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18, January 2017
Nigeria: Army says mistaken airstrike kills 100 civilians 0
At least 100 civilians have been killed in what Nigeria’s army calls a mistaken airstrike in the north of the country. Nigerian military commander, Major General Lucky Irabor, confirmed on Tuesday that the attack in the northeastern area of Rann, near the border with Cameroon, had mistakenly targeted a refugee camp. The general had earlier […]
18, January 2017
European Parliament elects new president 0
Antonio Tajani of the European People’s Party (EPP) has been elected as the European Parliament’s new president. The 63-year-old Italian defeated another Italian, S&D socialist Gianni Pitella, on Tuesday and is set to replace Germany’s Martin Schulz. In the past, Tajani served as the spokesman for former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and as a European commissioner. The […]
18, January 2017
Arrest of Anglophone leaders: Ghost town operation to continue indefinitely 1
Tuesday the 17th of January 2017 marked day three of the civil disobedience campaign across Southern Cameroons. Although the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo government had earlier dismissed the level of participation as insignificant, the success of the policy prompted Yaoundé to make a dramatic U-turn banning the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society and arresting its leaders. […]
17, January 2017
“La Republique is attempting to drive the Anglophone resistance underground” 1
Following the recent decision by the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, Rene Sadi Emmanuel banning the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium and the Southern Cameroons National Council including the subsequent arrest of the leaders of the Consortium, reactions have been pouring into our European news desk. The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Cameroon Concord […]
17, January 2017
Yaounde shuts down internet and telephone services in Anglophone Cameroon 1
Cameroon Concord News has been informed that internet and telephone services in British Southern Cameroons have all been disconnected. The decision is in line with the Yaounde regime’s attempt at stifling the Anglophone uprising. The situation has become more intractable following the arrest and subsequent transfer of the leaders of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society […]
17, January 2017
Consortium leaders arrested in Buea 0
Barrister Agbor Balla, Dr. Neba Fontem, Dr. Michael Boyo and Mr Kah Afumbom have been arrested by plain cloth police officers in Buea. Our informant has confirmed that the Chairman of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium and the Secretary General have been moved over to Yaounde.
17, January 2017
CPDM Government bans Consortium, SCNC 1
Some senior political commentators have accused the Paul Biya-led One Cameroon regime of toying with the nation’s unity and future. Their comments were made public earlier today when state radio and television announced a ministerial order from the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization banning the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium and the Southern Cameroons […]
17, January 2017
Anti-Francophone rebellion brewing in Southern Cameroons 0
An anti-Francophone rebellion is brewing in Southern Cameroons, where the embattled government of the 83 year-old Paul Biya continues to bring in new anti Anglophone measures and militarizing the English regions of the country. Now, even elected local officials are joining the fray in a seemingly random but increasingly prevalent wave of civil disobedience in […]
17, January 2017
Consortium calls for “greater self discipline” amid ghost town tensions 0
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last week, the Consortium called for a Ghost Town to protest against the continuous militarization of our towns, police provocation and brutality – shooting and arrest of citizens – even as the negotiations were going on. This call has been respected throughout the NW and SW Regions. West Cameroonians are a […]
18, January 2017
SCNC Leader calls for global action against La Republique, endorses ghost town in West Cameroon 1
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, News
The leader of the Southern Cameroons National Council has called on Anglophones in the diaspora to take swift and decisive global action that will bring pressure to bear on the Francophone regime in Yaounde. Nfor Ngalla was reacting to news of the arrest of the leaders of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium yesterday in […]