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12, January 2019
New Africa programme to focus on youth and its engagement with heritage 0
Connect and inspire African youth with the possibilities of their rich heritage. Use digital technologies, including social media, to promote heritage awareness and support creative industries. Engage heritage as an economic asset, to address poverty and unemployment among young people. These are just some of the potential directions discussed during ICCROM’s Africa Expert Meeting for […]
12, January 2019
Battle for Ambazonia: 3 soldiers wounded as gunmen attack school in Kumba 0
Three soldiers were wounded Thursday as gunmen attacked a school in Kumba, a locality in Cameroon’s Southwest, one of the country’s two strife-torn English-speaking regions, Cameroon army said. The army immediately blamed armed separatists for the attack. “A group of armed secessionists were breaking the Multimedia Center of Bilingual High School Kumba District 2, a […]
11, January 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Indifference is no answer 0
If indifference could address an issue, the Southern Cameroons crisis that has already lasted for more than two years and consumed close to 5,000 lives, would have been over a long time ago. But the more the government pretends to be busy with other things, the more the situation escalates. The killing in the two […]
11, January 2019
Biya regime seeking to create chaos in Southern Cameroons 0
The Biya Francophone regime in Yaoundé has been trying to create chaos deep within the Ambazonia liberation struggle in order to keep its occupying forces in the territory and destroy the Southern Cameroons Interim Government. An Ambazonian commander in the Lebialem County said on Thursday that the time to take the battle to the enemy […]
11, January 2019
Andy Murray announces impending retirement from tennis 0
A tearful Andy Murray on Friday announced he would likely retire this year due to severe pain from a hip injury, saying next week’s Australian Open could be the last tournament of a glittering career. The former world number one and three-time Grand Slam winner broke down at a press conference in Melbourne as he […]
11, January 2019
Congo-Kinshasa’s Catholic Church says its election tally shows different winner 0
DR Congo’s powerful Catholic Church says election results tallied by its observers do not match official results announced on Thursday by the country’s election commission, which named Felix Tshisekedi as the surprise winner. In a pre-dawn announcement, the election commission named Tshisekedi, son of the country’s late veteran opposition leader, as provisional winner of the […]
11, January 2019
Cameroon Ranked Among The Worst Democratic Countries in Africa 0
A new Democracy Index published by the Economist, a renowned magazine, has placed Cameroon among the least democratic countries in Africa. In the Magazine report, Cameroon was equally ranked among the world’s top twenty most authoritarian states. The Democracy Index based on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political […]
10, January 2019
Biya’s policies fanning the flames of terrorism in Southern Cameroons 0
Jails in French Cameroun have become incubators of extremist and radical behaviour in Southern Cameroons, Cameroon Concord News Group has learnt. The Biya Francophone regime has repeatedly ignored calls for inclusive dialogue and has continued with its policy of arbitrary arrest of Southern Cameroonians in a bid to stifle the Ambazonia revolution. We can now […]
10, January 2019
Cameroon migrant dies at Greek refugee camp, cause unknown 0
Greek authorities are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man from Cameroon who was taken to a hospital from a sprawling refugee camp on the island of Lesvos. Migration Minister Dimitris Vitsas said the cause of the man’s death hasn’t been established yet. He died after being transported from the Moria camp before dawn Tuesday. […]
12, January 2019
Aliko Dangote still Africa’s richest man 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
Alhaji Aliko Dangote still maintains his spot as Africa’s richest man according to Forbes Magazine. The magazine disclosed that as at January 11, 2019, the 61-year-old was worth $9.9 billion. Forbes listed him as the number one on Africa’s list of billionaires for the year 2019. The Kano State indigene has held the richest man […]