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14, July 2018
Chile’s police raid bishops amid sex scandal 0
Chilean authorities on Friday seized documents and computers in raids targeting the Catholic Church in the cities of Temuco and Villarrica amid a pedophilia scandal that has gripped the country, judicial sources said. Local media reported that the investigation began on June 19 following allegations of sexual abuse against five clergy members. The operations took […]
14, July 2018
Indomitable Lions: Al Jazira complete signing of Cameroon’s Sebastien Siani 0
UAE Pro League side Al Jazira have announced the signing of Sebastien Siani from Belgian First Division A outfit Royal Antwerp. The midfielder only spent six months with the Great Old after he joined in January as a free agent, scoring once in 13 appearances across all competitions. On Wednesday, the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium side […]
13, July 2018
Bribery and Corruption: African Union boss Mahamat arrives in Cameroon 0
The chairman of the African Union Commission, Dr Moussa Faki Mahamat, arrived in Cameroon Thursday for an official visit. Dr Mahamat was received at the Nsimalen International Airport in Yaoundé by Cameroonian Prime Minister Philemon Yang. The AU chief’s second visit to Cameroon comes shortly after the 31st summit of the organisation in Nouakchott, Mauritania. […]
13, July 2018
Southern Cameroons Forgotten Refugees in Nigeria 0
More than 21,000 people from Cameroon’s Anglophone region have fled to Nigeria in recent months. Not only do they struggle to find enough to eat but also have to come to terms with their traumatic experiences. Pauline Agba knows many residents of the Adikpo refugee camp. They keep stopping her on her rounds to talk […]
13, July 2018
Yaounde: Biya regime accuses U.S. Ambassador of election meddling 0
When the American ambassador took up his post in Cameroon late last year, he stepped into an increasingly troubled nation, locked in battle against Islamist militants in one part of the country and armed separatists in another. And then there is the matter of its leader. Cameroon has not had a new president since Michael […]
13, July 2018
Snarling orange ‘Trump baby’ blimp flies outside British parliament 0
A blimp depicting Donald Trump as an orange, snarling nappy-wearing baby flew outside the British parliament in London on Friday, launched by critics of the U.S. president who are demonstrating throughout his visit to the country. Trump, who arrived on Thursday, said he would avoid London as much as possible to avoid the protests. “I […]
13, July 2018
Paul Biya to contest in October polls to extend reign till 2025 0
President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has confirmed his candidacy for presidential polls slated for October 7 this year. This will be his seventh consecutive mandate which will also extend his reign till 2025. It will, however, be the fifth universal suffrage with multiple candidates. The octogenarian who is considered one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders made […]
13, July 2018
Cameroon is facing a growing danger of economic collapse and a civil war 0
Cameroon is facing a growing danger of economic collapse and a civil war, provoked in large part by French government support for the 85 year President Paul Biya. This week Biya tweeted his intention to run for the October presidential elections amid worsening security situation in the country. The Biya move came after the United […]
13, July 2018
Southern Cameroons War: Defense Minister Beti Assomo convoy comes under attack 0
At least five persons were injured on Thursday following an attack by separatist fighters on the convoy of Cameroon’s Defense Minister along the Kumba-Ekondo-Titi road in the South West Region of the country, sources have confirmed. According to credible reports, four soldiers and a journalist working for state -run newspaper Cameroun Tribune who were all […]
14, July 2018
South Africa launches notes and coins for 100th anniversary of Mandela’s birth 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
South Africa on Friday launched a set of limited edition bank notes and gold coins to mark the 100th anniversary on July 18 of the birth of Nelson Mandela. The South African Reserve Bank said the notes depict Mandela’s life including his upbringing in rural Eastern Cape as the son of a chief, his 27-year […]