L’un des leaders important du Corps de Christ au Cameroun est mort ce lundi 21 août 2026. Il était l’un des gardiens de la mémoire du réveil au Cameroun.

Le mouvement pentecôtiste à nouveau en deuil dans notre pays. Actu Cameroun apprend la mort ce lundi 24 août 2026 du Dr Théophile Obaker. Il est décédé à Douala, la capitale économique du Cameroun.

Sa disparition intervient quelques semaines seulement après celui de son oncle, le patriarche Jacques Céleste Obaker, décédé le 30 juillet dernier. Il était historien, juriste, socio-anthropologue des religions, théologien et chercheur.

Gospel of Christ Ministries et le Theosis Higher Institute

Il a consacré une part importante de son parcours à documenter, comprendre et transmettre l’histoire du christianisme et particulièrement celle du mouvement de Réveil au Cameroun. Avant sa disparition, il a été président du Directoire de l’Académie Pentecôtiste du Cameroun, enseignant d’histoire religieuse et auteur.

Il a collaboré activement avec le Gospel of Christ Ministries et le Theosis Higher Institute, où il était membre du comité scientifique. De nombreux messages de condoléances ont été partagés par ses partenaires ministériels, les étudiants et les fidèles.

FOCUS : Texte hommage du Dr Georges Boum / MediaChrist

QUI ÉTAIT LE RÉV. DR THÉOPHILE OBAKER ?

Le Rév. Dr Théophile Obaker était un homme d’Église, chercheur et intellectuel camerounais dont le parcours associait engagement chrétien, recherche et transmission de la mémoire religieuse.

Homme dynamique, passionné par l’histoire de l’Église et attentif aux mutations du christianisme camerounais, il était socio-anthropologue des religions et s’était particulièrement spécialisé dans l’histoire religieuse de l’Église de Réveil au Cameroun. Il s’intéressait à ses origines, à ses grandes figures, à son évolution ainsi qu’aux transformations des mouvements religieux contemporains.

Au sein de la Mission Évangélique VIE et PAIX du Cameroun (MEVIPAC), il avait exercé comme Chargé de mission au Secrétariat général. Cette responsabilité témoignait de son implication concrète dans la vie ecclésiale, au-delà de ses activités intellectuelles et scientifiques.

Le Dr Obaker était également un homme de transmission. Ses recherches, ses enseignements et ses interventions contribuaient à préserver une mémoire parfois insuffisamment documentée : celle des pionniers, des courants et des événements qui ont façonné l’Église de Réveil au Cameroun.

Ceux qui l’ont rencontré dans les espaces théologiques et académiques se souviendront d’un homme engagé dans les débats, soucieux de replacer les phénomènes religieux dans leur contexte historique, social et culturel. Il savait ainsi faire dialoguer la foi vécue, l’histoire et les sciences sociales.

Sa disparition laisse derrière elle une question que beaucoup posent aujourd’hui : qui était véritablement le Dr Théophile Obaker ?

Il était, en définitive, un serviteur de l’Église qui avait choisi de consacrer une part importante de son travail à comprendre, documenter et transmettre l’histoire du Réveil au Cameroun. Sa mémoire demeure liée à cette œuvre de recherche et de transmission à laquelle il avait consacré son énergie jusqu’aux dernières années de sa vie.

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has emphasized the importance of consolidating and expanding the progress made in a Party-wide study and education campaign for establishing and practicing a correct understanding of governance performance.

Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction, which was studied at a meeting of the CPC Central Leading Group for Party Building held on Monday.

Xi stressed that establishing and putting into practice a correct view of governance performance is a long-term task that requires sustained efforts.

Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the organization of study and education campaigns across the Party to address major and pressing issues in Party building has become an important institutional arrangement, Xi said, lauding the notable results achieved in the latest campaign.

Xi emphasized the need to regularly conduct education on the correct view of governance performance, guiding Party members and officials to always take responsibility, perform their duties and fulfill their obligations in accordance with such a view.

Efforts should also be made to improve differentiated assessment and evaluation systems, and establish a personnel selection and appointment orientation that values solid work and concrete results, Xi said.

During the meeting, participants thoroughly studied and implemented Xi’s instruction, reviewed the campaign, and made arrangements for consolidating and expanding the campaign’s outcomes and establishing a long-term mechanism accordingly.

The meeting was chaired by Cai Qi, who is head of the CPC Central Leading Group for Party Building, and was also attended by Li Xi, the group’s deputy head. Cai and Li, both of whom are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, also delivered speeches.

The meeting noted that the campaign has resolved prominent issues related to deviations in view of governance performance, regulated the official conduct of leading officials at all levels, and given a strong boost to all work aimed at ensuring a good start to the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

The campaign, which started in late February, has basically concluded and aimed to correct misguided views on governance that often breed vanity projects, hidden risks, heavy burdens on local communities, and public discontent. ■

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — China and Jordan should further deepen the alignment of development strategies, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

Both sides should enhance cooperation in traditional fields including economy and trade, infrastructure construction, transportation and mining, expand new drivers of cooperation in digital economy, artificial intelligence and green energy, and comprehensively deepen exchanges in education, culture, science and technology, tourism and other areas, Xi said when holding talks with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein in Beijing.

Xi noted that in 2015, the two heads of state jointly announced the establishment of China-Jordan strategic partnership, opening a new chapter in the development of bilateral relations.

Facing an international and regional situation characterized by intertwined changes and chaos, building a more substantive and dynamic China-Jordan relationship is in line with the common expectations of the two peoples and also conforms to the general trend of the pursuit of the Global South for strength through unity, he said.

Xi emphasized that China attaches great importance to Jordan’s unique and significant role in the region, firmly supports Jordan in safeguarding its national sovereignty, security and development interests, and is willing to maintain close exchanges with Jordan at all levels including the governments, political parties, legislative bodies and localities, and enhance exchanges of experience in governance.

China is willing to work with Jordan to implement the four major global initiatives, enhance coordination and cooperation in multilateral institutions including the United Nations, jointly safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order underpinned by international law, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, Xi said.

King Abdullah II said Jordan and China have established a strong strategic partnership, with fruitful cooperation across various fields. He said Jordan firmly upholds the one-China policy and regards Taiwan as part of China’s territory.

Jordan places high priority on its relations with China and is dedicated to expanding cooperation and exchanges in economy and trade, manufacturing, agriculture, science and technology, pharmaceuticals, culture and education, King Abdullah II said, adding that Jordan welcomes more Chinese enterprises to invest there to achieve common development and prosperity.

Jordan speaks highly of the four global initiatives put forward by President Xi and looks forward to China’s greater leading role on the global stage, King Abdullah II said.

After the talks, the two heads of state jointly attended a signing ceremony for multiple cooperation documents in areas such as diplomacy, economy and trade, industrial and supply chains, and justice.

The two sides also issued a joint statement on deepening the strategic partnership between China and Jordan.

Prior to the talks in the Great Hall of the People, Xi held a welcome ceremony for King Abdullah II. Xi also hosted a welcome banquet for him in the evening. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2026. Xi held talks with King Abdullah II, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein in the Northern Hall of the Great Hall of the People prior to their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2026. Xi held talks with King Abdullah II, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing on Monday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)