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31, May 2018
French Cameroun tyrant nears day of reckoning 0
The French Cameroun despot sent army soldiers to burn down villages and towns in Southern Cameroons and to kill hundreds of Ambazonian civilians as his hated regime looked increasingly likely to fall. Biya is resorting to sorties by his still ill-equipped ground forces to resist what appears to be the final gambit of a senseless […]
31, May 2018
Nigeria: A study of Boko Haram’s public communications offers hints on its strategy 0
In July 2011, the Nigerian government unveiled plans to make telecommunications companies dedicate toll-free phone lines so civilians could report Boko Haram activity. Months later, insurgent spokesman Abu Qaqa threatened to attack service providers and Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) offices. “We have realized that the mobile phone operators and the NCC have been assisting security […]
31, May 2018
Zimbabwe: Mixed reactions greet July 30 polls 0
Mixed reactions have greeted news of a July 30 date for Zimbabweans first general elections after Robert Mugabe was forced out of power. On Wednesday, Emmerson Mnangagwa announced that a general election will be held on July 30, seen as crucial to securing foreign investments. “I think he has got the final say, he has […]
31, May 2018
Kenya: President Uhuru vows to recover resources lost in youth fund corruption scandal 0
Kenya’s public prosecutor said on Wednesday 24 civil servants and business people charged with involvement in the theft of nearly $100 million of public funds will stay in custody pending a June 4 hearing on their application for bail. The suspects, who include the public service ministry’s principal secretary, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to […]
30, May 2018
Africa’s next civil war could be in Cameroon 0
On May 20, Cameroon’s national day, citizens in the capital of Yaounde marched in parades, and President Paul Biya congratulated members of the armed forces on their commitment to peace and safety. At the same time, in the country’s unstable Anglophone regions, separatists kidnapped a mayor, killed two police officers and intimidated people who tried to celebrate the holiday. Such […]
30, May 2018
UN Emergency Response Plan and Overview of the crisis in Southern Cameroons 0
The crisis in the South-West and North-West Regions of Cameroon has compounded pre-existing vulnerabilities. Since 2016, political and social instability, exacerbated by sporadic violence, has had a negative impact on the civilian population of Cameroon’s South-West and NorthWest Regions, hosting four million inhabitants (16% of the total population). In November 2017, the sociopolitical crisis progressively […]
30, May 2018
FIFPro Africa Division: Geremi Njitap en route to Zimbabwe 0
CAMEROON legend Geremi Njitap and CAF deputy secretary-general Anthony Baffoe will headline a host of the game’s former stars who will converge in Victoria Falls for the annual FIFPro Africa Division Congress that bursts into life tomorrow. In a first for the country, the Footballers Union of Zimbabwe, are hosting this year’s congress of the […]
30, May 2018
‘This is a genocide’: villages burn as war rages in blood-soaked Cameroon 0
As rebel groups combat the clampdown on anglophone activists, civilians are being caught in the crossfire, with reports of many killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes Villagers from Belo, in Cameroon’s north-west, flee the fighting, heading for nearby Bamenda. All photographs by Peter Zongo An hour and a half’s drive from Bamenda, […]
30, May 2018
Zimbabwe to elect new president, MPs on July 30 0
Zimbabwe announced on Wednesday it would choose a new president and parliament on July 30, in the country’s first electoral test since the removal of its autocratic former leader Robert Mugabe. His successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, unveiled the date in the official Zimbabwe Government Gazette. “Monday, the 30th day of July, 2018 (is) the day […]
31, May 2018
Heartless France: Pensioner goes on trial for helping African migrants 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
A 73-year-old Amnesty International volunteer appeared in court in France on Wednesday charged with helping two underage Africans illegally enter the country, the latest case involving activists assisting migrants on the move through Europe. The trial of pensioner Martine Landry is the first of its kind in France involving a member of Amnesty. It comes a day before […]