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22, August 2016
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy announces ambition to reconquer Élysée 0
Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will seek his party’s nomination to stand in next year’s French presidential election. The rightwinger, who was nicknamed “the hyper-president” for his frenetic term in power from 2007 to 2012, had made no secret of his ambition to reconquer the Élysée palace and avenge his 2012 defeat by the Socialist François Hollande After weeks […]
22, August 2016
Cameroon Airlines-Camair-Co: From Boom to Bust 0
Some 34 years ago, Cameroon Airline Company was flying high. The Ahmadou Ahidjo responsible leadership led to a booming economy and made Cameroon Airline Company the fastest growing and the city of Douala the most competitive aviation market in West and Central Africa. The company acquired new carriers and bought new jets. To be sure, […]
22, August 2016
Nigeria: Boko Haram down but far from over 0
The Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group has invaded a village in Nigeria, killing at least ten people and abducting 13 others before burning down the entire village. The terrorists riding on motorcycles opened fire on residents in Kubrrivu village near the northeast town of Chibok at dawn on Saturday, locals said on Sunday. Residents said the militants […]
21, August 2016
Nigeria: Niger Delta Avengers announces ceasefire, says it supports holding talks with Abuja 0
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), known for its attacks on Nigeria’s oil installations, has announced a ceasefire, saying it will support the notion of holding talks with the government in Abuja. The group said in a message on its website late Saturday that it would support efforts to negotiate with “the federal government of Nigeria, representatives from the home countries […]
21, August 2016
Breaking: Horror in Mora as Boko Haram strikes again 0
Boko Haram militants have struck Cameroon again. The suicide attack took place today Sunday, August 21, 2016, in the town of Mora, capital of Mayo-Sava Division, located just over 80 km from Maroua, the chief city in the Far North region. Our chief correspondent in the Far North say at least 5 people including the […]
21, August 2016
Former US navy officer who published book on the killing of Osama Bin Laden forced to give up all profits 1
A former Navy Seal who penned a bestselling book about his role in the killing of Osama Bin Laden has to pay $7m to the US government. Matt Bissonette violated a non-disclosure agreement by failing to get clearance from the Pentagon for his book No Day Easy, which was published in 2012. Mr Bissonette has now agreed […]
20, August 2016
Race for the White House: New Poll shows 8-percentage point lead by Clinton over Trump 0
US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has taken an 8-percentage point lead over her Republican rival, Donald Trump, in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential race, according to a new poll. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released on Friday evening, shows the former secretary of state has 42 percent of the votes as compared to the New […]
20, August 2016
Maroua: Fire consumes Red Cross ware house 0
A fire has consumed the Maroua Red Cross ware house. All the medical stocks of the international Red Cross society in a warehouse situated in the Kosseyel beiy neighborhood in Maroua have been reduced to ashes by fire. The rest of the humanitarian support items estimated at tens of thousands of tons would have also […]
20, August 2016
Cameroon holds send-off ceremony for troops assigned to the Central African Republic 0
The national flag was handed over to the deputy commander of the troops projected on a peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic. The Cameroonian contingent is part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission to the Central African Republic, MINUSCA. The ceremony at the Military Headquarters was the first of its kind for […]
23, August 2016
Camair-Co: Ernest Dikum takes command 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Business, Headline News
After stagger-a-staggering with Jean Nana Sandjo, the Biya Francophone Beti-Ewondo regime finally decided to move away from their man. At the end of the extraordinary board meeting of Camair-Co that held on Monday, August 22, 2016, Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o, the head of the transport sector in Cameroon announced that 49 years old Ernest Dikum […]