Cintia A. , Lebledparle.com
The main headline from Cameroun Tribune this morning is on the 2025 Presidential election, as Parliamentarians are called to be apostles of peace. In closing yesterday’s proceedings of the first ordinary session of the current legislative year, Marcel Niat Njifenji, President of the Senate, and Cavaye Yéguié Djibril, President of the National Assembly, called on senators and deputies to work toward a peaceful election in their respective constituencies. Pages 6 to 7 for details.
Still on the presidential race, The National Post headlines Kamto sounding an alarm over CPDM’s underhanded plans to rig. The national president of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM), Maurice Kamto, accuses President Biya of unfairly appointing a CPDM loyalist to the Constitutional Council. The 2025 presidential hopeful describes the appointment of Senator Monique Ouli Ndongo as a “democratic betrayal” intended to help the CPDM rig the election. Read page 4 to get the full information.
Mutation focuses on Paul Biya’s tweet, which it describes as funny. According to the paper, the Head of State has resumed his habit of posting short messages to the people on social media. This style of communication comes across as inauthentic, sparking reactions that range from amused to indignant among internet users.
Still in politics, La Nouvelle Expression takes us down memory lane to April 10, 1948 when UPC came into existence. The Union of the Populations of Cameroon, which truly initiated the liberation struggles of the Cameroonian people, is now a shadow of its former self, having been fiercely fought by colonial and neocolonial forces. But the founding fathers’ philosophy continues to inspire many freedom-loving Cameroonians, even 75 years later. Find more about the UPC from page 4 to 5.
A symposium to rethink sovereign debt management in Yaoundé, reports L’Économie in its front page. Organized by Contacturer Capital SA, Horus Investment Capital, and the engineering firm Akoa Mballa & Co, the symposium will be held today and tomorrow. Topics and speaker profiles are on the agenda.
Le Financier d’Afrique gives us additional details on the symposium. The international financial symposium in Yaoundé on April 10–11, 2025, is focused on restructuring the sovereign debt of CEMAC states. It aims to explore ways to address factors putting pressure on sovereign debt, including the global economic crisis, fluctuating commodity prices, and health and security crises.
We move on with Le Drapeau that headline Illegal billboards along Yaoundé’s North penetrating road to be demolished. Minister of Public Works Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, in a communiqué dated April 8, has given billboard owners along the Olembé–Obala Interchange axis ten days to remove their structures. After this period, they will be demolished to allow progress on the road expansion project. The MINTP calls on everyone’s cooperation to deliver the infrastructure on time. Full communiqué on page 3.
And we wrap up with Echo Santé that headlines Cameroon’s health facilities hygiene at the heart of a new report. A study conducted in five regions in 2020, and later extended to ten regions in 2022–2023, revealed a significant gap between healthcare needs and available services—especially access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The findings stressed the vital importance of potable water and latrines in preventing water-related diseases and improving public health. Dr. Louis Joss BITANG à MAFOCK, Inspector General of Medical and Paramedical Services, representing the Minister of Public Health, MANAOUDA Malachie, presented the infographic report on hygiene and sanitation in Cameroonian health facilities on April 9, 2025, in Yaoundé. More information on Page 5.
