7:27 pm - 17/08/2026

Samuel Wazizi: Seven Years After His Death in Military Custody, Family Still Awaits His Body

Seven years after the date the Cameroonian military says journalist Samuel Ajiekah Abuwe, popularly known as Samuel Wazizi, died in its custody, his family is still waiting for his body and for definitive answers about what happened to him. Wazizi, a broadcast journalist and cameraman with Buea-based Chillen Music Television (CMTV), was known for reporting […]

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5:58 pm - 15/08/2026

Jason Arday was examined line by line. Who examined Nathan Cofnas?

The plagiarism questions around Professor Jason Arday were legitimate. But the man who helped push them into public view had himself publicly advanced a proposition that has attracted far less scrutiny than it deserves — that inherited differences in intelligence help explain racial inequality. Britain interrogated one Black professor. It has barely begun to interrogate […]

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9:16 pm - 14/08/2026

Myanmar Bans Book Exposing Trafficking of African Workers Into Scam Compounds, Rights Center Says

A human rights organisation has announced that a book examining the trafficking and forced labour of migrant workers inside Myanmar’s sprawling cyberscam industry has been banned in the country, placing renewed attention on criminal networks that have trapped hundreds of thousands of people from Africa and other parts of the world with fraudulent promises of […]

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7:09 pm - 13/08/2026

A Taste of Home, Thousands of Miles Away: How One Entrepreneur Is Connecting Cameroon’s Diaspora to Its Roots

For many Cameroonians living thousands of kilometres from home, missing Cameroon can show up in surprisingly ordinary ways. It could be the craving for a particular meal prepared with ingredients that do not quite taste the same when substituted abroad. It could be traditional clothing for a wedding, a family celebration or cultural event. Or […]

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12:31 pm - 12/08/2026

Daïna Tikeng Fled an Abusive Marriage. She Was Later Found Dead Outside Yaoundé

The killing of Daïna Tikeng, the young woman, reportedly married for only two months, comes amid a sharp rise in killings of women in Cameroon and renewed questions over whether victims of domestic violence have anywhere safe to go when they decide to leave. Daïna Tikeng did what women trapped in violent relationships are often […]

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2:10 pm - 06/08/2026

DEHFOPAD Launches Free Education Programme for Pupils of Government School Ebamut

The Dione Etiba Humanitarian Foundation for Peace and Development, DEHFOPAD, has launched a free education initiative for pupils of Government School Ebamut for the 2026/2027 academic year, seeking to ensure that poverty does not keep children out of the classroom. Under the programme, every child enrolled at the school will receive educational support at no […]

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9:01 am - 06/08/2026

Bishop Bibi Forgives Fr George Nkeze, Opens Path to Ministry After Six-Year CUIB Rift

The Bishop of Buea, Most Rev. Michael Miabesue Bibi, has formally accepted an apology from Rev. Fr George Jingwa Nkeze and announced plans to facilitate his return to active priestly ministry, potentially bringing one of the Diocese’s most divisive disputes to an end. In a communiqué dated August 4, 2026, Bishop Bibi published a reply […]

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4:47 pm - 04/08/2026

Dr Woloa Monono Designated Chief of Great Soppo, Rival Contests Kingmakers’ Choice

Inside an incomplete building opposite the Palapala Field at Bakweri Town, Buea, the Senior Divisional Officer of Fako, Viang Mekala, asked the seven kingmakers of Great Soppo to choose their Chief. Before that, the two candidates contesting to lead the Second Class Chiefdom—Barrister Henry Ngale Monono and Dr. Absalom Woloa Monono—had stood before the eagerly […]

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7:11 pm - 02/08/2026

The Geneva Presidency: What Happens If Paul Biya Simply Never Comes Back?

Fifty-six days after President Paul Biya left Cameroon for what the Presidency called a “brief private stay,” the Constitution provides no deadline for his return, and the official empowered to activate the procedure for permanent incapacity has never been appointed. Today, Sunday, 2 August, marks 56 days since President Paul Biya left Cameroon. It is […]

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8:50 pm - 01/08/2026

Britney Moukoko: The 20-year-old Computer Engineering Student Breaking Barriers in Tech

At just 20, Britney Moukoko is living her passion and is already a name to reckon with in Cameroon’s tech scene. The Computer Engineering student at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon is proving that age is no barrier to making a significant impact in a field many young women in sub-Saharan Africa still […]

