenal edge Man United at Old Trafford
Sporting News
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August 17, 2025
Arsenal made a winning start to their latest attempt to win the Premier League title as they edged a close game with Manchester United at Old Trafford 1-0. Riccardo Calafiori nodded in the only goal of the game after 13 minutes after Altay...
Cameroonian Government Lauds Catholic Church’s Contribution to Peace-Building ahead of Presidential Election
ACI Africa
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August 15, 2025
Responding to the minister’s remarks, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda clarified that the Bishops “came as men of God, carrying the hopes and concerns of the people.” According to the NECC August 13 statement,...
Guyanese, Dr. Arif Bulkan is new Judge on Caribbean Court of Justice
News Source Guyana
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August 18, 2025
Guyanese legal luminary, Dr Arif Bulkan, who briefly served as a Court of Appeal Judge in Guyana, has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) to join the Caribbean Court of Justice as a Judge. In a statement,...
Arif Bulkan selected as CCJ judge
Stabroek News
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August 18, 2025
The Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC) today announced that Guyanese jurist Arif Bulkan has been selected as a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice. A release from the RJLSC follows: JUSTICE ARIF BULKAN TO JOIN THE CCJ...
Justice Arif Bulkan to Join the CCJ Bench
Antigua News Room
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August 18, 2025
Mr Justice Arif Bulkan, a national of Guyana, has been selected by the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission (RJLSC), the independent body responsible for recruiting staff and judges for the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), to join the...
Wayne Rooney says Man United would be 'crazy' to avoid transfer for 'one of the best'
Manchester Evening News
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August 18, 2025
Wayne Rooney believes Manchester United should look to sign Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma amid the club's goalkeeping issues. Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir was at fault for Arsenal's goal during Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. It...
Cameroon could bridge the gap in US cocoa and timber imports
Atlantic Council
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August 15, 2025
In recent years, the United States has steadily ramped up its commercial engagement in Africa. Nonetheless, many markets across the continent remain underexplored, and many sectors lie untapped. Cameroon is a telling case in point. US firms have...
Cameroonian allegedly scammed of $650,000 in a fake gold deal
Ghanaian Chronicle
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August 15, 2025
The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour Basilia Adjei-Tawiah, has remanded two foreign nationals and granted bail to a third accused person in a case involving an alleged attempt to defraud a Cameroonian national of over half a...