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24, December 2016
Cameroon’s Human Rights Commission approves a draft budget of 1.7 billion FCFA 0
Officials of the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms have agreed on a program for 2017. This was during the commission’s 21st Ordinary Session chaired by the institution’s Chairman, Dr Divine Chemuta Banda. During the meeting, members approved a draft budget of 1.7 billion CFAF for 2017. Apart from the budget, members scrutinized the […]
24, December 2016
Yaounde: First Lady visits Center for Applied Research 0
First Lady, Chantal Biya was on Wednesday 21st December 2016 at the Centre for Applied Research, Endoscopic Surgery and Human Reproduction CHRACERH. Her arrival at the Centre which she inaugurated on 6th May 2016 was followed by a welcome address by the Minister of Public Health Andre Mama Fouda. Thereafter, she was treated to a […]
23, December 2016
CEMAC leaders reject second devaluation of the common currency 2
The extraordinary summit of the CEMAC region has ended in Yaounde this Friday with 21 resolutions adopted to resolve the economic and financial crisis which has rocked the countries in the region. Cameroon Concord News understands that the leaders also set up a committee to monitor the implementation of the 21 resolutions. Paul Biya and […]
23, December 2016
Yaounde: CEMAC leaders discussing a second devaluation of the FCFA 0
Presidents Sassou Nguesso of Congo, Ali Bongo of Gabon, Faustin Touadera of the Central African Republic, Idriss Deby of Chad, and Theodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea are in Yaoundé. The leaders together with their Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya are holding an extraordinary summit of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) this […]
23, December 2016
Former Director of M16 says Germany overwhelmed by some 7000 “live” terrorists 0
A former director at the British MI6 has claimed that German intelligence authorities are overwhelmed by and are almost unable to track some 7,000 “live” terrorist cases in their country. Richard Barrett told the BBC Radio 4’s Today program that there were around 550 “really extreme potential terrorists on the books” in Germany. “If you […]
23, December 2016
Minister Laurent Esso says Common Law Lawyers strike “unnecessary” 3
The so-called Minister of State in charge of Justice and Keeper of the Seal has made a mockery of Cameroon Common Law Lawyers in a presentation at the National Assembly. Laurent Esso revealed that lawyers are only protected while in court and not on the streets. Said Esso “With respect to the protection of lawyers […]
23, December 2016
War on terror: Cameroon shifts troops in Nigeria 0
Hundreds of Cameroonian servicemen and women from the Rapid Intervention Battalion have entered Nigerian territory. The troops were deployed at the request of President Buhari for a decisive and intense anti Boko Haram operation. Cameroon Concord News gathered that the soldiers operating under Operation Alpha are currently stationed at Goshe, a village in northeastern Nigeria […]
22, December 2016
Francophone dominance: HYSACAM takes over Bamenda City Council 0
The Government Delegate to the Bamenda Urban Council, Vincent NDUMU has announced that the company in charge of collection and recycling of refuse will be officially installed in the city in 2017. Ndumu who has come under fire recently in the way garbage is managed in town also said that the Council has signed over […]
22, December 2016
President Biya is Cameroon Concord News Man of the Year 2016 3
Blood and intrigues have earned President Paul Biya Cameroon Concord News Man of the Year nomination. This may seem unprecedented but justifiable. Blood and intrigues are the defining attributes of Paul Biya’s presidency. Indeed, blood and intrigues are at its highest as we write. They, therefore merit special attention in our choice of our man of […]
24, December 2016
Perpetrator of Berlin attack shot dead in Italy 0
by soter • Breaking News, Europe, Headline News, News
A man believed to be the perpetrator of a Monday terrorist attack in the German city of Berlin has been killed in Italy. Italy’s interior minister confirmed that Anis Amri, wanted in the Berlin attack, was killed in a shootout with police in the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday. Minister Marco Minniti said […]