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9, October 2016
Russia 2018: Cameroon 1, Algeria 1 0
The third and final round of qualification for the next World Cup sees 20 teams divided into five groups of four. Group winners go through to Russia. Everyone else stays home. It is an unforgiving set-up, and Cameroon has started by paying a heavy price for having sunk to 59th in the FIFA World Rankings […]
9, October 2016
After Rigobert Song: Governor of the Central Region evacuated to a hospital in France 0
Local media reports say Joseph Otto Wilson, the Governor of the Central Region has been very ill for several months now and the Biya acolyte is currently fighting for his life. Information has filtered that the governor’s health condition worsened to the point where he was evacuated on Saturday, October 8, 2016 to a hospital […]
9, October 2016
US: 2 police officers killed in California 0
Two police officers have been killed and another one injured in an exchange of gunfire in Palm Springs, California, authorities say. Officers Jose Gilbert Vega, 63, and Lesley Zerebny, 27, were fatally shot on Saturday while responding to a call about a domestic disturbance. Vega, a 35-year veteran and father of eight, was due to retire […]
8, October 2016
Renowned Hollywood actor says Trump “So blatantly stupid. He’s a punk, he’s a dog, he’s a pig 0
Hollywood actor Robert De Niro has criticized Americans for putting an “idiot” like Donald Trump in a position where he might become the US president, and agreed with former secretary of state Colin Powell who called Trump a “national disaster.” De Niro had been enlisted along with several other actors to speak in a non-partisan […]
8, October 2016
Donald Trump says “I’m automatically attracted to beautiful” women. “I just start kissing them,” 0
US House Speaker Paul Ryan and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton have criticized Republican Donald Trump over his past crude remarks about women. In a conversation leaked first by The Washington Post on Friday, Trump was caught making vulgar comments about objectifying women. The audio was recorded in 2005 while Trump was on a bus with former “Access […]
8, October 2016
Nigeria: State of Kaduna bans Shia group led by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky 0
The Nigerian state of Kaduna has declared a mainstream Shia group led by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky as illegal as a state crackdown against the Muslim community continues. The Kaduna state government warned on Friday that those convicted of being a member of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) could be imprisoned for seven years, fined or both. It further claimed that […]
7, October 2016
Three Turkish diplomats have applied for asylum in Germany 0
Media reports say three Turkish diplomats have applied for asylum in Germany in the wake of Ankara’s crackdown on individuals suspected of involvement in the failed coup of July 15. Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily newspaper and public broadcasters NDR and WDR quoted government sources as saying that a military attaché was among the diplomats. Following the coup […]
7, October 2016
President Biya has been absent from the country for 22 days now!! 0
African Heads of State will from Monday the 10th to Saturday, the 15th of October, 2016 hold a summit on maritime safety and governance for security and development in Africa. Thirty leaders and heads of government are expected in the Togolese capital, Lome on the 15th of October for the closure of the summit. Faure […]
7, October 2016
New Secretary General to the Yaounde Urban Council installed 0
The Government Delegate to the Yaounde City Council, Gilbert Tsimi Evouna has installed the new Secretary General to the Council, Gabriel Essoa Eloi. The installation ceremony took place on the 6th of October 2016 in Yaounde. Speaking during the installation ceremony, the new Secretary General indicated that he will continue in the footsteps of his […]
10, October 2016
South Africa has launched the continent’s first solar-powered airport. 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Headline News, News, Technology
George Airport located in the South African town of the same name, is Africa’s first eco-friendly airport powered by the sun. All services at the airport from the control tower and escalators to restaurants and ATMs are supplied by a small solar power station nearby. The power station makes use of 2,000 solar panels that […]