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15, August 2022
Kenya set to learn outcome of tight election race 0
Kenya is expected Monday to learn the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after a long wait for results that has put the nation on edge. Deputy President William Ruto was leading with slightly more than 51 percent of the vote against 48 percent for Raila Odinga, based on official results from more than 80 […]
14, August 2022
African bishops lament inability to stop young people from leaving 0
In the din of Yaoundé’s traffic, thousands of youths comb various offices, documents in hand, in search of jobs. As frustration sets in, many see a future beyond the country’s shores. That is how Jannet left Cameroon two years ago. A recruiter told her she would have a well-paying job upon arrival in wealthy Kuwait. […]
14, August 2022
Cameroon looks to bright future in film productions 0
“Stand by!” shouts the director as actors take their marks. The lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It’s a sunny day in Tiko, a locality in southwestern Cameroon and a local film crew is gathered to shoot for an action series. The series which spotlights the […]
14, August 2022
Yaoundé raises age limit for recruitment of people with disabilities in public service 0
Cameroonian government has officially extended the entry age by five years for the recruitment of people with disabilities in the public service, according to Joseph Le, minister of the Public Service and Administrative Reform. The official made the announcement during a media briefing Friday while launching competition entry examinations into public service. “The age waiver […]
14, August 2022
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Biya regime dismisses 1,000 military students over fake certificate 0
Nearly 1,000 students undergoing training at a military academy in Cameroon have been dismissed over corruption allegations, the country’s Minister of Defense Joseph Beti Assomo said in a circular made public on Thursday. Beti Assomo said the new 2022 recruits who were in full training had applied to join the workforce with fake certificates. Army […]
13, August 2022
US: FBI seizes ‘top secret’ documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home 0
FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida this week removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked “top secret”, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday, while also disclosing it has probable cause to believe he violated the Espionage Act. The bombshell disclosures were made in legal documents released […]
13, August 2022
End of a football era: Lionel Messi absent from list of Ballon d’Or nominees for 2022 0
Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi paid a high price for an underwhelming first season with Paris Saint-Germain when he was left off the 30-strong list for this year’s coveted football award. Lucy Bronze, who was runner-up in 2019, is one of three members of England’s Euro-winning squad to be short-listed for the women’s award. […]
12, August 2022
FIFA moves up World Cup start date one day to November 20 0
FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year’s World Cup by one day to November 20 in a rare schedule change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football’s ruling executive universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar said it would give unspecified help to […]
12, August 2022
Cameroonian nabbed in Philippines over counterfeiting US dollar bills 0
A Cameroon national was nabbed for allegedly selling counterfeit US dollar bills, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Thursday. In a statement, the central bank said it assisted the Philippine National Police in an entrapment operation that led to the apprehension of Fonki Gregory Abueh, who was in possession of 14 pieces of fake $100. […]
15, August 2022
Commonwealth Games: Competitors and delegates from Cameroon have been reported missing 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
A total of 17 people connected to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been reported missing since the event got underway, police have confirmed. The Games, which have been widely viewed as a resounding success, got underway on July 28. But the enthralling fortnight has been tainted by 13 athletes, and four others who were […]