By Kennedy Fonju Nkongho* Turkish EU membership has been a burning debate in Public Opinion in the recent years. Some people perceive it as a great opportunity to economic growth in the country why others don’t see any reason why a lot of money should be spent and Turkish laws and customs abandoned to match…
By Cyriacus Njukang* Turkey has been a candidate country to join the European Union since 2005. What was once an exciting and promising new chapter in the country’s relations with the rest of Europe has since entailed more disappointment, an ever-growing lack of confidence and bumps in the road – more than anyone could…
The Ambassador of the United States to Cameroon, HE Peter Henry Balerin has come under fire for telling Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to think about his legacy ahead of the 2018 Presidential elections. Several government officials including top brass of the Cameroon’s People Democratic Movement, the CPDM have described the Ambassador’s statement as misplaced and…
Voters in Cameroon are expected to go to the polls in October for presidential elections that will challenge the 35-year-rule of incumbent President Paul Biya. And one man is hoping to bring Biya’s reign to an end. Akere Muna has been described by some as the most credible possible successor to the Cameroonian leader. The…
‘Not a week goes by without houses being burned down, people kidnapped or killed. Fear has taken over this territory’ The situation in English-speaking regions of Cameroon is “marked by blind, inhuman, monstrous violence and by a radicalisation of positions that alarm us,” said the president of the Cameroon bishops’ conference. “Let us stop all…
The war that Cameroon’s government declared on armed separatists fighting for the independence of the English-speaking regions from the bilingual English/Francophone country is leaving many casualties among both the military and the insurgents. Hundreds have died in the fighting that is now in its sixth month — and hundreds more are missing. A military ambulance…
Since the commissioning of Kribi port on March 2, 2018, about 40 ships have accosted there so far. “All the stopovers for the months of March have been realized. In April, 16 ships accosted at the port. In May, we expect 23. Soon, one ship will accost daily. This port will ease economic operators’ activities”, says Patrice…
Cameroonian authorities summoned the US ambassador in the country on Wednesday, sources said, days after he accused government forces of abuses against separatists in English-speaking regions. Government and diplomatic sources told AFP that the foreign ministry had summoned Ambassador Peter Barlerin, who on May 18 alleged that government forces carried out “targeted killings” and other…
Kidnappings are proliferating in Cameroon’s violence-torn English-speaking region, where officials, foreigners and locals alike are finding themselves targeted for abduction. Since anglophone separatists declared independence last October, dozens of people have gone missing — on average, a fresh case is reported by the local media every week. “At least 50 people have keen kidnapped,” Felix…
