Cameroon Church Defends Its Actions Amid Post-Election Criticism
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Cameroon Church defends its actions amid post-election criticism
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – In the wake of Cameroon’s contentious Oct. 12 presidential election, the Catholic Church is facing mounting criticism for its perceived silence, with some clerics and faithful accusing it of inaction and even collusion with the government. The election saw the re-election of 92-year-old incumbent, Paul Biya, who had been in power for 43 years. He will be nearly 100 by the time his 8th term of office runs out in 2032. Opposi…
Episcopal Conference “not a political party”: Archbishop Nkea cautions against attempts to manipulate the Church
The President of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) has clarified that the Episcopal Conference is neither a political party nor an electoral or constitutional body, urging Cameroonians to assume their civic responsibilities without shifting them onto the Catholic Church. In his speech during opening ceremony of the 49th Annual Seminar of NECC in the Catholic Diocese of Kumba, Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya emphasized that the B…
According to the evaluation and advocacy report published in December 2025 by the Groupement des entreprises du Cameroun (Gecam), companies located in the country experienced an average contraction in their turnover of 33.5%, due to the post-election crisis of 2025. This represents an estimated direct loss of CFAF 202.2 billion...
Even before the post-election crisis broke out following the presidential election of 12 October 2025, the Cameroonian economy was advancing on an already slippery terrain. The entrepreneurial fabric, made up largely of small and medium-sized enterprises, was faced with old constraints, which had become almost structural. According to the employers' data, nearly 65 per cent of enterprises were in a vulnerable or intermediate situation, while 58 …
© (DR)The 6th deputy to the mayor of the commune of Douala 5è and fervent support of the opponent Issa Chiroma Bakary finds that in the face of the "distorted" institutions, there remains only prayer. The post-election tensions that Cameroon experienced in 2025 continue to make talk about political actors militant in the ranks of the opposition. And who did not stop claiming their victory in the last presidential election. This 06 January 2026, …
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