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24, April 2017
Bamenda: Francophone soldiers in civilian clothing stage anti ghost town demo 0
A small group of Francophone soldiers dressed as civilians have staged an ‘Anti-Ghost Town’ march in Bamenda. The troops attempted to lure the Okada riders to join them but met with a stone wall. The young military men and women parked their vehicle at Below Foncha Street from where they were given white tee shirts […]
24, April 2017
Francophone trial of Moderator Fonki Samuel Forba postponed until June 5th 0
Initially scheduled for today Monday the 24th of April 2017 at the Buea Court of First Instance in the Southwest region, the trial of the Right Reverend Fonki Samuel Forba, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon has been postponed to Monday, June 5th. In a communiqué dated 21 April 2017 and signed by Beatrice […]
24, April 2017
Macron, Le Pen in French presidential runoff 0
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron have advanced to France’s presidential runoff scheduled for May 7. According to the preliminary results released late on Sunday, the two candidates are engaged in a close race as a spokesman for defeated candidate, François Fillon, says he has suffered ‘huge disappointment’. French interior ministry says […]
24, April 2017
US cites piracy in Somalia for new focus on Africa 0
The commander of the US Africa Command cites fight with Somalia’s piracy during a visit by the Pentagon chief. US Marine General Thomas Waldhauser made the remarks alongside Defense Secretary Jim Mattis during a press conference in Djibouti, a tiny African country at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, which makes it ideal for […]
24, April 2017
Anglophone Problem: The solution must be holistic 0
Over the last weeks, the government has been bending over backwards to address some of the issues the country’s Anglophone minority had complained about with a view to bringing back peace to the country. Initially, the government felt its authority had been challenged by the English-speaking minority and it was time for it to show […]
23, April 2017
The Holy Father likens refugee centers in Europe to concentration camps 0
Pope Francis has likened the detention camps set up by European states to hold refugees to concentration camps. “Refugee camps, many of them, are of concentration [conditions] because of the great number of people left there, inside them,” the leader of the Roman Catholic Church said during a sermon at the Basilica of Saint Bartholomew […]
23, April 2017
Southern Cameroons: UN envoy “optimistic, determined” after internet restoration 0
In a statement on Friday; a day after internet services were restored in the crisis-hit North West and South West regions, the special representative of the U.N Secretary-General for Central Africa said the internet restoration will reduce the tension in the Anglophone regions. The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Africa has […]
23, April 2017
French Cameroun: CPDM-style scandal rocks the Ministry of Scientific Research 0
Another CPDM-style scandal has rocked the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation. In this new Francophone scandal, two lists were released and reportedly signed by the Minister. The first list was published on the 18th of January 2017 and the second on the 10th of April. Both lists have different names of successful candidates recruited […]
22, April 2017
Biya Francophone gov’t to use the internet as a political weapon against Southern Cameroonians 0
The Biya Francophone government has announced that it will use the internet as a political weapon against Southern Cameroonians. The statement was made public by the Francophone Minister of Communication and so-called government spokesman, Issa Tchiroma Bakary. In a release read over state radio and television, the regime in Yaounde threatened to disconnect internet in […]
25, April 2017
Buea: Mayor Ekema wants Barrister Agbor Balla, Dr. Fontem dead 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
The Mayor of Buea Council Patrick EKEMA Esunge has described as ‘secessionists’ traders who close their shops on ghost town days in his municipality. Patrick Ekema made the pronouncement on Monday April 24, 2017 in Buea during a press briefing on the civil disobedience situation in Buea. Angered by the fact that many shops have […]