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6, December 2018
Cameroon Political Conflict: “We need peace and the UN intervention” 0
Last October, Paul Biya (86), the second longest serving president of Africa, won the elections in Cameroon with more than 70% of the votes. The octogenarian, who has been in power for 36 years, will continue in office at least seven more, despite the complaints of the opponent Maurice Kamto, who appealed the elections and […]
6, December 2018
Ivory Coast to Biya: ‘We remain hosts of 2021 Nations Cup’ 0
The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) insists neither they nor the Ivorian government have been informed by the Confederation of African Football (Caf) of a possible shift in their hosting of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021. The Ivorian Federation reacted to an interview Caf president Ahmad gave to Afrique Media TV on Monday when […]
6, December 2018
Nigeria’s campaigns picking up: Atiku in north, Osinbajo in south 0
Presidential campaigns are heating up in Nigeria ahead of elections slated for February 2019. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, kicked off their activities in the north. Flag bearer Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president was in Sokoto where the PDP campaign officially kicked off earlier this week. His last stop as at Thursday was […]
5, December 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Government measures are counter-productive 0
The Southern Cameroons crisis that started as a protest by lawyers and teachers has finally morphed into a civil war with more than 4,000 Cameroonians killed in the course of the war and the region’s economy begging for a huge cash infusion. Many experts around the world are surprised that a little internal problem has […]
5, December 2018
Report sheds light on extent of US military presence in Africa 0
A United States military briefing shows Washington runs 34 bases across Africa, contrary to the Pentagon’s insistence that it maintains a modest presence across the continent. The 2018 briefing by the US African Command (AFRICOM)’s science adviser Peter E. Teil, titled Strategic Posture, was exposed by The Intercept in early December. The news website obtained the documents via the […]
5, December 2018
Why is Biya appointing a Southern Cameroonian under investigation to head the NDDRC? 0
A former Southern Cameroons civil administrator and governor has been appointed to head the so-called National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Committee (NDDRC) for organizing, supervising and managing the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-fighters of Boko Haram and armed groups in Southern Cameroons willing to respond favourably to peace appeal by laying down their arms. […]
5, December 2018
Germany looks beyond Merkel as party elects successor 0
A knife-edge vote Friday will determine Angela Merkel’s successor as head of her party after 18 years at the helm, with the German chancellor’s own political fate and legacy on the line. Merkel, the European Union’s most powerful leader, stunned observers in October with the announcement following a state election setback that she would not […]
5, December 2018
Southern Cameroons War: IG says humanitarian crisis to deteriorate in 2019 0
The Southern Cameroons Interim Government has warned Ambazonians in the Diaspora that the humanitarian crisis in the country, already the worst in Africa, will deteriorate as 2019 approaches, more than a year after the French Cameroun President-Dictator, launched an intense military campaign of helicopter strikes and ground attacks which are still ongoing. Acting President Samuel […]
5, December 2018
Federal Republic of Ambazonia: *JUSTICE4NERA10 CAMPAIGN*FREE THEM NOW! 0
Since December 2016, the French Cameroon military has responded to peaceful protests with force, killing over 4000 defenseless civilians from then to date, according to activists on the ground. Thousands more have been disappeared and are feared dead. Over 90 villages have been burnt down by French Cameroon military forces, resulting in 60,000 people who […]
6, December 2018
Douala Court Frees Anti-Biya Activists 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
A court in Douala has struck out charges against an opposition leader and 52 of his supporters who had been protesting against the re-election of 85-year old president Paul Biya. Barrister Michelle Ndoki, leader of the Cameroun renaissance movement party, had been in detention since October. The public prosecutor dropped the charges “on the instructions […]