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YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A long-time ally of Cameroon's leader has quit the government to run for president in October elections - a defection that could reshape the West African nation's politics after ...
News Cameroon » West » Politics: ’Cameroon bishop warns weak politics affects national stability
Cameroon Justice minister Maurice Kamto prepares to sign documents transferring the authority Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in Archibong, Nigeria, Aug. 14, 2006. (Credit: George Osodi/AP.) Listen ...
News Cameroon » West » Politics: 'Cameroon is a powder keg': Catholic bishops challenge nonagenarian president
DOUALA, Cameroon (RNS) — Cameroon’s presidential campaign kicked off Sept. 27, but 92-year-old incumbent President Paul Biya, seeking reelection to extend 43 years in power, was nowhere to be found.
News Cameroon » West » Politics: Macron Might Have Opened a ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Cameroon
On June 24, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would recognize Palestine as an independent state in September; he may unwittingly have jump-started the fight for a new state more ...
News Cameroon » West » Politics: Cameroon priest: Synodality offers contrast to ‘nauseating’ electoral politics ahead of vote
In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon.
News Cameroon » West » Politics: Political tensions cloud potential papal visit to Cameroon
Cameroon’s possible inclusion in the itinerary of Pope Leo XIV’s first African trip is drawing growing debate, as security concerns, political tensions and moral objections raise questions about ...