NewsWatch Cameroon

16/07/2025

In landscapes like Bili-Uere in the and Dja Faunal Reserve and Campo Ma’an National Park in , African Wildlife Foundation is working closely with governments, communities, and international partners to implement various programs to stabilize chimpanzees’ populations.

The rainforests of West and Central Africa are alive with sound and life. Beneath a thick canopy where sunlight filters

15/07/2025

Good new for residents in the Economic capital as Cameroon Urban Transport Company S.A. known by its French acronym as has commissioned 15 brand new air-conditioned buses. The new buses will replace the company’s fleet, which is now approaching obsolescence.

Cameroon Urban Transport Company S.A. known by its French acronym as SOCATUR unveiled 15 brand new air-conditioned buses in Douala

15/07/2025

Are you planning a trip to the and require a visa? Then know this, the U.S. Embassy Yaounde has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy, cutting the duration and conditions under which travellers from Cameroon can enter the country.

Are you planning a trip to the United States and require a visa? Then know this, the U.S has announced

13/07/2025

In today’s edition:
Biya, 92, in for another 7-year-mandate as Cameroonians head to the polls on October 12.

Are you planning a trip to the United States and require a visa? Then know this, the U.S has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy.

In , People With Disabilities are in peril as inaccessibility to potable water sources in the city is worsening their plight.

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09/07/2025

In today’s edition:
Will President Paul Biya seek re-election come October 2025?

Gov’t Spokesperson, Rene Emmanuel Sadi thinks the chances are 50/50 but the ruling RDPC / CPDM party Spokesperson Prof Jacques Fame Ndongo is categorical, 100%. But where is Biya?

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02/07/2025

The possesses strong cultural, religious, and geographical assets to resist radicalization and violent extremism, including its adherence to Sufi Islam, interfaith tolerance, and regional security partnerships.

However, challenges such as socioeconomic precarity, ineffective security forces, and emerging religious tensions demand increased vigilance.

More in this report by Timbuktu Institute

By Timbuktu Institute – African Center for Peace Studies The Timbuktu Institute’s report (June 2025) on radicalization factors and perceptions

01/07/2025

One of the athletes to watch as PFL MMA returns to South Africa for the second leg of the maiden PFL Africa tournament in August is Cameroon’s Octave Ayinda.

With a 5-0 record, “The Bantu Warrior” will strive to continue his unbeaten record when he faces Democratic Republic of Congo’s British Boloyang (3-1) in the PFL SmartCage on August 9 at the Big Top Arena, Carnival City in Jo’burg.

PFL has added four new bouts to the main card of the event.

Our report:

Undefeated Cameroonian Mixed Martial Arts(MMA) star, Octave Ayinda (5-0), will be in action when the MMA global powerhouse, Professional Fighters

25/06/2025

The Cameroon social media space has been awash with a video in which captain, Jefter Arrey Oduak is brutally headbutted by professional league referee Bomba Martin during an MTN Elite Two Playoffs Down match at the Technical Center in Odza, Yaounde on Monday June 23. Tasha Seidou

The National Union of Cameroonian Footballers (SYNAFOC) has described as “barbaric” and called for a thorough investigation into the alleged

21/06/2025

Over the last few years the giraffe, a rare giraffe subspecies have been disappearing. But here in , the Kordofan giraffes live in one of its last remaining habitat, The Faro National park.
So today, on , let us take a moment to think about the Kordofan giraffe. Let us also acknowledge the progress made in places like Faro and remember that protecting giraffes means protecting something bigger.

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In Northern Cameroon, a rare giraffe subspecies still survives, the Kordofan giraffe. Over the last few years, they have been

18/06/2025

Ahead of executive committee election in December, Fecafoot - Officiel has suspended former Indomitable Lions midfielder and president of the National Union of Cameroonian Footballers (SYNAFOC), Geremi Njitap from football-related activities in for five years.

Besides the ban, Njitap who is widely seen as incumbent Samuel Eto'o Fils’ main challenger in the forthcoming vote was imposed a financial fine of FCFA 10 million by the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee of the FA.

His suspension brings the number of football stakeholders in the country suspended or forced to resign since Eto’o became FECAFOOT president in December 2021 to over 2o.

Here is a list of football officials suspended during Eto’o’s first (current) mandate

1-Gilbert Kadji (KSA)

2-Jonshon Bang (BANG BULLET)

3-Donald Ngamenie (UNISPORT)

4-Adolphe Nseke (AIGLE DU MOUNGO)

5-Pierre Kwemo (UMS)

6-Alexander Owona (RENAISSANCE)

7-Kome Max ( DRAGON)

8-Minala Roger Noah (AS FORTUNA)

9-Saint Fabien Mvogo (EDING)

10-Henry Njalla Quan (Njalla Quan Academy)

11-Chatue Josué (Botafogo)

12-De Happi Franck (POIVRE BLANC DE PENJA)

13-Olivier Komo (a Canon administrator)

14- Neba Ernest (Rangers FC of Bafut)

15- Ndinga Joseph (FC Bamenda)

16- Guibai Guitama (FC Lokola)

17- Fetcheu Joseph (Djiko FC de Bandjoun)

18-Emma Mimba (YOSA)

19-Geremi Njitap (SYNAFOC)

20-Daniel Ngos (SYNAFOC)

17/06/2025

The tri-border region of , , and has emerged as a strategic hotspot for Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin ( ), a terrorist group seeking to expand its influence beyond Mali.

While Senegal faces vulnerabilities such as porous borders, socio-economic challenges, and the spread of Salafism, the country possesses robust resilience factors that have so far limited JNIM’s infiltration.

In this article, Dr. Bakary Sambe Sambe, President of the Timbuktu Institute Institute, looks back at the resilience factors of he suggests Senegalese authorities and their partners strengthen in a volatile regional context full of risks.

By Dr. Bakary Sambe* At the end of April 2025, Timbuktu Institute published a report entitled “The JNIM Threat in

12/06/2025

Are you a Cameroonian of voting age (20+), with a valid National Identity Card?

Have you registered for the forthcoming presidential election?

Perhaps not because you don’t know where to go register, right?

No worries, is here for you. The mobile App developed by Actions For Development and Empowerment and Community Solutions Media - CSM with support from the UK in Cameroon will help you.

The offers a variety of features, enabling subscribers to seamlessly access to election-related information including closest voter registration centers.

More on the link below.

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Actions For Development and Empowerment (ADE) and Community Solutions Media (CSM) have produced a mobile application