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27, December 2017
Biya’s New Year Message: Expect nothing and spare yourself lots of disappointment 0
With the year coming to an end, many Cameroonians are impatiently looking forward to the traditional end-of-year speech as they believe it could bear a special message of hope. The country has been wrapped up in conflict for over a year. There have been calls for inclusive dialogue, but the calls seem to have been […]
27, December 2017
Russia to supply Turkey with four S-400 missile divisions worth $2.5 billion 0
Russia will sell Turkey four divisions of the S-400 surface-to-air missile system worth $2.5 billion under a deal agreed between the two sides earlier this month, says the head of Russian conglomerate Rostec. Sergei Chemezov told the Kommersant daily on Wednesday that Turkey would pay 45 percent of the cost in advance while Russia would provide loans […]
27, December 2017
China to become world’s biggest economy by 2032 0
Experts say the United States is set to lose its global economic dominance and will be replaced by China that will establish itself as the world’s biggest economy before 2032. A report released by the London-based Center for Economics and Business Research emphasized that China was already successfully moving ahead based on an economic growth […]
27, December 2017
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Understanding the Manyu Resistance and the return of Odeshi 0
The Manyu constituency indeed had enjoyed relative peace during the start of the Anglophone uprising in October 2016 following a simple boycott of the courts by Cameroon Common Law Lawyers. Throughout the months that follow, while students and teachers respected the civil disobedience campaign launched by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society and the boycott of […]
27, December 2017
Southern Cameroons War: BIR soldier gun down in Egbekaw 0
A soldier from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (Bir) – an elite unit of the Cameroonian army – was killed on Monday in Egbekaw following an attack attributed to Southern Cameroons Defense Force. The death of the soldier has been confirmed by the military authorities in Manyu Division. The attack has also been claimed by an […]
27, December 2017
Blocked from Europe, refugees settle in Morocco 0
Unable to reach Europe in search of a better life, Aliou Ndiaye settled in Morocco instead, giving up on his original goal like thousands of other sub-Saharan African refugees. “Everyone has the right to go to another country to try their luck,” the 31-year-old former fish exporter from Senegal told AFP. “Lots of people are […]
27, December 2017
US First Lady orders White House tree from 1800s to be removed 0
US First Lady Melania Trump has ordered the removal of an iconic tree that former President Andrew Jackson planted in 1828 in honor of his late wife. Melania, the wife of incumbent US President Donald Trump, ordered on Tuesday that the 200-year-old Jackson Magnolia tree be cut down later this week, citing a safety hazard […]
26, December 2017
Suspect in Douala shooting that killed three arrested in Soa 0
Gendarmerie elements supported by soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion unit have arrested Constable Takem Wamba suspected of having shot his colleague and two other people, including a young lady presented as his girlfriend. The carnage took place in Douala on December 24, 2017. Constable Takem was arrested in Soa, a small town located less […]
26, December 2017
Nigerian striker Gero linked with move to Iran’s Esteghlal FC 0
Nigerian footballer Salisu Abdullahi “Alhaji” Gero has reportedly been linked with a move to the Iranian professional football club Esteghlal Tehran, which currently plays in the Persian Gulf Pro League. The 24-year-old striker, who plays for Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as Östersunds FK, could join Esteghlal after the end of the current season of the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan. The report comes as Esteghlal’s […]
27, December 2017
Yaounde frees US professor held for criticizing Biya regime 0
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A New York literature professor held in the Central African nation of Cameroon since early this month for criticizing the government was released Wednesday, his lawyer said. Dual U.S. and Cameroonian citizen Patrice Nganang waited to be expelled to an unknown destination, lawyer Emmanuel Simh said, adding that the professor has been told not to […]