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14, December 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Doing too little too late 0
After two years of violent confrontations between government forces and Southern Cameroonian separatists, which have resulted in the death of more than 4,000 Cameroonians, the Yaoundé government has begun taking baby and doubtful steps towards peace. Last month, the Yaoundé government had announced in a press release that it had set up Demobilization, Disarmament and […]
13, December 2018
Ambazonia Crisis: Biya decrees are mostly theater 0
The Cameroonian President-Dictator has signed another decree ordering the “discontinuation” of proceedings before the Yaoundé Military Tribunal against hundreds of Southern Cameroons activists. Biya has kept to his outdated pattern of governance and his acolytes, his critics, and the media alike have portrayed them as dramatic u-turn on the war in Southern Cameroons. The Biya […]
13, December 2018
FECAFOOT elects new president 0
Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) on Wednesday elected a new president to manage affairs of the football governing body for a period of four years, putting an end to the mandate of FIFA Normalization Committee. Seidou Mbombo Njoya, a former director of FIFA’s Central African sub regional office was elected president of FECAFOOT by 46 votes […]
13, December 2018
Ambazonians have created their own cryptocurrency 0
Increasingly determined and bold separatists seeking the international recognition of the self-proclaimed “Federal Republic of Ambazonia” (Southern Cameroons) have created a crypto-currency which they claim is the first to be fully nation-backed. Known as AmbaCoin, 20,082 of the Ambazonian crypto bond had already been bought, out of 100,000,000 on pre-sale as of Nov. 10. One […]
13, December 2018
2 protesters killed during Congo-Kinshasa opposition rally 0
At least two people were killed Wednesday in clashes with police on the sidelines of an opposition rally in eastern DR Congo ahead of this month’s presidential elections, several sources said. The violence erupted in Kalemie, a town on Lake Tanganyika as opposition candidate Martin Fayulu was campaigning there. It came a day after two […]
13, December 2018
US senators say Saudi Arabia should remove MbS from power 0
Several senior US senators in Congress have warned Saudi Arabia that Riyadh must change its leadership if itwants to maintain its close ties with Washington, saying Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has become “so toxic.” In some of their strongest comments to date, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Bob Menendez signaled Wednesday they would […]
13, December 2018
Southern Cameroons: Fire again destroys shops in Bamenda in a period of 2 weeks 0
Once again fire has destroyed shops on Tuesday (December 11) evening in Cameroon’s Bamenda. Last time, during the end of November, massive fire destroyed a big portion of a food market in the same location. This time only five shops destroyed in a period of just two weeks, whereas last time 200 stalls got devastated […]
13, December 2018
Ivorian International Serge Aurier says – Offering Cameroon The 2021 AFCON Hosting Rights ‘Stupid’ 0
Tottenham Hotspur and Ivory Coast defender Serge Aurier has termed “stupid” a decision to offer the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) hosting rights to Cameroon. After taking away the 2019 AFCON from Cameroon for unpreparedness, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) offered them the 2021 hosting rights which were initially awarded to Ivory Coast. […]
12, December 2018
Ireland: Presbyterians urged to pray for end to violence in Southern Cameroons 0
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has encouraged its members to pray for people affected by escalating violence in the Republic of Cameroon in West Africa. Violent clashes, with increasing loss of life, is growing between Cameroon’s English-speaking Anglophone community and French-speaking Francophone community, according to reports. Rev Uel Marrs, secretary to PCI’s Council for […]
14, December 2018
Courageous women work to end Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
The October election in Cameroon, in which long-serving octogenarian President Paul Biya retained power to extend his 36-year rule by another seven years, was marred by allegations of fraud, intimidation and low voter turnout. Nationally, only 54% of registered voters turned up. And in the volatile Anglophone region a paltry 10% cast their vote. Most […]