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Hans Ngala urges Dion Ngute and Bilai to address Anglophone grievances beyond disarmament

Hans Ngala, political affairs editor at Cameroon News Agency, has called on Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute and South-West Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai to address governance, justice for victims and the detention of Anglophones alongside efforts to persuade separatist fighters to lay down their weapons. In an open letter to the two officials, Ngala welcomes […]

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9:57 pm - 02/10/2026

Chad signs LaLiga partnership to develop football and support national academy

Chad’s Ministry of Youth and Sports has signed a multi-year partnership with Spain’s LaLiga to support player development, train football professionals and provide technical advice for a planned national academy. The agreement was formalised at LaLiga’s headquarters in Madrid during a visit by Chad’s Youth and Sports Minister, Naïr Abakar, accompanied by a delegation, according […]

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11:20 am - 01/10/2026

Why Cameroon does not celebrate 1 October as Reunification Day

Sixty-five years after reunification, Cameroon gives its main national celebration to the constitutional change that abolished the federation. The choice raises questions about consent, historical recognition and the roots of Anglophone discontent. On 1 October 2026, Cameroon reaches the 65th anniversary of the union that created the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Yet 1 October has […]

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9:37 am - 01/10/2026

65 Years On: Why October 1 Means More to Anglophone Cameroonians

Today marks 65 years since the English-speaking regions of Cameroon (formerly Southern Cameroons) got independence by joining the Republic of Cameroon in a two-state federation. For the past eight years, Ambazonians—Cameroonians seeking the secession of the two regions—have commemorated October 1 as Independence Day, asserting their claim to independence from the Republic of Cameroon. In […]

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7:43 pm - 30/09/2026

Detained Muslim scholar Abdulkarim Ali rejects Dion Ngute’s ‘natural death’ claim on Anglophone conflict

Detained Muslim scholar and peace activist Abdulkarim Ali has challenged Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute’s suggestion that Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict could “die a natural death”, arguing that time will not resolve the political grievances behind the violence. In a statement dated 29 September 2026, Ali called for a ceasefire, the release of prisoners of conscience, […]

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2:36 pm - 30/09/2026

Sagmé families sleep in the bush amid fears of Boko Haram attacks

Some families in Sagmé, in Cameroon’s Far North Region, say they are leaving their homes before nightfall and sleeping in nearby bushes because they fear attacks linked to Boko Haram. Residents say the families return at dawn, repeating a routine that reflects continuing insecurity in the village. They are appealing for urgent government intervention to […]

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12:45 pm - 30/09/2026

Jailed journalist Tsi Conrad rejects Dion Ngute’s ‘natural death’ claim on Anglophone crisis

Jailed Cameroonian journalist Tsi Conrad has challenged Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute’s suggestion that the Anglophone conflict could “die a natural death”, arguing that exhaustion with violence does not mean communities have abandoned their demands for justice and political change. In an open letter dated 29 September 2026, written from Kondengui Central Prison in Yaoundé, […]

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11:49 am - 30/09/2026

Botswana at 60: From Just 12km of Paved Roads and 22 University Graduates to an Upper-Middle-Income Nation

Botswana is marking 60 years of independence today, September 30, celebrating one of Africa’s most remarkable economic transformations — from a country with just 12 kilometres of paved roads and 22 university graduates to an upper-middle-income nation. When Botswana gained independence from Britain on September 30, 1966, the odds were hardly in its favour. The […]

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10:42 am - 30/09/2026

Cameroon military training centre reports shortage of instructors and space

A Cameroonian military training centre with 941 trainees has reported a shortage of permanent, qualified instructors, limited training space and inadequate infrastructure. Authorities at the Centre for the Training of Military Specialists (CISA) raised the concerns during an inspection by Brigadier General Nka Valère on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Nka, commander of Cameroon’s Joint Military […]

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10:23 am - 30/09/2026

Cameroon customs seize 670 Ambazonia T-shirts at Ekok

Cameroonian customs officers have seized 670 T-shirts bearing Ambazonia symbols at Ekok, on the Cameroon–Nigeria border, according to the customs administration. Officers of the Ekok Commercial Customs Brigade also found 32 pieces of printed fabric and five separatist flags during the vehicle inspection on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. In a statement published on 30 September, […]

