Sport

Botswana diamond mine club Orapa shock Coton in CAF Cup

Johannesburg – Orapa United from the diamond mining region of Botswana celebrated their greatest achievement in Africa by defeating Coton... Read more

18 Oct

News

Cameroon urges calm after schoolgirl killed in anglophone region

Yaounde – Authorities in English-speaking western Cameroon appealed for calm on Thursday after a policeman killed a schoolgirl in... Read more

15 Oct

News

Post-colonial theorist Mbembe helping with Africa-France summit

Johannesburg – Achille Mbembe says his first experience with France was when French colonial forces killed his uncle, an... Read more

5 Oct

Politics

Cameroon opposition detainees face ‘arbitrary’ justice – lawyers

Yaounde –  A group of lawyers in Cameroon said on Thursday they won’t mount a defence for around 100... Read more

10 Sep

Sport

Ex-West Ham striker Haller stars as Ivory Coast trump Cameroon

Johannesburg – Former West Ham attacker Sebastien Haller scored twice in nine minutes to give the Ivory Coast a 2-1... Read more

7 Sep

News

Catholic priest abducted in anglophone Cameroon is freed ‘without ransom’

Yaounde – A Catholic priest who was kidnapped by separatists last weekend in Cameroon’s troubled anglophone region has been released,... Read more

2 Sep

News

Priest abducted in Cameroon… kidnappers demand ransom of over $36 000

Yaounde – A Catholic priest has been kidnapped in an anglophone region of Cameroon, the hostage’s diocese said on Monday.... Read more

31 Aug

News

Cameroon’s main port city battles mounting flood peril

Douala – It is the middle of the night in Cameroon’s largest port city, Douala, and the floodwaters are... Read more

29 Aug

News

Churchgoer killed, pastor injured as shots fired during religious service in Cameroon

Yaounde – A churchgoer has been shot dead and a pastor injured during a religious service in an anglophone region... Read more

24 Aug

Business

Africa Cup of Nations ‘beacon of hope’ for battered Cameroon economy

Yaounde – The Africa Cup of Nations in January and February is a “beacon of hope” for a Cameroonian... Read more

17 Aug