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  • Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Unveils 2026 Global Progress Report at Jalsa Salana UK

    Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Unveils 2026 Global Progress Report at Jalsa Salana UK

    The Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih V, has unveiled the Community’s 2026 Global Progress Report, highlighting significant worldwide growth in the propagation of Islam Ahmadiyyat over the past year.

    The report was presented during the concluding session of the 60th Annual Jalsa Salana UK at Hadeeqatul Mahdi in Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, before an audience of more than 50,000 participants and guests from over 100 countries.

    According to the report, 267,596 people embraced Islam Ahmadiyyat during the reporting period, with the Community now spread across more than 600 nationalities and ethnic groups worldwide.

    The report also outlines major milestones achieved during the year, including the establishment of 398 new congregations in 811 locations, the construction of 133 new mosques, the acquisition of 49 additional mosques, the opening of 127 new mission houses, and the establishment of 40 new hospitals to expand humanitarian services.

    It further highlights the continued translation of the Holy Qur’an into additional international and local languages, alongside the distribution of millions of pieces of Islamic literature aimed at promoting the peaceful teachings of Islam.

    Presenting the report, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad attributed the Community’s continued expansion to the blessings of Allah and the dedication of Ahmadi Muslims across the world in spreading Islam’s message of peace.

    Regionally, Indonesia recorded the highest number of new members in Asia, followed by India and Bangladesh.

    Beyond presenting the annual achievements, the Worldwide Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community used the occasion to reiterate his call for global peace and justice amid ongoing international conflicts.

    “I firmly believe there is only one way to end these wars, by ensuring that justice prevails,” he said.

    The annual convention, one of the largest gatherings of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, continues to bring together delegates from around the world to promote faith, unity, service to humanity and the pursuit of lasting peace.

    Moity Uwaifo Akonjang

  • Forum des Programmes 2026 : la CRTV repense son offre à l’ère du “Digital First”

    Au terme de la plénière de restitution le 22 juillet, consacrée à l’avenir de l’audiovisuel public, les six ateliers thématiques du Forum des Programmes CRTV 2026 ont formulé plusieurs recommandations. Elles portent notamment sur l’innovation éditoriale, la transformation numérique, la production de contenus multiplateformes, l’élaboration d’une charte d’interactivité, la valorisation des langues nationales, l’adaptation des programmes aux nouveaux modes de consommation des médias et le renforcement de l’attractivité de la CRTV. Autant d’orientations destinées à accompagner la modernisation de l’entreprise publique.

    Après deux jours de réflexion, les participants ont remis une feuille de route qui servira de base aux futures réformes. Les recommandations seront examinées par le Conseil d’administration de la CRTV. Le ministre de la Communication, par ailleurs président de cette instance, René Emmanuel Sadi, a assuré qu’elles bénéficieront de toute l’attention nécessaire. Dans son allocution de clôture, il a rappelé que leur mise en œuvre devra concilier trois exigences majeures : préserver la mission de service public et la vocation éducative de la CRTV, accompagner les politiques publiques et garantir la viabilité économique de l’entreprise dans un paysage médiatique en constante évolution.


    Vers une production de contenus adaptée aux nouveaux usages

    L’une des recommandations est de faire évoluer la stratégie de production des contenus. Les participants proposent de concevoir des programmes pensés dès leur création pour une diffusion simultanée à la radio, à la télévision, sur le web et sur les réseaux sociaux. Cette approche vise à mieux répondre aux nouveaux usages des publics et à renforcer la présence numérique de la CRTV.

    Les travaux préconisent également la mise en place d’une charte d’interactivité afin de mieux organiser les échanges avec les publics sur l’ensemble des plateformes de diffusion. L’objectif est de favoriser une interaction plus efficace tout en garantissant le respect des normes éditoriales et des procédures de validation.

    Autre orientation: accorder une place plus importante aux langues nationales sur les antennes nationales afin de mieux refléter la diversité culturelle du Cameroun et de renforcer la proximité entre la CRTV et ses publics. Les recommandations mettent enfin l’accent sur la nécessité de produire des contenus plus innovants, attractifs et adaptés aux attentes des consommateurs, tout en préservant les valeurs de service public qui fondent la mission de la CRTV. Certaines mesures pourraient être engagées à court terme, tandis que d’autres s’inscriront dans un processus de transformation progressif.

