15, July 2018
French Cameroun attacks continue on Southern Cameroons despite announcement of Biya’s humanitarian plan 0
Cameroon government forces have continued to attack Southern Cameroons towns and villages even with the announcement of President Biya so-called humanitarian plan for victims of the war. On Saturday, the Francophone dominated military announced that its operations in the city of Kumba in the Meme County were in response to gun fire from Ambazonian militants.
Earlier on Saturday, a Southern Cameroons resistance movement spokesman said that the group had carried out an attack on Defense Minister Beti Assomo’s convoy. Separately a spokesman for the Ambazonia Restoration Forces said that his group is moving from Ndian into Meme. He noted that despite the superiority of French Cameroun military weapons Ambazonians will clear the Meme County in the coming days.
The Ambazonian Interim Government (IG) noted recently that Buea will fall to restoration forces earlier than expected. Communication Secretary, Hon. Chris Anu observed that the protection and the defense of Southern Cameroons is a national duty and a strategic choice. The IG says the attack on Minister Beti Assomo’s entourage seeks to stop the occupying regime from killing innocent Southern Cameroonians.
Additionally, troops loyal to the regime in Yaoundé have targeted restoration forces station in Muea, Bomaka and Mile 17 in the Fako County. According to Cameroon Intelligence Report sources, at least 30 Southern Cameroons teens lost their lives in the attacks on Kumba, Muyuka and Muea and 22 elderly people sustained injuries.
By Sama Ernest in Buea
16, July 2018
France beats Croatia to win second World Cup title 0
France has won its second World Cup in history by overcoming Croatia in an entertaining final of the 2018 version of the games in Russia.
A Mario Mandzukic own goal, a penalty by Antoine Griezmann that came from the VAR, and superb efforts by Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe in the second half of the game in Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday sealed France’s victory in one of the most action-packed finals of the World Cup.
Ivan Perisic and Mandzukic scored in either half of the game but the goals were not enough for a spirited Croatia to claim their first ever title in the prestigious games.
France lifted the trophy 20 years after they won the world Cup on home soil with captain by Didier Deschamps, the man who coached the current French team. Deschamps becomes the third man in the World Cup history after Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer to win the games both as player and coach.
The 1998 French title also came at the expense of Croatia as the hosts had defeated the newcomers in the semi-finals.
The 2018 final was the most goal-packed in normal time in 60 years, only second in history to Brazil’s 5-2 win over Sweden in 1958. It was also the highest-scoring final since the 1966 final between England and West Germany, which ended with a similar score in favor of the hosts England.