Cameroon’s bishops renew call for peace: At the National Episcopal Conference plenary in Yaoundé, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea urged Church leaders and political authorities to tackle the root causes of conflict, stressing peace as a human right for development and social cohesion. Gender-based violence and child abuse alarm: Cameroon’s government and legal circles sounded the alarm over rising femicide, rape, and abuse of minors, citing a sharp climb in killings of women from 50 (2023) to 77 (2025) and warning that many cases involve people close to victims. Menstrual dignity push: Plan International Cameroon’s Youth Engagement Platform (YEP) held a roundtable on period poverty, linking lack of sanitary access to lost learning time and calling for safer, stigma-free education for girls and boys. Higher education jobs boost: MINESUP signed partnerships in Yaoundé with CAMTEL, SOPECAM and CCAA to expand internship access for both public and private university students. Public payroll cleanup: Operation AALFA began steering a family allowance audit to remove fraudulently registered children from the payroll and recover improper payments. Culture & sport lifestyle: A World Cup-focused piece on Cameroon’s absence from the expanded 48-team tournament sparked debate, while another story explores how football sneakers became a staple of Black diaspora style. Visa processing shock (Yaoundé hub): US consular changes keep Yaoundé as a designated visa-processing hub, but the wider overhaul is expected to raise costs and travel hurdles for many applicants across Africa.