The Heritage Times | No fewer than seven persons have been arrested following a raid on a baby-making factory in Adamawa State, near the border with Cameroon by the Nigeria troops. Reports say the suspects were apprehended during the operation which took place on June 23, while the parade was …
Read More »Cameroon chief Eto’o takes personal sponsorship with Russian bookie
Inside World Football | June 25 – The FA president of Cameroon and former FC Barcelona legend Samuel Eto’o has become an ambassador for 1xBet, but taking up that role could be in breach of FIFA’s ethics code. On social media, Eto’o, who chairs Fecafoot, wrote that he was a …
Read More »German soccer players face racist abuse on social media at U21 European Championship
(AP) — German soccer player Youssoufa Moukoko condemned online racist abuse directed at him and teammate Jessic Ngankam as they played at the European Under-21 Championship on Thursday. The 18-year-old Moukoko and 22-year-old Ngankam, who are both Black, each missed penalties in Germany’s opening 1-1 draw with Israel on Thursday …
Read More »Cameroon Widows Protest Government Neglect, Plead for Assistance
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — VOA | In Cameroon, hundreds of women made widows by the country’s separatist conflict are protesting what they call the government’s lack of support. The widows say they have been left vulnerable to violence and abuse in the conflict, which has claimed more than 6,000 lives, and …
Read More »Money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing: Cameroon under Increased Monitoring
In the most recent revision to its “grey list,” the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has included Cameroon, Croatia, and Vietnam among the jurisdictions that will be subject to heightened scrutiny regarding money laundering, and terrorist and proliferation financing. This information was disclosed in a press release on Friday. This …
Read More »Cameroon opposes French LGBT+ rights ambassador’s visit
Reuters | Ambassador Jean-Marc Berthon is scheduled to visit the central African nation from June 27 to July 1 for the event, which would be hosted by the French institute in the capital Yaounde. The government sent a diplomatic notice to the French ambassador in Cameroon to signal its opposition …
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