Cameroon

The president of MRC Maurice Kamto can move freely. The government decided on Tuesday to lift the blockade around his home, a few days after the regional election contested by the opponent was held just over two months ago. as reported from Yaoundé, Polycarp EssombaIt was at the end of the morning on Tuesday that the news…

Nearly 25,000 voters were called to vote this Sunday in Cameroon to elect regional advisers. A total of 90 council members will be elected in each of the regions. Polling stations have been officially closed since 6 pm local time. With our special correspondent in Yaoundé, Jeanne RichardThe vote took place peacefully.In the…

In Cameroon, regional elections will be held on Sunday. The big voters must nominate the 90 elected representatives for each of the ten regions, ie a total of 900 advisers. And one of the most important issues in this election is security. On Sunday morning, some major voters have already come to vote, reports our special…

The regional elections will take place on Sunday, December 6, in Cameroon, but the population is not particularly worried about the vote. Especially because it is the big voters who are called to vote and not the general population, who rather think about organizing this year's celebration in a difficult economic context. With…

For almost four years, the English-speaking regions of the northwest and southwest have been in conflict between independent armed groups and the Cameroonian police. Murders and abuses committed in both camps left more than 3,000 dead and 700,000 displaced. The government finally organized regional elections that would give these regions access to a special status. But for those who have lost…

Goncourt des lycéens won by Cameroonian author Djaïli Amadou Amal for his novel "Les Impatientes" published by Emmanuelle Collas. A book about the condition of women in the Sahel and the violence they can fall victim to. It is a price that "represents a lot" for Djaïli Amadou Amal. During the presentation of the high school…

The first regional elections must take place at the end of the week in Cameroon, in particular to give more autonomy to the English-speaking regions. For Cardinal Christian Tumi, former Archbishop of Douala, we must go further. It was a promise as a result of the great national debate a year ago in Cameroon. The first regional…

Where will the most important meetings in African culture take place during this month of December? There are nine suggestions. Do not hesitate to send your "essentials" to fipageculture@yahoo.fr. In Cameroon, from 1 to 5 December, Festi7, the second international poetry festival in Yaoundé's seven hills, will be held. Under…

Cameroon's regional elections will be held on Sunday, December 6. An unprecedented vote in the country, organized to speed up the decentralization process, and an equally unusual vote, as it will take place through indirect elections with two electoral colleges. For Cameroon in the election, which is responsible for organizing the vote, it is therefore a special vote, even with a security challenge.…

Regional elections in Cameroon will take place at the end of the week, on Sunday 6 December. A historic vote with indirect voting rights: even if they are provided for in the 1996 Constitution, this will certainly be the first time that regional councils are set up with regional presidents. This is the last step in the decentralization introduced by the government. But in Yaoundé, the capital, few…