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8, December 2016
Gunshots heard at Commercial Avenue in Bamenda 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
Cameroon Concord News reporters in Bamenda have confirmed that gunshots came from an army vehicle firing at Anglophone protesters at Commercial Avenue some few hours ago. A huge crowd has gathered to stage an anti government demonstration in support of federalism or the creation of a Southern Cameroons state. The angry population is reportedly firing […]
8, December 2016
1,750 Takfiri terrorists may have returned to Europe 0
by soter • Breaking News, Europe, Headline News, News
An EU report warns that a third of the estimated 5,000 European nationals who traveled to Iraq and Syria to join Takfiri terrorists have returned home, probably with a mission to launch attacks. The report, to be presented to EU interior ministers on Friday by the bloc’s counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove, said as many […]
8, December 2016
Yaounde under pressure to investigate police inhuman treatment on Anglophones 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
As pressure keeps mounting on the Biya regime over police and army brutality on innocent British Southern Cameroon citizens, the two security departments have asserted recently that by resorting to force as a last resort, they were obeying the orders of their leaders. The predominantly Francophone dominated military and police force were caught on camera […]
8, December 2016
The Anglophone Problem – When Facts don’t Lie 12
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Editorial, Headline News, News
A preacher once told his congregation: “Next week, I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the pastor asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many […]
7, December 2016
Bashar al-Assad says victory in Aleppo “a huge step” in ending the war in Syria 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, News, World
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says victory in the battle for the city of Aleppo will be “a huge step” in bringing the war in Syria to an end. Assad said the full liberation of Aleppo in northwestern Syria would deal a huge blow to the regional and international supporters of militant groups, al-Mayadeen television station […]
7, December 2016
Governor Otto Joseph Wilson begins final journey 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
The Governors of the other nine Regions of Cameroon are already in Yaoundé to pay a final tribute to their colleague of the Center, Otto Wilson Joseph, who died on 24 October 2016 in a hospital in France. According to a program made public this Wednesday on national radio and television (CRTV), the plane having […]
7, December 2016
Egypt dismantles a vast network trafficking human organs 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Headline News, News
The Egyptian authorities have announced the dismantling of a vast network specialized in the trafficking of human organs. According to the administrative control authority, twenty-five people were arrested in possession of “millions of dollars and gold bullion after an investigation carried out in 10 hospitals. Among the suspects arrested were doctors, nurses, intermediaries and buyers, […]
7, December 2016
Nigeria: Poverty, prejudice drive more women to join Boko Haram 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, News, Nigeria
Failing to improve the lives of girls and women trapped in poverty and domestic drudgery in north-east Nigeria could drive them into the ranks of extremist groups, analysts said. Many girls and women have been abducted by the jihadist group Boko Haram and used as cooks, sex slaves and even suicide bombers, according to rights […]
7, December 2016
Obama says Guantanamo Bay is a disgrace and waste of money 0
by soter • Breaking News, Headline News, News, World
US President Barack Obama has expressed disappointment over failure to close the notorious prison of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba during his term in office, saying it was a disgrace and a waste of money. “We are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars to keep fewer than 60 people in a detention facility in Cuba,” Obama […]
8, December 2016
Anglophone Uprising: 2 killed and nearly 100 wounded in Bamenda 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
Nearly 100 people have been wounded and 2 killed in today’s clashes in the North West regional capital of Bamenda, the worst outbreak of violence since the Anglophone uprising. Witnesses and journalists at Commercial Avenue, a hotspot neighbourhood for anti-government demonstration in recent months reported seeing bodies in the street and two apparently shot at […]