Tag: President paul Biya
Paul Biya, 92, re-elected President of Cameroon for 8th term
Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, according to the Constitution, must be sworn in within 15 days of…
Dangote gets Cameroon’s highest civilian honour
President Paul Biya of Cameroon has awarded Aliko Dangote the country's highest civilian honour – the Commander of the National…
Cameroon to Macron: Leave Paul Biya alone
Cameroon has opposed French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks over a separatist crisis in the country's English-speaking regions
Cameroon killings: Macron says will mount pressure on Biya
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he will call Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Monday to pile pressure…
Trump sanctions Paul Biya of Cameroon
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would end Cameroon’s preferential trade benefits from Jan. 1, citing what he…
Cameroon frees detained opposition leader Kamto
Cameroon's main opposition leader Maurice Kamto walked free from jail Saturday after a military court ordered his release at the…
Cameroon: Biya hires US lobbyists linked with Trump for $55K monthly
President Paul Biya's government has hired Clout Public Affairs, a firm organized by former aides to Texas Republican Sen. Ted…
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis: Cardinal Tumi calls for federalism
Cardinal Christian Tumi, the emeritus Archbishop of Douala, has called for a federal system of government to end the four-year…
Just In: Cameroonians disgrace Paul Biya in Geneva
Swiss police fired water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades at Cameroonian protesters outside UN headquarters in Geneva Saturday as…
2019: Cameroun Govt. to create 500,000 jobs for youths
President Paul Biya of Cameroun says the government plans to create 500,000 jobs for young people in 2019.
China, Cameroon to boost cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Special Representative Yang Jiechi and Cameroonian President Paul Biya have agreed to further boost bilateral cooperation…
President Biya, 85, sworn in for another 7-year tenure in Cameroon
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, in power for almost 36 years, was sworn into office for seven more years on Tuesday,…
Presidential Election: Voting begins in Cameroon
Voting started early in Cameroon on Sunday in crucial presidential polls being held against to decide the faith of 95-year-old…
Cameroon’s President Biya to run for 7th term in office
President Paul Biya of Cameroon will run for re-election in October, he said on Friday, aiming to extend his 36-year…
Photo News: President’s car breaks down during parade
When a presidential car breaks down on parade ground during a ceremonial parade in Cameroon, President Paul Biya sat inside…
Paul Biya of Cameroon visits Nigeria
In Pictures: President Paul Biya of Cameroon on Tuesday arrived Nigeria. He was met on arrival by Vice President Yemi…
Biya begins two-day state visit to Nigeria
President Paul Biya of Cameroun, will at the invitation of President Muhammadu Buhari, begin a two-day state visit to Nigeria…
Buhari, Biya agree to complete Nigeria-Cameroon demarcation in 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, have agreed to work towards the completion of the demarcation of…
Boko Haram leader taunts Itno, Biya, Issouffou in new video
The head of Boko Haram — the enigmatic Abubakar Shekau — has openly taunted the countries being menaced by the…
Boko Haram: Chad to send troops to support Cameroon
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced Thursday that neighbouring Chad will send troops to aid his country’s army fight Boko Haram…
Boko Haram frees Chinese captives, wife of Cameroon’s top politician
Ten Chinese and 17 local hostages have been released in Cameroon, where they were kidnapped earlier this year in raids…
Cameroon sacks 2 army chiefs after Boko Haram raids
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Tuesday dismissed two senior army officers in the country’s far north following Boko Haram attacks…
Cameroon arrests education minister for theft
Cameroon’s secondary education minister Louis Bapes Bapes was arrested and remanded in custody on suspected embezzlement of public funds, a…
Cameroon rules out sanctuary for Boko Haram fighters
On a day that Boko Harm insurgents attacked with impunity a military barrack in Maiduguri, Borno state, Cameroon vowed it…
Boko Haram: The Cameroon Connection
It has now dawned on President Paul Biya of the Republic of Cameroon and his government that the Boko Haram…
Winners Chapel, others shut down in Cameroon
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered the closure of nearly 100 Christian churches in key cities, citing criminal practices organized…
Leaders back naval force to fight Gulf of Guinea piracy
West and Central African leaders on Monday called for the deployment of an international naval force in the Gulf of…
French family kidnapped in northern Cameroon freed
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya has announced the release of a French family of seven kidnapped by Islamic extremists in Cameroon…
Protesters Teargassed As Cameroon’s Biya Marks 30yrs In Power
Cameroonian security forces used teargas to disperse about a thousand opposition supporters who had gathered in the commercial capital on…
Cameroon ex-minister jailed for aircraft scam
A court in Yaounde on Saturday jailed former Cameroon minister Marafa Hamidou Yaya for 25 years for embezzling $29 million…