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Côte d’ivoire: President Ouattara told to go to Cameroon to die in power
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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August 14, 2025
Ivorians who are calling on their president, Alassane Dranane Ouattara to step down after fifteen years in office, are urging him to go to Cameroon if he wants to die in power. Carrying placards on August 9, 2025 in Abidjan and other cities where...
Cameroon Archbishop Calls Out Government Failures Ahead of Contentious Election
Cameroon Online
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August 11, 2025
CameroonOnlie.ORG | According to Crux, Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala has issued one of the most direct critiques yet of President Paul Biya’s administration, releasing a 16-page pastoral letter on August 8, 2025—just two months before...
Cameroon Trains Indigenous Communities in AI to Bridge Digital Divide
News Ghana
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August 10, 2025
Cameroon has equipped indigenous groups with artificial intelligence skills through a weeklong training program, marking International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Social Affairs Minister Pauline Irène Nguene awarded certificates in...
Macron Acknowledges France’s War-Like Repression in Cameroon
Switch TV
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August 13, 2025
PARIS / YAOUNDÉ – In a rare and candid move, President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a war marked by repression in Cameroon-before and even after the country gained independence in 1960. In a letter released on 12 August 2025,...
Macron admits French 'repressive violence' in Cameroon’s colonial past
Modern Ghana
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France's President Emmanuel Macron has formally recognised what he called France's “repressive violence” in Cameroon during and after the country's fight for independence in the late 1950s – a rare admission of a long-overlooked part of France's...
From the Archives to the Élysée: How History Changed France’s Stance on Cameroon
Cameroon Online
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August 13, 2025
CameroonOnline.ORG | For decades, silence shrouded one of the darkest chapters in Cameroon’s modern history. The pages devoted to the independence war were incomplete—often erased from schoolbooks, kept alive only in family memories and whispered...
African Digital Economy Conference in Lagos Explores AI’s Role in Inclusive Growth
I Africa
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August 13, 2025
Policymakers, business leaders, academics, and other stakeholders are gathering in Lagos for the African Digital Economy and Inclusion Conference to discuss how artificial intelligence can drive economic growth while ensuring no one is left...
Africa’s climate adaptation: Cameroon’s emerging mosaic of resilience stands out
Down to Earth
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One morning in early July, the people of Ngaoundere in Cameroon’s Adamawa region woke up to the sound of water tearing through their neighbourhoods. Torrential rains, whipped by violent winds, tore roofs off houses, battered homes, and left roads...
Douala Port Authority DG credits major investments to Biya’s industria...
The Guardian Post
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Cyrus Ngo’o, PAD Director General : «It fulfils a solemn promise made by the Head of State, His Excellency Paul Biya» His outing comes after the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Dr Chief Joseph Dion Ngute, laid the foundation stones of both...
Access Bank Cameroon Concludes WeMentor Program, Championing Women Entrepreneurs Nationwide
Business in Cameroon
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August 13, 2025
(ACCESS BANK) - Douala, Cameroon, August 7, 2025. Access Bank Cameroon has marked the successful conclusion of its flagship WeMentor Program, a transformative mentorship initiative designed to equip women entrepreneurs with the skills, confidence,...
Macron acknowledges France’s role in “repressive” war against Cameroon independence
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 13, 2025
Paris [France], August 13 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a "war" against independence efforts in Cameroon that was marked by "repressive violence," France 24 reported on Tuesday. The acknowledgment came...
Macron admits French repression in Cameroon's independence struggle
BBC
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French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by his country's forces in Cameroon during and after the Central African nation's struggle for independence. It followed a joint report by Cameroonian and French historians...
French President Emmanuel Macron admits France’s repressive violence in Cameroon’s war for independence
The Hindu
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August 13, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron. File | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged that France waged a war marked by “repressive violence” in Cameroon before and after the country’s independence in 1960 in a letter made public...
Yaounde: Glorious Care Foundation, p...
The Guardian Post
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The training which took place at the JAOF University Institute of Science in Yaounde, was organised by the Glorious Care Foundation. It was organised in collaboration with J&A Oben Foundation, National Employment Fund, Ministry of Youth Affairs,...
National Women's Convention takes le...
The Guardian Post
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Their contents were presented to the public in Douala on Thursday, July 31, by Regina Liengu Etaka Esong, journalist and member of the National Women’s Convention for Peace in Cameroon. It was within the sidelines of activities the Douala...
Yaounde: Israel donates sporting equipme...
The Guardian Post
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The donation which seeks to improve access to the sport and nurturing of young talent, was publicly presented during a ceremony held Sunday, July 27, at the 101 Military Air Base in Yaounde. The Israeli Ambassador to Cameroon, His Excellency Amnon...
Douala Port Authority launches works on quay, ...
The Guardian Post
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Several members of government, administrators, business actors and traditional rulers attended the event. Dion Ngute said the project like that of the Dibamba Industrial Port Complex whose foundation stone he also laid earlier, is part of...
Macron admits France waged a repressive war in Cameroon
The Express Tribune
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August 13, 2025
PARIS: France waged a "war" in Cameroon marked by "repressive violence" during and after the African country's decolonisation in the late 1950s, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in a letter published Tuesday. The letter, sent to his...
In Cameroon, “anti-gospel acts” Causing Discontent ahead of 2025 Presidential Poll: Catholic Archbishop Urges Fraternity
ACI Africa
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August 12, 2025
“These ills, so often decried, pervert relations between citizens and those in power, and give rise to abuse of power and injustice,” the Local Ordinary of Douala says. Amid all the misdeeds, the Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop says that “at the...
Macron Says Colonial France Used ‘Repressive Violence’ in Cameroon in 1950s
Breitbart
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August 12, 2025
AFP — France waged a “war” in Cameroon marked by “repressive violence” during and after the African country’s decolonisation in the late 1950s, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in a letter published Tuesday. The letter, sent to his...