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20, August 2017
Horror in Southern Cameroons, a Country Drowning in Grief 0
At least 20 people died when an overloaded bus and a lorry collided in the southwest of the African country of Cameroon. Two more people, who were injured in the head-on collision, have been taken to a hospital. The incident occurred near the town of Muyuka, authorities say, adding that they’re still not sure about […]
19, August 2017
Isolated Biya regime could be at risk of losing Africa Cup of Nations 0
August 18 – Cameroon will learn on September 23 whether it can go ahead and stage the first expanded African Nations Cup finals in 2019 or whether it will have to step down through lack of facilities. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has called a meeting of its executive committee in Accra where officials […]
19, August 2017
Cameroon’s Susan Ngongi is new UN resident coordinator for Eritrea 0
Susan Namondo Ngongi, outgoing Country Director for UNICEF Ghana, has been appointed as the new UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Eritrea. The Cameroonian born UN official was recently appointed to head Eritrea’s UN office and is due to take up her new post this August. Prior to her coming to Ghana, Susan […]
19, August 2017
Drought leaves 8.5 million Ethiopians hungry 0
Livestock are dying in parts of Ethiopia that are overwhelmingly reliant on their milk as deepening drought pushes up the number of districts in need of life-saving aid by 19 percent, according to a report. At least 8.5 million people in 228 districts of Ethiopia need urgent food aid in the second half of the […]
19, August 2017
Battle for Southern Cameroons: Mutenguene school razed in fire 0
A government school has been razed to the ground in Mutenguene making it the 8th school burned in less than two weeks in Southern Cameroons. The Ambazonia militant groups are currently operating underground and are targeting schools and other public buildings. These repeated acts of school fires cast doubt on the actual reopening of schools […]
18, August 2017
Boko Haram pushing refugees from one hell into another 0
Boko Haram terrorists have stepped up attacks on vulnerable people including those living in camps in northeastern Nigeria pushing the displaced from “one hell into another,” a leading international aid agency says. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Friday that the terrorists were looking for softer targets, including camps hosting the displaced, following the […]
18, August 2017
3 killed, 27 injured in grenade attacks in Burundi capital 0
Grenade attacks on two cafes killed at least three people and wounded 27 others in the Burundian capital of Bujumbura, police and hospital sources said on Friday. Police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye told reporters on Friday that one person died at the scene and 29 others were rushed to hospital after grenades were thrown into two […]
18, August 2017
Trump will resign before the end of the year 0
A writer who has known Donald Trump for three decades believes the US president will resign from office before the end of the year. Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of Trump’s 1987 Art of the Deal memoir, took to Twitter on Thursday to make his prediction about Trump’s political future. “The circle is closing at blinding […]
18, August 2017
Barcelona: Van plows into crowd killing 13 0
A van has crashed into dozens of people in the center of the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing over a dozen people, including foreign nationals, and injuring many others. The city police described the incident on Twitter as a “massive crash,” in a statement released on Thursday, saying, “Huge collision on Las Ramblas in Barcelona […]
20, August 2017
Trumps skip Kennedy Center Honors amid political backlash 0
by soter • Entertainment, Headline News, Life
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will not attend one of America’s most prestigious art awards, the annual Kennedy Center Honors, the White House has announced. “The President and First Lady have decided not to participate in this year’s activities to allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction,” a statement […]