POLITICS

Switzerland on Thursday announced it was mediating in the crisis in two Cameroon regions where anglophones have launched an armed campaign for a separate state from the French-speaking majority. “At the request of the parties, Switzerland is acting as a facilitator in the crisis in north-western and south-western Cameroon,” the …

The ambassador of Cameroon in Switzerland, Leonard Bindzi on Tuesday, warned his compatriots living in Europe against violence during demonstrations planned for Geneva next Saturday as President Paul Biya embarks on a private visit to the city. Biya and the first lady left Yaoundé, on Sunday “for a short private …

Humanitarian aid workers in Cameroon say they are scared after several consignments of aid meant for people in the country’s troubled English-speaking regions were attacked and burned by suspected separatists. The rebels are suspicious of the aid convoys’ military escorts and say they will never accept any assistance brought in …

Archbishop Cornelius Fontem Esua says he was abducted by separatist fighters in a locality called Njinikejem while on a trip to preach peace in regions where a separatist war has raged for the past two years. “The road was blocked,” he said. “I stood there for sometime, some boys came …

By Barrister Ayah Paul Abine  Did the legislature grant the President of the Republic the prerogative to secure the prorogation of parliament more times than once? Can it be construed that more extensions of parliament than one were intended by the legislature? One may take the liberty to begin by …

Cameroon’s House Speaker of National Assembly Cavaye Yeguie Djibril on Monday denounced foreign interference in the country’s internal affairs which he referred to as “conspiracy.” “Cameroon has become an object of conspiracy intended to destabilize the country. To justify their interference in internal affairs, the conspirators pretend to denounce it. …

  The messages carried by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and his Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul AtangaNji have divergent positions on the will of the Head of State. The messages from the two have not been the same yet with both claiming to express the will of the Head …

UNHCR has called for urgent support for Cameroon’s displaced as violence in the north and south-west regions continues to force thousands to flee. When armed men stormed into the remote village in south-west Cameroon, they took Agah Rachel’s husband, levelled a gun on him and pulled the trigger as she …

Cameroon’s prime minister Joseph Dion Ngute arrived Thursday in Bamenda, capital of the restive anglophone Northwest Region, with the message that the government was ready for dialogue to resolve the regional conflict with separatists, while stressing that independence was not on the table. “Apart from the indivisibility of Cameroon, the …

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, after concluding a visit to Cameroon, has welcomed the Government’s openness to work with the UN Human Rights Office, and the rest of the UN, to seek effective solutions to the major human rights and humanitarian crises caused by the serious …