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19, November 2017
Southern Cameroons: Statement on nominations into the cabinet 0
London, 19th November 2017 Fellow Compatriots, There comes a time when a people have to take their destiny into their own hands or let the opportunity slip past them forever. We have taken the leap of faith and cannot let doubt hold us back. Our people have been holding their breath and even getting impatient […]
19, November 2017
Yaounde: Hand-Over to Cameroon of U.S.G. Funded Quality Assurance Center 0
U.S. Government, through CDC/PEPFAR, invests over CFA 2,364,000,000 ($ 4 million) in both the renovation and equipment of a Cameroon state-of-the-art National Public Health Laboratory. The keys of the Quality Assurance Centre were handed over to Minister of Public Health André Mama Fouda by Chargé d’Affaires Matthew Smith on November 09th, 2017. Culled from […]
19, November 2017
Professor Monekosso dies aged 84 0
The former Minister of Public Health between 1997 and 2000 who also moonlighted as Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Professor Gottlieb Lobe Monekosso is no more. He died in the early hours of Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the General Hospital in Douala after a long illness at the age […]
19, November 2017
Zimbabwe: Mugabe fired as leader of the ruling party 0
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has been fired as the leader of the ruling ZANU-PF party, less than a week after the military seized power in the African country, party sources say. According to ZANU-PF sources on Sunday, former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sacked by Mugabe this month, has been appointed as new party leader. […]
19, November 2017
Zimbabwe’s Political Crisis: Is Cameroon the next? 0
For the past few days, Zimbabwe has been in the spotlight for the wrong reason. The country’s former president, Robert Mugabe, who thought he would die in power, is now caught in tough negotiations just to spare himself the humiliation that has been the fate of many dethroned dictators on the continent. The negotiations are […]
19, November 2017
News of Libya ‘slave market’ stirs controversy 0
News of black men being put on sale at a Libyan “slave market” has drawn outrage from the African Union (AU) and triggered violent protests in Paris. Guinean President Alpha Conde, who is also the chairman of the AU, demanded on Friday that the “despicable trade” be stopped, the slaves be set free, and the […]
19, November 2017
After Catalan: Uproar begins in another Spanish region 0
Tens of thousands of people have staged a protest rally in the Spanish city of Valencia, calling on the central government in Madrid to allocate more funding to the autonomous community of the same name. More than 60,000 demonstrators took to the main streets of the city on Saturday, expressing discontent with what they called […]
18, November 2017
Ambazonia Crisis: Human Rights Must Be Respected To End Cycle Of Violence 0
The Government of Cameroon must engage representatives of the Anglophone population in a meaningful political dialogue and halt renewed violence in the south-west and north-west, where the country’s English-speaking minority are reportedly suffering worsening human rights violations, a group of UN experts* has warned. “We urge the Government to adopt all necessary measures consistent with […]
18, November 2017
Zimbabweans call for Mugabe’s resignation at Harare rally 0
Thousands of Zimbabweans have taken to the streets in the country’s capital of Harare, calling for the resignation of President Robert Mugabe after nearly four decades in power. An estimated 5,000 elated demonstrators marched through the capital city on Saturday, waving national flags and chanting slogans against the 93-year-old veteran amid nationwide tensions over an effective […]
20, November 2017
Kenya: Opposition leader Odinga calls for international intervention 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has urged international community to intervene in what he has called his country’s “election crisis” as sporadic clashes between police and protesters keeps claiming more lives. Odinga said Sunday that at least 31 people had been killed since he returned from overseas trip on Friday, adding that the situation needed […]