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2, January 2018
Biya-Patrice Nganang Affair: Zimbabwean woman’s joy as Cameroon frees hubby 0
A US-BASED Zimbabwean woman says she is excited following the release of her Cameroonian husband who was detained for three weeks on charges of threatening to shoot that country’s president. Early last month, Nyasha Bakare, who was born in Zimbabwe but now lives in the US, led a global campaign to free her husband, Patrice […]
2, January 2018
How Yaounde and millions around the world welcome 2018 0
In Berlin, special tents were set up at the Brandenburg Gate to care for women victims of sexual harassment or those who feel threatened, following mass assaults on women in Cologne two years ago. In Cologne itself, 1,400 police were being mobilised, street lighting improved and more video cameras installed. As the midnight chimes neared […]
2, January 2018
Biya regime can get $100M from UN for underfunded or ‘forgotten’ emergencies 0
Cameroon is among nine countries that can avail of at least $100 million in funding from the United Nations in 2018 for underfunded or “forgotten” emergencies. The funds will come from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), a voluntary fund pool that supports critical relief operations in crises around the world. During a pledging […]
2, January 2018
Pope says refugees’ hopes must not be dashed 0
Pope Francis has used his traditional New Year’s Day address to highlight the plight of refugees seekers, describing them as the world’s “weakest and most needy.” In a Monday speech before an estimated 40,000 people who had converged at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, the Pope also said he had chosen the plight of […]
2, January 2018
French Cameroun 2019: CAF Appoints Inspection Team 0
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, have set aside a new date to inspect Cameroon’s state of readiness regarding the 2019 African Cup of Nations. The football governing body has appointed an inspection team that will visit Cameroon for 12 days from January 11 to 23 to assess the country’s progress as it prepares to […]
1, January 2018
US: Priest from Cameroon bonds with parish while studying for doctorate 0
GEORGETOWN — It is well known that the Catholic Church in the United States is struggling to recruit candidates for the priesthood. The Archdiocese of Boston ordained eight men last May. Going back 50 or more years, the numbers were far greater. Enrollment at St. John Seminary in Brighton dropped to an all-time low of […]
1, January 2018
Ambazonia: Biya Vows to ‘Deal’ with the Interim Government 0
Cameroon President Paul Biya says he will destroy all terrorists whom he says are fighting to separate his country or using it as a hiding place for armed attacks on neighboring states. In a message, Biya reiterated he was open for dialogue with the disgruntled English speaking minority in the bilingual country but that his […]
1, January 2018
5,247 killed in Boko Haram militancy in Nigeria’s Adamawa since 2013 0
At least 5,247 Muslims have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency across the northeastern Adamawa state of Nigeria over the past four years, a group says. The Adamawa State chapter of Muslim Council, which comprises several Islamic organizations, said in a report on Sunday that more than 5,100 Muslims were also injured across seven local government […]
1, January 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: UN chief urges President Kabila to step down 0
UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to abide by an agreement to leave power, after at least eight people died in protests against his rule. Kabila, in power since 2001, signed a deal with opposition groups a year ago agreeing to step down once his current term ends […]
3, January 2018
Deaths and detentions as Biya Francophone regime cracks down on Southern Cameroonians 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Felix Agbor Nkongho looked over his shoulder at a secluded Yaoundé cafe. As a leader of Cameroon’s growing anglophone rights movement, he had reason to be on his guard. A month previously he had been in prison in the capital, waiting to be tried under the country’s new anti-terrorism laws. A prominent lawyer and activist, […]