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3, June 2018
The Federal Republic of Ambazonia: A nation in the making this time tomorrow 0
Crossing the Moungo Bridge from Douala gives you the feeling of arriving at a big family reunion. As you approach Tiko, one of the chief towns in the Fako County, you are greeted by children who have not been to school for the last two years but rehearsing the new Ambazonia national anthem. The situation […]
3, June 2018
Nigerians mocked over ‘beautiful jersey’ following 2-1 loss to England 0
Nigerian fans are coming to terms with a loss to England in a friendly game at the Wembley on Saturday, just a day after their ‘beautiful’ jersey was the hottest sports story in the world. First-half goals from Gary Cahill and captain Harry Kane helped England to victory, and Nigerians on social media shared their […]
3, June 2018
US states resist Trump administration’s bid to replace ObamaCare 0
Some US states are defying the Trump administration’s plans to replace the ObamaCare insurance scheme in their bid to protect the Obama era health care policy and keep their insurance markets stable. A number of states, including California and Maryland, are making efforts to impose limits on short-term insurance plans, even as the Trump administration […]
2, June 2018
Akwa Ibom Urges Commission To Assist Refugees From Southern Cameroons 0
The Akwa Ibom Government has appealed to the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, to come to the assistance of Cameroonian refugees who have settled in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Deputy Governor’s Office, Nkopuruk Ekaiko, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Uyo on Friday. […]
2, June 2018
Southern Cameroons chilling tale 0
Thirty-five-year-old Obot Ayuk, a cocoa farmer and father of three in Southern Cameroon town of Kembong which shares borders with Nigeria, watched helplessly as soldiers wreaked havoc in the community. He saw houses burning with elderly people in them. Farmlands were destroyed, women raped and about 11 unarmed civilians, including three teenagers were killed in […]
2, June 2018
US military continues to support Cameroon’s military despite US accusations of targeted killings 0
The US military is continuing to provide assistance to military forces from the African nation of Cameroon despite the US ambassador to that country recently accusing Cameroonian troops of carrying out “targeted killings” in its campaign against the country’s Anglophone separatists. The African nation has been beset by violence between the government, which is led […]
2, June 2018
Traffickers shoot dead 12 fleeing refugees in Libya 0
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says people smugglers shot dead more than 12 refugees who were attempting to flee a camp in Libya last week. The incident, previously reported by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and local sources, took place in the town of Bani Walid, south of Tripoli, on May 23. “Human traffickers in Libya reportedly killed […]
2, June 2018
Russia to dispatch new missile cruiser to Mediterranean 0
Russia plans to dispatch its new cruise missile-launching warship to the Mediterranean to join the country’s naval task force in the region. Russia’s Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet Rear Admiral Viktor Liin told reporters on Friday that the Vyshny Volochok warship, which has already been added to the country’s Black Sea Fleet, […]
1, June 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: The calm before the storm 0
An unsettling calm seems to be permeating through Cameroon after the gruesome massacre of young Southern Cameroonians in the North West region of the country. The situation in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions has continued to deteriorate following the slaughtering of 30 young men and women in Menka-Pinyin last Thursday following a violent attack by government […]
3, June 2018
At least three dead after Kenya building collapse 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
At least three people have been confirmed dead and several are feared trapped after a five-story building collapsed in a residential area of Nairobi, local media said on Sunday, June 3. Eye witness accounts say locals rushed to the scene to help before rescue workers arrived, digging through the rubble of the building with their bare […]