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21, December 2017
Prime Minister Philemon Yang weighs in on ENAM scandal 0
Prime Minister Philemon Yang has said that he wants to know how a student who died months ago gained admission into the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM). Cameroon Concord News gathered that Mr. Philemon Yang has ordered an investigation to shed light on what appears to be a new scandal in Cameroon’s prestigious […]
21, December 2017
Ferry with 251 aboard capsizes off Philippines, 3 killed 0
A Philippine ferry carrying 251 people capsized on Thursday off an island south of Manila, the capital, a coast guard spokesman said, amid a storm bringing heavy downpours. Three people were killed in the accident, domestic radio said. Rescue operations were hampered by bad weather and huge waves caused by a typhoon in the south. […]
21, December 2017
Abuja says Cameroonian troops crossed into Nigeria without seeking authorization 0
Cameroonian troops this month crossed into Nigeria in pursuit of rebels without seeking authorization from Nigeria, causing a falling-out between the governments behind the scenes, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. At least one incursion was confirmed by a Nigerian government official, two Nigerian military officers and two foreign diplomats, all of whom spoke […]
21, December 2017
South Africa to downgrade diplomatic status in Israel 0
South Africa says it will downgrade its diplomatic status in Israel in response to the United States’ decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli regime’s “capital.” The ruling African National Congress (ANC) Party announced the decision at a conference in Johannesburg late on Wednesday. “The ANC’s National Conference, the highest decision making body of […]
21, December 2017
Revealed: Top officials in US government undermining Trump 0
US President Donald Trump’s son suggests that officials serving at “the highest levels of government” are undermining his father’s efforts to take on the US establishment. Donald Trump Jr. made the comments among a group of young conservatives in Florida on Tuesday. “There is, and there are, people at the highest levels of government that […]
20, December 2017
Biya press ban: CPDM intensifies its attack on press freedom 0
The National Communication Council has imposed sanctions on certain journalists and media houses, Cameroon Concord News has learned. The TV Channel Vision 4 and its promoter are among those targeted by the Biya regime. Jean Pierre Amougou Belinga, head of the television was suspended for 2 months while Ernest Obama, Vision 4 star journalist and […]
20, December 2017
UN says over 7,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees arrive Nigeria 0
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up its presence in Southern Nigeria, to provide life-saving support to thousands of people fleeing unrest in English-speaking areas of Cameroon. UNHCR spokesperson, Andrej Mahecic, said tensions between security forces and pro-independence demonstrators in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region intensified in October. Mahecic said “Joint UNHCR and […]
20, December 2017
Anglophone Crisis: Woman with no shame, Links with tyrants meets Biya 0
Just two days after the Mail published a detailed investigation into the new boss of the Commonwealth, exposing her links with evil tyrannies and questioning whether she was fit for public office, I was passed a copy of an email subsequently sent to her staff. It was from the organisation’s corporate affairs chief, Gary Dunn, […]
20, December 2017
UK PM urges Trump to step forward with Mideast peace plan 0
British Prime Minister Theresa May has urged US President Donald Trump to bring forward proposals on achieving peace in the Middle East after he recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital. “They discussed the different positions we took on the recognition of Jerusalem [al-Quds] as the Israeli capital, and agreed on the importance of the US […]
21, December 2017
Thousands flee violence in Southern Cameroons 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Thousands of people are fleeing unrest in English-speaking areas of southern Cameroon into southern Nigeria. The government has banned public gatherings, suspended transportation and shut businesses as activists seek a state independent from the majority French-speaking areas. The more than 30,000 refugees now in southern Nigeria are being looked after by the Nigeria refugee agency and a few non-governmental organizations. But […]