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Inside New Bell: How a Cameroonian Prison Became an Unlikely Music Hub

Inside New Bell: How a Cameroonian Prison Became an Unlikely Music Hub

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A notorious prison in Cameroon has drawn international attention for an unusual cultural phenomenon: inmates who run their own record label from behind its walls. At New Bell prison, located in the coastal city of Douala, incarcerated musicians have transformed a corner of the jail into an unlikely hub of creative production, recording songs and […]

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Roger Milla: The African Legend Who Holds a World Cup Record Beyond Messi's Reach

Roger Milla: The African Legend Who Holds a World Cup Record Beyond Messi’s Reach

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As Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continue to redefine the boundaries of footballing greatness, a World Cup record set decades ago by a Cameroonian forward remains untouched — and may stay that way for generations to come. Roger Milla, whose goals lit up the World Cup in the early 1990s, holds the distinction of being

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Pope Leo’s Africa Pilgrimage: A Papal Visit That Dares Speak Truth to Power

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Pope Leo XIV wrapped up an eleven-day apostolic journey across Africa this week that took him through Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea — and in the process, delivered some of the most direct and politically charged papal rhetoric in recent memory. From accusing AI development of fueling social polarisation in Cameroon, to condemning the

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Pope Leo in Cameroon: Africa’s Future Depends on Peace, Not Just Resources

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Pope Leo XIV arrived in Yaoundé on April 15th for the second leg of his eleven-day African pilgrimage, delivering messages that extended far beyond theology into the realms of economics, conflict, and the continent’s place in a rapidly destabilizing world. At the centre of his public speeches in Cameroon was a theme that has defined

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