Tag: Paul Biya

Cameroon extends mandate of lawmakers for a year, paving way for president Biya to stay in power

July 11, 2024

Cameroonian President Paul Biya won approval from lawmakers in the Lower House of Parliament, extending the mandate for its current lawmakers for a year from ... Read More

Cameroon: dozens dead and injured in attack by Anglophone separatists

November 10, 2023

At least twenty people, including women and children, have been killed and another ten injured in a dawn raid on a village by Anglophone separatists ... Read More

Cameroon detains business tycoon in connection with assassination of Martinez Zogo

February 7, 2023

Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, owner of L'Anecdote media group and acquaintance of Cameroonian Minister of Justice Laurent Esso, was arrested Monday in connection to investigation into ... Read More

Cameroon’s president marks 40 years in power but succession is taboo topic

November 8, 2022

Thousands gathered in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, Sunday (6 November) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of President Paul Biya’s coming to power but the 89-year-old stayed ... Read More

Cameroon’s president orders enforcement of bilingualism law to tackle discrimination

October 5, 2022

To tackle complaints of discrimination against English speakers, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered officials to enforce a 2019 law on bilingualism and make life ... Read More