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11:24 am - 01/08/2026

Can a Serving SDO Become Chief? Questions Trail Dr Woloa’s Great Soppo Candidacy

The people of Great Soppo are preparing to choose a successor to the late Chief Emmanuel Etina Monono amid a bitter dispute over royal ancestry, administrative influence and whether a serving Senior Divisional Officer can legally and practically become their traditional ruler. Chief Etina died on May 7, 2026, after approximately 27 years on the […]

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6:26 pm - 31/07/2026

Inside the Bamenda Loan-and-Land Deals: Several Residents Say They Lost Millions to Henrietta Ngepah

Several people in Bamenda have accused Ngepah Henrietta Jupsia of collecting millions of FCFA from them after offering land as security, but failing to repay the money as agreed. MMI News spoke separately to several complainants. Although they entered into different transactions, their accounts describe a similar pattern. They say Henrietta collected money through private […]

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10:31 am - 31/07/2026

Cameroonian Peacebuilder Esther Omam Earns PhD, Receives Honorary Doctorate for Leadership

Cameroonian peacebuilder and humanitarian leader Esther Omam has received two distinctions within one month, marking a new chapter in a career spanning nearly three decades of humanitarian action, conflict mediation, women’s empowerment and community development. Omam completed a research-based Doctor of Philosophy in Diplomacy and Conflict Management at Selinus University of Sciences and Literature. She […]

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7:30 pm - 29/07/2026

From a Hospital Bed to Honorary Fellow: Cameroonian-Born Marie-Claire Kofi Honoured for Transforming Sickle Cell Advocacy

The University of Wolverhampton has awarded Cameroonian-born health advocate Marie-Claire Kofi an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to supporting people living with sickle cell disease and improving health outcomes across local communities. Marie-Claire Kofi, founder and CEO of Plasma of Hope, has received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Wolverhampton for […]

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6:06 pm - 28/07/2026

Why Is Sally Ndape Still in Jail? Questions Mount Over Repeated Administrative Detention Orders After Bail

Human rights defender Sally Ndape remains in Buea Central Prison despite being granted bail and reportedly fulfilling all the conditions imposed by the court, MMI News has learned. Ndape has now spent nearly two months in detention over a case that began with allegations including defamation and other online offences. Her continued imprisonment is now […]

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12:55 pm - 28/07/2026

Cameroonian Gospel Artist Sylva Bright Releases New Album ‘Marvellous God’

Cameroonian gospel minister Sylva Bright has released Marvellous God, a nine-track worship album celebrating faith, perseverance and God’s unfailing goodness. Acclaimed Cameroonian gospel artist and worship leader Sylva Bright has officially unveiled his latest album, Marvellous God. The 32-minute project features nine songs centred on hope, healing, victory and complete trust in God. It also […]

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2:13 pm - 26/07/2026

Cameroon Could Earn CFA 180 Billion More From Oil, but SNH Power Struggle Clouds Windfall

Cameroon could earn about CFA 180 billion more from oil than the government expected this year if crude prices remain around $100 a barrel throughout 2026. The increase is being driven partly by tensions in the Middle East, which have pushed global oil prices higher and raised fears over energy supplies. For an oil-producing country […]

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6:51 pm - 25/07/2026

Ngong Clifford’s Killing Exposes Armed Banditry Behind Separatists in Kedjom Ketinguh

A journey home from a funeral ended in tragedy for Ngong Clifford, an Oku-born businessman popularly known as “Huspuppi,” after armed men claiming to be Ambazonia separatist fighters opened fire on his vehicle at St. Patrick’s Junction in Kedjom Ketinguh, North West Cameroon. Clifford was returning to Bamenda on Friday, July 24, 2026, after attending […]

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2:19 pm - 25/07/2026

Pourquoi le décès de Magufuli, en Tanzanie, a-t-il été gardé secret pendant deux semaines ? Quelles leçons pour le Cameroun ?

Il peut donc être utile de prêter attention aux rumeurs politiques, même lorsqu’elles ne sont pas toujours vraies, écrivait l’éditorialiste Nic Cheeseman dans un article publié par The Africa Report, intitulé : « Le grand mystère Magufuli : ce que la disparition d’un président révèle sur la politique en Tanzanie ». Le dirigeant tanzanien avait […]

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1:23 pm - 25/07/2026

The Men Behind Paul Biya: Who Are the Advisers Shaping Cameroon’s Presidency?

They rarely grant interviews. They seldom appear in public. Yet they are among the most powerful figures in Cameroon. While President Paul Biya remains the public face of the country’s leadership, a small circle of trusted advisers has, for decades, occupied some of the most influential positions in the presidency. Their role is to provide […]

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