    Manuela Ombolo, stagiaire.

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  • University of Ebolowa Launches Pioneer PhD Thesis Defence

    The University of Ebolowa has entered a new chapter in its academic history with the launch of its first-ever PhD thesis defence at the Faculty of Law and Political Science.

    Fourteen doctoral candidates are presenting research, marking the institution’s emergence as a centre for advanced academic training and research.

    The first defence was delivered by Police Commissioner Alain Hervé Oyono before a jury chaired by Professor Aboya Manassé and under the supervision of the Rector, Professor Jean-Bosco Etoa Etoa.

    His research focused on the role of the police in addressing Cameroon’s security challenges.

  • Birth Certificates for IDPs: Actors Receive Capacity Building in Bafoussam

    Some three thousand, five hundred Internally Displaced Persons currently resident in the West, Centre and Littoral Regions will soon enjoy their full rights as Cameroonian citizens.

    This is thanks to the intervention of the Cameroon Association of Female Jurists, CAFEJ, with the financial support of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, determined to help this category of citizens, fleeing from the crisis in the troubled North West and South West Regions, most of whom have lost all their civil status registration documents.

  • Shrimps: Price Hikes in Douala

    Dried shrimps, an essential ingredient in many Cameroonian households, are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive in Douala, particularly at the Youpwè Fish Market.

    The situation is putting pressure on both traders and consumers as prices continue to soar.

    Many traders attribute the sharp increase to rising fuel costs, which they say have driven up transportation and fishing expenses.

  • Discovery of Douala Port Control Tower.

    Beyond the July 11 maritime accident at the Port of Douala-Bonabéri, a key technological asset has come into focus, the port’s maritime control tower.

    It is from this strategic facility that authorities were able to retrieve communications between the pilot who raised the distress alert and tower operators, providing valuable information for the ongoing investigation.

    Presented to the Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallè Bibéhè, during his working visit to the port, the control tower reveals the extent to which technology is reshaping maritime safety, with 24-hour surveillance, radar systems, electronic monitoring tools and weather forecasting capabilities.

  • Entrepreneurship Week: Students get Financial Supported

    The Advance School of Economics and Business in the University of Garoua, North Region rounds up Entrepreneurship Week.

    The event was marked by the handing over of financial support to laureates with promising business projects and Diplomas to Graduates of the 3rd and 4th batches of the school.

    Some 12 students of the Advance School of Economics and Business (ASEB) in the University of Garoua were handed checks worth Five Hundred Thousand CFA Francs each, to support them finance their projects.

    The students who are laureates of the 3rd edition of the best Entrepreneurship and Business Creation Projects competition were handed their prizes in a ceremony that also featured the handing over of Diplomas to graduates.

    The event was presided over by the Secretary General of the University of Garoua, Professor Jules Assoumou – who was Representing the Rector.

  • Commonwealth Games: Team Cameroon in Glasgow

    Thousands of athletes from over 70 Countries across the world have started arriving in Glasgow, Scotland ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, to officially begin on Thursday July 23.

    The competition that will see athletes compete for available medals in over ten different sports, will last for 10 days.

    Amongst the different delegations already present in Glasgow is Team Cameroon with the different athletes subjected to daily pre competition trainings.

    As we begin our count down to the Games.

  • Rise of Body Injections: Those Involved, the Cost and the Risk

    Getting perfect bodies is now becoming a new beauty trend with many mostly women going under the knife in the name of beauty enhancement surgeries.

    Some solicite the services of self proclaimed aesthetician who uses injections and fillers to do the magic.

    But health experts say the practice is more dangerous as the practitioners barely have in medical background to back up their works.

  • Conference on the Nyong River: Regulation of Human Activities discussed

    An international summit has opened in Yaounde to halt the ecological decline of the Nyong River, which now threatens the livelihoods of more than two million people.

    The two-day conference at the Yaounde Conference Centre brought together government ministers, international donors, and climate scientists to draft an emergency framework for the close-to 700-kilometre waterway.

    Opening the summit on behalf of the Prime Minister, Georges Elanga Obam, the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, warned that decades of unregulated human activity have severely degraded the river ecosystem.