Yaoundé, Cameroon – Cameroon’s parliament on Saturday approved a controversial constitutional amendment establishing the position of a vice president, despite strong objections from opposition lawmakers. The vote saw 200 lawmakers in favor, 18 against, and four votes declared invalid, formalizing a new mechanism for succession in the event of a…
A military court in Yaoundé, Cameroon has sentenced three soldiers to prison terms after finding them guilty of involvement in the killing of 21 civilians during unrest in the country’s English-speaking northwest in February 2020, victims’ lawyers confirmed on Friday. Background of the Case The violence, which occurred in the…
Yaoundé, Cameroon – President Paul Biya announced on Tuesday evening a “slight readjustment” of the timing of legislative and municipal elections, which had been expected to take place at the start of February. Originally scheduled for 2025, the elections had already been postponed once until early 2026. In his televised…