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9, June 2018
South Africa elected to UN Security Council 0
South Africa has been voted onto the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member. Its candidature to represent the East and Southern African group was endorsed by Southern Africa last year and the African Union in January. The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted to elect Germany, Belgium, South Africa, the Dominican Republic and […]
9, June 2018
Blood Gas: UK signs £ 1.5BILLION trade deal with Biya 0
TRADE Secretary Liam Fox has announced the UK has secured a £1.5billion trade deal and signed off £75million in other trade agreements in a major boost for the UK economy after Brexit. Dr Fox announced today a deal worth more than £1.5 billion had been secured by a UK company to deliver natural gas project […]
9, June 2018
Disputes continue at G7 summit with remote possibility of success 0
Confrontation between the US and its traditional allies has continued at the 44th summit of the Group of Seven (G7), lowering expectations for a breakthrough at the talks. Washington’s allies contradicted trade data provided by US President Donald Trump with different numbers, while Trump firmly maintained his position that Washington was at a disadvantage, Reuters […]
9, June 2018
Somalia: One US soldier killed, 4 others injured 0
A US commando has been killed and four others wounded in Somalia when they came under fire during an operation against al-Shabab militants, according to the US military. The American soldiers were on a mission Friday to clear al-Shabaab from contested areas as well as villages the militants controlled, “and establish a permanent combat outpost” […]
8, June 2018
Nigeria: Customs intercepts truckload of petrol being smuggled into French Cameroon 0
The Adamawa and Taraba Area Command of the Nigeria Customs has intercepted a truckload of petroleum products about to be smuggled into Cameroon at Sahuda border post bordering Nigeria and Cameroon in Adamawa State. Kamardeen Olumoh, the Area Comptroller of the Command, while displaying the seizure before journalists in Yola, said the agency had beamed […]
8, June 2018
Bible translators among those killed, forced to flee violence in Southern Cameroons 0
It was early morning in western Cameroon on May 23rd. A local Bible translator walked out of his house to head to his fields that day. Then just down the road, he saw a white vehicle barreling his way. The translator shares, “Bullets were flying out of the car towards me. But by the power […]
8, June 2018
Southern Cameroons War: A deadly conflict sparked by increasing tensions between English and French-speaking populations 0
“You can’t sleep,” says bishop Andrew Nkea, of the Mamfe diocese in south-west Cameroon. “Even with all the stamina I have from my faith, I couldn’t sleep when I went to Kembong and saw the houses that had been burned down … I saw a corpse which had been lying there for four, five days, and […]
8, June 2018
South Africa: Former President Zuma appears in court on corruption charges 0
Former South African President Jacob Zuma, who was ousted by his own party in February, appeared at the Durban High Court on Friday for the second time on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s. Zuma faces 16 charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to the deal […]
8, June 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis and the French government involvement 0
The French government has never denied its involvement in Cameroon politics. It is an open secret that French Commissioner Roland Pre toppled the government of Andre Marie Mbida and installed Ahmadou Ahidjo who slaughtered thousands of Bamilekes and Bassas during the uprising against the French in the late 50s and early 60s. French diplomats in […]
10, June 2018
Biya regime begins operations to clear boat wrecks off Douala port 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
The port of Douala, the largest in Central Africa, this week launched an operation to remove wrecks of old boats which hamper its functionality and competitiveness. “At the operational level, the impacts are even heavier because we are losing docks that should bring us money. It is on the dock that the boat comes to […]