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19, January 2019
36 passengers kidnapped in Southern Cameroons released 0
Thirty-six passengers have been released one day after they were abducted by gunmen on Tuesday along the Buea-Kumba highway in Cameroon’s southwest, one of the two war-torn English-speaking regions, according to local authorities. “They (kidnappers) took us somewhere and collected money, phones and other belongings from us and released us after. They asked us to […]
18, January 2019
Brexit: Merkel’s protege to Britain: We will miss you 0
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s protégé has appealed to Britain not to leave the European Union (EU) as the clock is ticking down to Brexit in 70 days. German conservative leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who succeeds Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats, joined a dozen of German politicians, industrialists and artists, appealing to the UK not […]
18, January 2019
African Union calls on Congo-Kinshasa to delay release of final vote results 0
The African Union on Thursday called on Democratic Republic of Congo to suspend the release of the final results of its disputed presidential election due to its doubts over the provisional results. The rare move from the group injects fresh uncertainty into the post-election process, which was meant to usher in the country’s first democratic […]
18, January 2019
Responsibility to Protect accuses Biya regime of crimes against humanity 0
There is an imminent risk of mass atrocity crimes due to violence between government security forces and armed separatists in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions. BACKGROUND Political tensions over cultural rights and identity have been growing in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions since 2016 when English-speaking lawyers, students and teachers began protesting against their under-representation and cultural marginalization by […]
18, January 2019
Battle for Ambazonia: Defense Secretary visits injured soldiers in Buea 0
The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defense In Charge of the National Gendarmerie, Yves Galax Landry Etoga rounded off a one day inspection visit on January 14, 2019 in Buea headquarter of the South West Region. His visit took him to the Gendarmerie Legion South West Region, Squadron No 80, Gendarmerie Post in […]
18, January 2019
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Biya unveils 2019 “road map” to new cabinet 0
Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Wednesday made his plan of action for 2019 known to Council of Ministers, according to the presidency. The plan of action will focus fundamentally on security and development, according to the Prime Minister and the Head of Government Joseph Dion Ngute. “We have to work on security, maintaining peace in […]
17, January 2019
Southern Cameroons War: Ambazonia Group kills two soldiers in recent attack 0
Cameroon government security officials have confirmed the deaths of two of its servicemen reportedly tortured and killed by unknown Ambazonian militants. In a recent video circulated by some Southern Cameroons activists on social networks, armed separatists tortured and beheaded two Cameroon government army soldiers. We gathered that one of the soldiers killed was serving with […]
17, January 2019
Gabon: Wheel-chaired President Bongo back in Morocco hospital 0
The Gabonese head of state has returned to Morocco to continue his recovery after presiding the swearing of his new government. President Ali Bongo who suffered a massive stroke during a trip to Saudi Arabia did not offer a word during the ceremony in Libreville. Cameroon Concord News learnt that Bongo left Libreville on Tuesday […]
17, January 2019
UK: Bisong Foundation stages charity football match between Cameroon’s 1990 World Cup stars and Cambridgeshire Police FC 0
Former Indomitable Lions of Cameroon and a UK Selection took on the Cambridgeshire Police Football Team in an enthralling game of football organised by the Bisong Foundation at the Cambridge Stadium in Trumpington. The police team actually looked forward to the game and were expecting a tough one as they had to play against some […]
19, January 2019
Yaounde forced several thousand refugees back to Nigeria: UN 0
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The United Nations said Friday it was “extremely alarmed” by the forced return by Cameroon of thousands of refugees to northeast Nigeria, where Boko Haram Islamists pose a continuing threat to civilians. “This action was totally unexpected and puts lives of thousands of refugees at risk,” the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said […]