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27, April 2018
Only Ambazonia’s victory will end Cameroon’s armed struggle. Biya regime can do nothing 0
The only option now opens to the UN and the African Union in Southern Cameroons is whether or not to make it worse. No amount of motion of support to Biya, counterfeit elections, feel good rhetoric from Chief V.E.Mukete or “intermittent” killing of Ambazonians is going to impede the Interim Government’s path to victory in […]
27, April 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Belo fighters force army to retreat after face off 0
Armed men believed to be separatists forced Cameroonian security forces to retreat when the two engaged in exchange of fire on Wednesday in the restive northwest region. According to the BBC Africa Live page, the military was forced to withdraw from the town of Belo located in northwestern Cameroon following heated exchanges. The army have for months […]
27, April 2018
Mancho Bibixy blames courts for fueling Anglophone crisis 0
Mancho Bibixy has averred that the courts were complicit in the raging political and security crisis facing the Central African nation. Mancho and six others were earlier this week convicted of terrorism and other charges including secession and hostility against the state. Their trial, which lasted months, was held by a military court in the […]
26, April 2018
UN finds five mass graves in Congo amid ethnic violence 0
United Nations investigators have discovered five probable mass grave sites in eastern Congo’s Ituri province where an outbreak of ethnic violence has killed at least 263 people, a UN peacekeeping mission said. The report from the mission provides the most comprehensive portrait to date of the human cost of months of violence between Lendu pastoralists […]
26, April 2018
Malta’s National Football Coach Gets Fired After Applying For Position With Cameroon 0
Malta’s national football team coach, Tom Saintfiet, has been given the sack after he reportedly replied to a call for a position within the Cameroonian Football Federation. The Malta Football Association has released a statement relating to his departure. “Following a thorough analysis of the situation, a decision has been taken to relieve Mr Saintfiet of his duties as […]
26, April 2018
Catholic church should intervene in Southern Cameroons crisis 0
The Roman Catholic church should mediate in the crisis in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, where separatists and security forces are embroiled in a dangerous conflict, a thinktank urged Thursday. “The Catholic Church could help break this dangerous stalemate,” the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report. “Other than the Catholic clergy, there are […]
26, April 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Chief Mukete faced with a tough choice 0
The paramount chief of the Bafaw in the South West region of Cameroon, Fon Victor Mukete, is facing headwinds at the Senate and in his native region of the southwest following a video released on Youtube wherein he was showering praises on the country’s president, Paul Biya, for appointing him as the senator for Meme […]
26, April 2018
France won’t leave Iran nuclear deal, Macron tells US Congress 0
French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will not leave the Iran nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), amid US efforts to persuade European parties to the agreement to withdraw from it. Speaking at the US Congress Wednesday on the final day of a three-day state visit, Macron said […]
26, April 2018
Cameroon media houses operating in climate of fear and self-censorship 0
Cameroon is not an ideal place for journalists to thrive in the line of duty due to laws that constantly threaten their freedom and independence, a recent report by a media rights group has said. The 2018 Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders said Cameroonian authorities have imposed a climate of fear and […]
27, April 2018
Catholic bishops urge Buhari to resign for ‘failing to protect lives of Nigerians’ 0
by soter • Headline News, Nigeria, Politics
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has asked president Muhammadu Buhari to resign, in the wake of the killing of two priests and their parishioners in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Buhari has also been summoned by the country’s legislators to discuss the security situation in Benue state. The lawmakers also passed a vote […]