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16, September 2024
Biya regime distributes disaster relief funds as deadly floods devastate Far North region 0
President Paul Biya has allocated 350 million XAF (about 591,809 U.S. dollars) for flood relief after rainstorms caused severe flooding across the Far North region, a senior official said Friday. The flooding has claimed 11 lives, destroyed 40,000 homes and displaced 180,000 people, Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji told reporters Friday in the […]
13, September 2024
Football: PSG ready to try ‘legal forum’ after Mbappé refuses mediation in wage dispute 0
Paris Saint-Germain are ready to face Kylian Mbappé in a “legal forum” after the France forward refused an offer from the French football league’s governing body (LFP) to mediate on a wage dispute, the Ligue 1 club said on Thursday. While PSG welcomed the LFP’s offer to mediate on Wednesday, the offer was refused by […]
13, September 2024
Senegal’s president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election 0
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. The new election has to take place within the next 90 days, according to the country’s constitution. Analysts say that Faye’s political party, PASTEF, […]
12, September 2024
Cameroon sees 19% boost in investments for 2023 0
Businesses in Cameroon increased their investments by 19% in 2023, according to a report released on September 10 by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). However, despite this rise, the deterioration of production equipment continues, increasing from 59.6% in 2022 to 60.1% in 2023, the document noted. This means that even though companies put more […]
12, September 2024
BEAC cuts liquidity injection to banks to CFA 200bn 0
The Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC) announced yesterday a new liquidity injection for banks, amounting to CFA200 billion. This comes just a week after a similar operation for CFA250 billion, which saw a subscription rate of almost 170%. Banks had expressed a total demand of CFA423 billion. After gradually increasing the weekly liquidity […]
11, September 2024
Beti Assomo discusses cooperation with South Korea defense chief 0
South Korea Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun held bilateral talks with his counterpart from Cameroon on Wednesday to discuss the security situation, and ways to broaden defense and arms industry cooperation, his office said. In what marked the first defense ministerial meeting between Korea and Cameroon since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1961, Kim and […]
11, September 2024
New York: Philemon Yang chairs UN Assembly 0
Former Prime Minister Philemon Yang took over the presidency of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Tuesday, calling on the world’s divided nations to come together and act to address global challenges, from climate change to poverty, conflict and armed violence. Yang told the 193-member world body that there were doubts about the ability […]
11, September 2024
Football: Manchester United post losses for fifth straight year 0
Manchester United on Wednesday posted net losses of £113.2 million ($148 million) for 2023/24 despite earning record revenues — their fifth straight year of losses. In the year to June 30, 2024 the Premier League club recorded record revenues of £661.8 million — up 2.1 percent — driven by record commercial and matchday revenues. United […]
11, September 2024
US: Trump claims presidential debate was ‘rigged’ against him 0
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that his televised debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris and carried by American outlet ABC had been “rigged”. He also criticised Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, for endorsing Harris after the debate. Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed — […]
16, September 2024
Michael Jackson’s older brother Tito Jackson passes away aged 70 0
by soter • Entertainment, Headline News, Life
Tito Jackson, an original member of the Jackson 5 pop group and brother of the late Michael Jackson, has died aged 70, US media report. An official cause of death is yet to be determined. Tito performed in the famous ensemble with brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, who died in 2009. He was recently […]