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23, January 2019
Ambazonian Restoration Forces stronger than the French Cameroun army-Biya adviser 0
A top security adviser to President Biya (names withheld) has revealed that the Southern Cameroons Self-Defense Groups are far stronger than the Cameroon government army. Speaking to our undercover reporter in Yaoundé on Monday, the Biya acolyte said “Two years have passed since President Biya declared the war and the conflict in Southern Cameroons is […]
23, January 2019
China Waives A Year’s Worth Of Cameroon Debt 0
China says it has written off almost $78m (£60m) from Cameroon’s debt as part of measures to ease economic hardship in the central African nation, but analysts say it is a play for greater access to resources. The debt relief announcement was made on Friday shortly after a meeting between President Paul Biya and Yang […]
23, January 2019
EU, AU Signal Support for Contested Congo President-Elect 0
The European Union and the African Union said on Tuesday they had taken note of the decision by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Constitutional Court to back disputed president-elect Felix Tshisekedi, signalling they would work with him. Asked about the Dec. 30 election, the EU and the AU said they discussed the outcome at a […]
23, January 2019
Biya Regime Mobilizes Military Following Boko Haram, Ambazonian Attacks 0
Cameroon says it is mobilizing troops along the country’s northern border with Nigeria and in the western English-speaking regions, following renewed attacks by Boko Haram in the north and separatists in the west. Cameroon’s military calls for troops to assemble at its headquarters in Yaounde ahead of major deployments. Defense Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Rene […]
22, January 2019
US: Government shutdown enters second month with no end in sight to the historic crisis 0
The United States entered the second month of a partial government shutdown on Tuesday over Congress’ failure to approve a budget to fund several federal agencies, with no quick end in sight to the historic crisis weighing on the nation’s economy and morale. Since December 22, a quarter of the US government has been closed […]
22, January 2019
Cardiff City’s Sala was on board plane that disappeared over English Channel 0
Premier League club Cardiff City’s record new signing, Argentina-born striker Emiliano Sala, was on board a light aircraft that disappeared over the English Channel on Monday night, police sources told AFP. Sala, signed by Cardiff on Saturday from French club Nantes for a reported 17 million euro ($19.3 million) fee, was flying to Cardiff aboard […]
22, January 2019
WHO Says Migrants Do Not Bring Diseases Into Europe 0
A new report by the World Health Organization disputes a belief that refugees and migrants bring exotic communicable diseases into the European region. The report is based on evidence from more than 13,000 documents. It provides a snapshot of the health of refugees and migrants who comprise about 10 percent of the nearly 1 billion population in […]
22, January 2019
Yaounde, Beijing Look to Improve Ties Amid Miners’ Tensions 0
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative was in Cameroon this weekend to improve relations between the two countries. Trade and security ties have steadily grown between Beijing and Yaounde. But tensions between Cameroonian and Chinese miners has given China a bad name When Cameroonian President Paul Biya hosted China’s special representative Yang Jiechi on Friday, […]
22, January 2019
Biya shamed for late condolence message to President Uhuru Kenyatta 0
Cameroon President Paul Biya on Monday, January 21, extended his condolences to Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta over the recent terrorist attack at 14 Riverside but his message was not received kindly by some citizens. Some slammed him for sending his message too late while others asked him to put his house in order first. […]
23, January 2019
European Union urges crackdown on ‘golden visas and passports’ 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
The European Union urged member countries on Wednesday to crack down on schemes granting “golden visas and passports” to foreign investors, warning they can bring corruption and money laundering in their wake. The European Commission, the EU executive, published a report urging members to curb the practice of giving foreigners — often Chinese, Russians and […]