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The Bishop of Obala Faces Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Amid Political Controversy
Cameroon Online
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August 23, 2025
CameroonOnline.ORG | The Catholic Diocese of Obala is facing turbulence after allegations targeting its bishop, Monseigneur Sosthène Bayemi. A video circulating on social media, shared by whistleblower N’zui Manto, appears to implicate the bishop...
At Vatican Meeting, President of Seychelles Hails Leadership of Pope Leo XIV amid “global challenges”
ACI Africa
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August 22, 2025
The statement further indicates that the President “underscored the historic and enduring relationship between Seychelles and the Holy See, tracing its origins to the establishment of the Apostolic Prefecture of Seychelles in 1852—precursor to...
International French-language LGBTQI conference focuses on positivity
Erasing 76 Crimes
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August 19, 2025
More than 800 LGBTQI activists converged on Montréal for a morale boost from Égides Panel discussion at the Égides conference (Laeticia Clouzot photo courtesy of Égides) By Steeves Winner Early this month, Montréal became the beating heart of the...
UN warns food aid cuts hit 500k in Cameroon
teleSUR
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August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025 Hour: 6:43 pm The United Nations has warned it will have to suspend life-saving humanitarian aid for over a half million refugees in Cameroon. The urgent suspension of this humanitarian assistance will take effect at the end of...
Churches urged to fight graft, prosper Africa
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 18, 2025
Apostolic Church Africa Leaders’ Conference (TACALCON 2025), hosted by TAC Nigeria, has ended with a call on churches to fight corruption and make Africa the richest continent in the world. Leaders, who came from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, the...
WFP warns of major cuts to food aid in Cameroon as resources risk running out
World Food Programme
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YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Half a million refugees and the most vulnerable Cameroonians risk being cut off from humanitarian food assistance in the coming weeks as resources reach critically low levels, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)...
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...
Southern Cameroons Crisis displaces 300 in June amid exam season violence
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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August 18, 2025
About 300 civilians were forcibly displaced from Banga-Bakundu in Cameroon’s Southwest Region in June, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The U.N. agency reported that the civilians moved to...
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...
Waka-Waka-4-Peace: Cameroonian women wal...
The Guardian Post
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The walk, dubbed 'Waka-waka-4-Peace’, was done in commemoration of this year's edition of the African Women's Day, observed worldwide on July 31. The date holds symbolic significance as it marks both the anniversary of the Women’s Convention and...
Military Headquarters Brigade: Yaounde Archbishop sanctifies new militar...
The Guardian Post
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The dedication ceremony was part of activities commemorating the jubilee of the Armed Forces, Police, and Security Services. The event, organisers said, was held under instructions from the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Paul...
Abavo Community Weeps Over Kidnapping, Laments 10 Years Neglect Of Agbor – Amukpe Road Project
News Diary Online
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August 23, 2025
Abavo Community Weeps Over Kidnapping, Laments 10 Years Neglect Of Agbor – Amukpe Road Project ***Begs FG To Intervene In 10 Years Abandoned Road Project Saga The Abavo Community in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State on Friday raised...
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,...
Youth activist calls for probe into potential human trafficking scheme targetting African girls
Zambia Reports
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August 18, 2025
By Richard Lamu “I applied for the Alabuga Start Programme but with what I have read so far, I am having second thoughts; I don’t think I would go if they accept me,” 21-year-old Chileshe (not her real name) told Zambia Reports. A graduate of...
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...
‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review: Channeling Memories of Her Own, Embeth Davidtz Captures a Changing Africa Through a Child’s Eyes
Variety
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August 23, 2025
The title’s a problem, but it would be a crying shame to let that discourage you from seeing “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight,” which is precisely the sort of intelligent, human-scale adult drama audiences insist no one makes anymore. Like...
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...
Cameroon Seeks CFA165bn IsDB Aid to Rebuild Douala-Yaoundé Road
Business in Cameroon
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August 14, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - 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,...
Cameroon: Bishops Meet with Presidency Ahead of October Election, Stress Peace and Unity
Cameroon Online
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August 13, 2025
CameroonOnline.ORG | A delegation from the Permanent Council of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (CENC) met on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, with Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, Minister of State and Secretary General of the Presidency, acting on behalf of...
Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Urges Citizens to Vote with Conscience in October Presidential Poll
ACI Africa
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August 15, 2025
Reflecting on tribalism, the Cameroonian Catholic Bishop said, “The word ‘tribalism’ does not exist in the Christian lexicon… Who told you that in Cameroon there are sub-Cameroonians and super-Cameroonians?… We are all sons and daughters of Jesus...