Catégorie : News Updates

  • 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.

  • Parliament: Cameroon Saluted for Efficient Organisation of APF

    The Dean of the diplomatic corps in Cameroon, the Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency Armando Kote Echuaga was received in audience by the right honourable Theodore Datouo, speaker of the National Assembly.

    The diplomat transmitted a congratulatory message from his country’s head of parliament on the successful organization of the 51st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of la francophonie which was held in Yaoundé.

    Spin-offs from that gathering which brought together over 400 delegates from French speaking parliaments, including Equatorial Guinea, centered around multilateralism and state sovereignty and the convergence of efforts to mitigate effects of climate change.

    The officials also discussed pathways to engage in parliamentary diplomacy, while exploring new avenues in existing cooperation between the two countries, dwelling mostly on Trade.

  • African Anti-Corruption Day : Integrity and Anti-Corruption Initiatives Take Centre Stage

    The 2026 edition of the African Anti-Corruption Day was observed on July 11 with focus on harnessing integrity and anti-corruption in initiatives in the African continent.

    Themed « Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa, » the annual event highlighted the need for progress from awareness to quick action.

    Commemorations of the African Anti-Corruption Day were extended to July 13, with virtual coordinated national and community-level events across member states.

    As Africa’s anti-corruption Day unfolded, member states of the European Union, anti-corruption agencies, civil society, media,
    academia, religious and traditional leaders, administrative authorities, political actors, the private sector, and citizens agreed to further the scope, depth, and impact of integrity-building initiatives on the continent.

    The importance of ending corruption via tweets, following the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption on Facebook and LinkedIn, distributing informative materials such as brochures, posters, and leaflets, organizing community outreach programs to engage with citizens at the grassroots level on efforts to promote Integrity especially when handling cases for both the accused and victims of corruption and related offenses .

    The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) adopted 11th July 2003 as the day to root out and prevent corruption in the African continent.

    The Newsroom

  • APF: 51st Session Ends with Election of New Executive

    APF: 51st Session Ends with Election of New Executive

    The newly elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), Nathalie Roy, granted her first press briefing at the close of the 51st session in Yaoundé.

    She expressed gratitude to the parliamentary leaders of Cameroon for their support in her election.

    She said the future of La Francophonie will be shaped through dialogue, with the ultimate goal of improving the well-being of Francophone populations.

    Nathalie Roy outlined three key priorities, 

    – bringing together nearly 400 million French speakers to promote democratic peace,

    – empower Francophone youth,

    – enhance the global visibility of APF member nations while safeguarding their cultural diversity.

    The First Vice President of the Network of Women Parliamentarians, Honourable Lydienne Epoube, congratulated the new APF President and presented a symbolic gift reflecting Cameroonian culture to the new APF President.

    #APF
    #Francophonie
    #Parliament

  • National Assembly: Midterm Budgetary Orientations Review

    National Assembly: Midterm Budgetary Orientations Review

    Members of the National Assembly have scrutinized the State’s major budgetary orientations during a plenary session for the general debate on the Medium-Term Economic and Budgetary Programming Document 2027–2029.

    This follows the review of the document by the Finance and Budget Committee.

    Lawmakers raised major concerns such as the execution of public investments and governance in the mining, forestry, and oil sectors.

    Different government ministers highlighted their constraints while assuring that efforts are ongoing to improve the living conditions of the population.

  • Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie 51st session opens in Yaoundé

    Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie 51st session opens in Yaoundé

    The 51st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF) started this Tuesday, July 7, 2026, with a meeting of the APF Bureau members.

    The meeting was chaired by the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie and Senior Vice President of the National Assembly, Hon. Hilarion Etong, at the Paul Biya Glass House.

    The Assembly aims to strengthen cooperative relations with the member states of La Francophonie.

    Nearly 400 parliamentarians and institutional leaders from some 100 Francophonie parliaments, as well as 100 young parliamentarians, will be participating.

  • Cameroon: CAMPHIA 2024-2025 Results Unveiled

    Cameroon: CAMPHIA 2024-2025 Results Unveiled

    The summary results of the Cameroon Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (CAMPHIA) 2024-2025 have been presented in Yaoundé this July 7, 2026 during an event chaired by the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Manaouda Malachie.

    The Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon, John G. Robinson, members of the CAMPHIA committee and other health officials attended the event.

    The results are a product of a household-based national survey conducted from September 24 to January 2025 with funding from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).


    The Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim at the U.S. Embassy, John G. Robinson applauded Cameroon’s HIV response following the presentation of results of the Cameroon Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment.

    He says the US government will continue committing to improving healthcare services in Cameroon, in partnership with the government.

  • Cameroon – Colombia: Restitution of Cultural Heritage Discussed

    Cameroon is strengthening international cooperation to accelerate the restitution of its cultural heritage, with Colombia joining efforts to share expertise on recovering and protecting cultural property.

    The commitment was reaffirmed in Yaoundé during the opening of an exchange between officials of the Republic of Columbia and the Ministry of Arts and Culture of Cameroon.

    The Colombian delegation visiting Cameroon is led by Fabián Romero Aponte. Discussion highlighted the fact that the recovery of cultural artefacts is a matter of national sovereignty.