Egyptian referee Shahenda Saad Ali Elmaghrabi has been appointed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take charge of the highly anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026 final between Cameroon and Malawi. The appointment places Elmaghrabi at the centre of one of the biggest matches in African women’s football,…
Cameroon has announced tougher measures against road transport operators following a deadly crash at Nomalé, in Ndikiniméki Subdivision of the Centre Region, that claimed 16 lives and injured 42 people on Friday, August 14, 2026. The tragedy has prompted sanctions from the Ministry of Transport and a renewed call for stronger administrative accountability for transport…
In August 14, 2026, The Army Rescue Unit in Bamenda has rescued eight people, including six children and two adults, after heavy rainfall triggered severe flooding around Old Town, near the Waterside Bridge, on Friday. Continuous rainfall caused water levels to rise rapidly, trapping residents inside their homes as floodwaters swept through parts of the…
Facebook users around the world experienced widespread disruption on Sunday after the social media platform’s desktop version suffered a global outage, preventing many people from accessing their accounts through web browsers. The unexpected outage affected users in several countries, with thousands reporting that they were unable to log in or view their Facebook feeds on…
The University of Bamenda (UBa) has taken another significant step towards strengthening higher education in Cameroon by signing 23 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) with Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) across the country. The signing ceremony, officiated by the Vice Chancellor of The University of Bamenda, Professor Theresia Nkuo Akenji, also witnessed the signing of 16…
The Council of the University of Bamenda has approved the institution’s 2025 administrative and management accounts while adopting an additional CFA 23.75 million budget for the 2026 financial year during its 29th Ordinary Session held on Friday, July 17, 2026. As published on the official website of the University, The meeting focused on reviewing the…
Prominent Cameroonian human rights lawyer and civil society leader Barrister Agbor Balla has issued a heartfelt public appeal on his facebook page on 15 July 2026 urging entertainers CY and Gilbert to end their ongoing public exchanges, warning against the dangers of hate speech, public insults, and online hostility. In a statement released on his…
In a significant milestone for Cameroon and the African scientific community, Dr. Richard Munang, a globally respected sustainability expert, has been appointed as the next Director of the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The appointment was announced by the United Nations University (UNU), with Dr. Munang…
Self-declared President-elect, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has announced that he has filed two criminal complaints before the Swiss judicial authorities under the principle of universal jurisdiction, alleging torture, enforced disappearances, unlawful killings, and other serious human rights violations committed during the government’s response to protests following the disputed October 12, 2025 presidential election. The announcement, made…
On July 12, 2026, More than 160 girls between the ages of 10 and 19 participated in a comprehensive menstrual education seminar organized by the Nso Islamic Cultural and Development Association (NICDA) at the NICDA Centre in Nkolmesseng, Yaoundé. The initiative aimed to equip young girls with accurate knowledge about menstruation, menstrual hygiene management, and…
