YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (ABS News) — A 29-year-old Cameroonian soldier was arrested inside the grounds of the Unity Palace in Yaoundé’s Etoudi district on Wednesday after allegedly declaring he had come to seize power, according to an incident report attributed to the Etoudi security brigade. The soldier, identified as Ntsama Biting Benoît and assigned to the CAT-BIR, a unit linked to Cameroon’s Rapid Intervention Battalion, was intercepted inside the palace compound on the afternoon of Sept. 16, the report said. He holds service number T17 32806. According to the document, Ntsama Biting Benoît was found inside the presidential compound declaring he…
Author: Njih Favour
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon (ABS News) — Cameroon woke up Monday with something it had never possessed before: the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations trophy. The Indomitable Lionesses defeated Malawi 3-0 Sunday night in Rabat, Morocco, winning the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and securing their first continental title after losing three previous finals. The victory capped a remarkable tournament for Cameroon, which entered the competition as one of the teams added after CAF expanded the field to 16 nations. For a country accustomed to celebrating football as national religion, the achievement should ordinarily have produced one of those familiar scenes…
