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13, October 2017
Race for the Unity Palace: Akéré Muna takes on Issa Tchiroma 0
Barrister Akéré Muna has responded to comments reportedly made by one of the 1984 April 6th coup plotters, Issa Tchiroma Bakary. The French Cameroon political elite who also moonlight as Minister of Communication and Cameroon government spokesman had reacted negatively after Akere Muna announced that he would run for the 2018 presidential elections. Speaking on […]
13, October 2017
Anglophone Crisis: Killing an Idea with Guns and Bullets 0
The Anglophone crisis that has rocked Cameroon over the last twelve months seems to be heralding the end of an era that has brought pain and suffering to citizens of this country. The government’s reaction to demonstrations on October 1, 2017, has left the world, especially the international community, in great shock. It is alleged […]
13, October 2017
Detained migrants in Libya ‘in disastrous conditions 0
Thousands of previously Europe-bound asylum seekers held in Libyan detention centers are said to be in dire conditions and in need of urgent medical help. “The situation is very tragic… disastrous. There’s a lack of support,” Abdulhameed Muftah Frida, the head of the al-Hamra detention center in Gharyan, said on Thursday. About 5,800 migrants have […]
13, October 2017
La Republique mistreating Southern Cameroons detainees- Amnesty International 0
Amnesty International on Friday accused Cameroon of detaining at least 500 people “like sardines” in overcrowded detention facilities following arbitrary arrests in two English-speaking regions. The human rights watchdog said in a statement that the detainees were arrested when protesting in dozens of towns in Cameroon’s Anglophone North-West and South-West regions on October 1. English […]
13, October 2017
Davido to answer questions on the killing of Tagbo Umeike and 2 others 0
The popular Nigerian pop star Davido has been summoned by the Nigerian police in Lagos after the suspicious death of three of his acolytes. The Afrobeat star with his real name David Adeleke was summoned by the Nigerian police in Lagos to be heard about the fuzzy circumstances around the death of three of his […]
13, October 2017
Deadliest fires in California’s history kill 31, 100s still missing 0
Local US officials have confirmed that the death toll from this week’s wildfires in the state of California has climbed to 31, making it the deadliest series of blazes in the state’s history. Fire officials said on Thursday the tally could rise further in the eight counties which have been affected by the fires. In […]
13, October 2017
Buea: Francophone Minister of Defense describes Southern Cameroonians as “terrorists” 0
Joseph Beti Assomo, the Francophone Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of defense has praised the army for the numerous killings currently going on in Southern Cameroons. The Biya acolyte remained firm at the end of the meeting that held yesterday in Buéa promising more raids and a continuation of the militarization of West […]
12, October 2017
Trump seeks Obamacare dismantling with executive order 0
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that he claims will bring affordable health insurance to millions, taking his first concrete step in dismantling Obamacare. The executive order would give “millions of Americans with Obamacare relief,” Trump said on Thursday. The order, which tasks the administration with developing policies to increase health care […]
12, October 2017
US to withdraw from UNESCO over ‘anti-Israel bias’ 0
The United States has announced that it will withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), accusing the UN’s cultural organization of “anti-Israel bias.” US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement on Thursday that Washington would establish an “observer mission” to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency. “This decision […]
13, October 2017
France’s Audrey Azoulay picked as new UNESCO chief 0
by soter • Education, Headline News, Life
UNESCO’s executive board has selected former French Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay as the new chief of the United Nations’ cultural agency. Azoulay, who served as a minister under President Francois Hollande, narrowly beat Qatar’s Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kawari in the final 30-28 vote on Friday. Azoulay must be approved by UNESCO’s 195 members on November […]