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35 youth associations endorse Biya’s presidential bid
Published on 13.08.2018
A group of 35 youth associations have thrown their weight behind the leader of the ruling CPDM party, Paul Biya, ahead of the Presidential election…
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Paul Biya leaves Cameroon for brief stay abroad
Published on 12.08.2018
The Head of State Paul Biya on Sunday left Cameroon for a "brief stay" abroad, a statement signed by the Director of Civil Cabinet at…
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The parliament met in Congress to swwear in members of the Constitutional Council

2018 Presidential elections: 12 petitions received at Constitutional Council
Published on 10.08.2018
The Constitutional Council has received at least twelve petitions from candidates whose files were rejectted by Elecam to run for the Presidential election billed for…
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Journalists demand apologies from Garga Haman Adji
Published on 09.08.2018
The Cameroon Journalists' Trade Union has called on the leader of the Alliance for Democracy and Development, Garga Haman Adji to tender apologies for disrespecting a journalist.…

2018 Presidential election:Etonde Etonde to appeal rejection at Constitutional Council

One of the 18 candidates whose files were rejectted for the Presidential election by Elecam , Etonde Etonde has vowed…
Published on 08.08.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Opposition must find common denominator to oust Biya-Akere Muna

The leader of the "Now" movement Akere Muna has called on the opposition to figure out a common strategy that…
Published on 07.08.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
2018 Presidential election: Cabral Libii calls for opposition coalition

The flagbearer of the National Union for the Intergration towards Solidarity ,Univers, Cabral Libii has called for the eight other…
Published on 07.08.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
2018 Presidential: Nine candidates retained

Cameroon's electoral council has has retained nine candidates for the country's Presidential elections scheduled for October 7, 2018. In a…
Published on 07.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Kah Walla throws support for Anglophone General Conference

Edith Kah Walla has lauded the intiative to organise the Anglophone General Conference in so far as it reflects a willingness to…
Published on 03.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Polling stations in barracks are illegal – Opposition

Opposition movements in Cameroon led by the Social Democratic Front (SDF) have reaffirmed their rejection of setting up polling stations…
Published on 01.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
2018 Presidential Elections: Nyong, Mfoumou people advised to support Biya

Hon. Roger Nkodo Ndang, who hails from the Nyong and Mfoumou division in the Centre Region, has advised his people…
Published on 27.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
2018 Presidential Elections: Candidates’ files still under scrutiny

Candidacy papers of the 28 aspirants to run in the October 7, 2018 presidential election are still under scrutiny, the…
Published on 26.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
2018 Presidential election: MINAT makes provisions to accredit observers

The Ministry of Territorial Administration, MINAT says it has made provisions to accredit national and international observers in view of…
Published on 25.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
2018 Presidential Election: Elecam blunders on CDU’s candidacy

It has been 24 hours since the Electoral board of the elections governing body, Elecam started working on the files…
Published on 21.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
2018 Presidential election: 20 opposition figures endorse Biya’s candidacy

Twenty leaders of opposition parties in Yaounde on Friday officially endorsed Paul Biya's bid for a seventh term as President…
Published on 20.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Cavaye Yeguie, four CPDM big wigs dragged to court for terrorism

The Cameroon Renaissance Movement party has dragged the Speaker of the National Assembly Cavaye Yeguie Djibril and four CPDM big…
Published on 19.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Deadline for Presidential application expires today

Aspirants for the October 7 Presidential election have until midnight today to deposit their files at the various Elecam head…
Published on 19.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Independent candidate declares to run for Presidential election

Cameroon could yet have its first independent candidate at the Presidential election scheduled on October 7 after Etonde Etonde declared he…
Published on 17.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Elecam holds ordinary session ahead of Presidential election

The organ charged with the organisation of elections in Cameroon, Elections Cameroon held its first ordinary session today in Yaoundé…
Published on 13.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
2018 elections:Twitter becomes Paul Biya’s ‘Trump card’

The Head of State broke away from tradition by announcing his intention to run for the 2018 Presidential election through…
Published on 13.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
2018 Presidential Elections: Biya accepts to run again

The question as to whether Paul Biya is going to run for the forthcoming election has now been answered. This…
Published on 13.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
2018 Presidential Elections: Biya convenes electoral corps despite surging Anglophone crisis

President Paul Biya on Friday signed decree convening voters for the 2018 Presidential polls for Sunday, October 7. The decree…
Published on 09.07.2018 par Marriane Enow Tabi politics
Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria ‘cast-off’ gov’t humanitarian aid

Some representatives of English speaking Cameroonians seeking refuge in Nigeria have written a strong worded letter to UNHCR Nigeria, in…
Published on 04.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Cameroonian lawmakers agree to postpone parliamentary elections

Parliamentary elections in Cameroon have been postponed a year until October 2019 after lawmakers adopted a bill on Monday. "The…
Published on 03.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Joshua Osih to meet with Cameroon diaspora in Germany on July 13

The candidate of the Social Democratic Front at the 2018 Presidential election Joshua Osih will be holding a meeting the…
Published on 02.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
US Embassy denies financing Cameroon opposition

The Embassy of the United States of America in Cameroon has dismissed media reports of financing the political campaigns of Cameroon's…
Published on 27.06.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Bill to extend MPs mandate tabled in parliament

The bill to extend the mandate of Members of the Lower House of Assembly has been tabled today at the…
Published on 26.06.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Paul Biya requests extension of mandate for parliamentarians

This means the legislative elections that were scheduled to hold later this year will not take place again as the…
Published on 15.06.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Chiefs from East region ‘condemn’ debate on federalism

Traditional rulers from the East Region of Cameroon have strongly condemned any possible return of the nation to a federal…
Published on 13.06.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Cameroon journalist declares to run for Presidential election

Cameroon journalist Roger Chantal Tuile is the latest candidate to declare his intentions to run for the Presidential election expected…
Published on 12.06.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Akere Muna envisages possible opposition coalition with Kamto, Osih

The leader of the "Now Movement", Barrister Akere Muna has announced possibilities are still on the table for a possible…
Published on 11.06.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
CPDM apologise for ‘Constitutional’ error

The Cameroon's People's Democratic Movement CPDM has apologised for erroneously inserting the name of Constitutional Council member Jean Foumane Akame…
Published on 30.05.2018 par Journal du Cameroun politics
Essousse Erik appointed new Elecam Director General

Essosse Erik has been appointed as the new Director General of Elections Cameroon, Elecam by the Head of State Paul…
Published on 28.05.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics
Elecam power tussle could jeopardize elections

A rift between a faction loyal to the board chair and another firmly behind the Director General could plunge the…
Published on 28.05.2018 par Francis Ajumane politics