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12:11 pm - 29/09/2026

While 645 Million People Go Hungry, the World Throws Away More Than a Billion Tonnes of Food

Every day, food is dumped from homes, restaurants and supermarkets while families elsewhere struggle to find their next meal. On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, MMI News looks at how both realities can exist at the same time. Somewhere in the world today, a family will go to bed without […]

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5:51 pm - 28/09/2026

Open from abroad, save at home: YouthCCUL’s offer to Cameroonians on the move

The Bamenda credit union says prospective members can begin applying from anywhere, follow their money online and choose how they want to save. A Cameroonian abroad may want to set money aside for a family business or school fees rather than send it all at once. A trader in Bamenda may be saving in smaller […]

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11:32 am - 28/09/2026

Une fausse publicité sur Facebook utilise l’image du Dr John Nkengasong pour promouvoir un produit de santé

Une publicité trompeuse en français utilise l’image et des séquences vidéo du Dr John Nkengasong pour promouvoir un produit de santé. Des sous-titres frauduleux lui attribuent à tort une recommandation de traitements non vérifiés. Une publicité en français diffusée sur Facebook utilise des images du Dr John Nkengasong pour promouvoir un produit de santé qu’il […]

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1:14 pm - 25/09/2026

Fake Facebook advert misuses Dr John Nkengasong’s image to promote health product

A misleading French-language Facebook advertisement is falsely using the image and video footage of Dr. John Nkengasong to promote a health product. The video includes fabricated subtitles that incorrectly portray him as endorsing unverified treatments for health conditions. A French-language advertisement circulating on Facebook uses footage of Dr John Nkengasong, the Cameroonian-born former Director of […]

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1:32 pm - 24/09/2026

Tchiroma Offers Condolences to Families of Three Soldiers Killed in Matouke

Issa Tchiroma Bakary, President of the FSNC party, has expressed condolences to the families and colleagues of three soldiers killed in an attack in Matouké, near the border between the Littoral and South West regions. The soldiers, Sergeant Ateba Olanguena, Corporal Betkemo Banibou Maxime and Private First Class Abienza Joseph, were killed in a separatist […]

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7:24 pm - 23/09/2026

Three Soldiers Killed in Matouke Ambush as Separatists Claim Retaliation for Ekona Civilian Deaths

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been killed in an ambush along the Matouke–Kotto road in Moungo Division, Littoral Region, in an attack claimed by the separatist armed group Fako/Meme Unity Warriors. The attack occurred at approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, in the New Layout area of Matouke, as the soldiers were reportedly heading towards […]

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8:11 pm - 22/09/2026

September 22, 2017: When Anglophone Cameroon Defied Fear and Filled the Streets

Nine years ago today, on September 22, 2017, tens of thousands of people poured into the streets across Cameroon’s North-West and South-West regions in one of the largest displays of civilian power the country had witnessed in decades. They came from cities, towns and villages. Women marched at the front in some places. Young people […]

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12:47 pm - 22/09/2026

Two More Killed in Bambui–Babanki Land Dispute, Death Toll Rises to Three

The latest victims have been identified as Ntusi from Bambui and Toh Princely from Kedjom Keku, also known as Big Babanki. Two more men have been killed in the continuing land dispute between Bambui and the Kedjom communities, bringing the reported death toll from the latest violence to three. The latest deaths occurred on Monday, […]

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10:19 am - 22/09/2026

Kedjom Communities Accuse Tubah DO of Complicity in Abongpfen Land Conflict

Joint statement alleges that the administrator withheld an official border inquiry order, ignored attacks against Kedjom residents and favoured the Bambui leadership. The communities of Kedjom Keku and Kedjom Ketinguh have accused Tubah Divisional Officer Massango Metougue Narcisse of administrative bias and complicity in the escalating land conflict at Abongpfen, also written Abongphen. In a […]

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7:37 pm - 21/09/2026

Kedjom Ketinguh man killed as Tubah DO faces questions over escalating land conflict

Residents of Kedjom Ketinguh accuse people from Bambui of killing Asenkain Andrew at Abongphen and allege that Divisional Officer Massango Metougue Narcisse has inflamed the dispute. Residents of Kedjom Ketinguh, also known as Babanki Tungo, have accused villagers from Bambui of killing Asenkain Andrew as a long-running land dispute in Tubah Subdivision descends into deadly […]

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