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5, July 2024
Aviation executives call on tourism boards to boost Africa air routes 0
Africa’s vast tourism potential remains untapped due to a lack of air connectivity, with Africa currently accounting for just 1.9% of global passenger and cargo traffic. However, aviation experts believe national tourism boards have a unique opportunity to drive new airline routes and spur economic growth. At a recent AviaDev Africa workshop, which was hosted […]
5, July 2024
New British Prime Minister poised to bring a low profile to 10 Downing Street 0
The Labour Party won a landslide victory in the UK general election on Thursday, making Keir Starmer the country’s first Labour prime minister in 14 years. Starmer’s victory caps a remarkable political rise for the former human rights lawyer and chief prosecutor, first elected an MP in 2015. Always neat in appearance, with his well-combed […]
4, July 2024
IMF completes reviews of Cameroon’s Extended Credit Facility 0
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the sixth reviews under Cameroon’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangements. The completion of the ECF-EFF reviews allows for an immediate disbursement of SDR 55.2 million (about US$ 72.7 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangements to SDR 483 […]
4, July 2024
Switzerland: Cameroonian who smuggled compatriots under guise of fake handball team expelled 0
A man who posed as the coach of Cameroon’s national handball team has been given a two year suspended sentence and barred from Switzerland for six years. The Cameroonian national had arrived in January at Zurich airport along with 19 compatriots without visas. Upon arrival, the 45-year-old declared that he was traveling with his team […]
4, July 2024
Paul Biya’s daughter reveals lesbian status despite anti-LGBTQ law 0
Brenda, daughter of Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, has shared a photo of herself kissing another woman. In a recent social media post, the president’s daughter revealed that she is in a relationship with Brazilian model Layyons Valença. In the accompanying caption, Brenda openly expressed her love for the model and declared her lesbian […]
4, July 2024
Artist Rearrested in Cameroon: Worrying Sign for Freedom of Expression ahead of 2025 Elections 0
Aboubacar Siddiki, known as Babadjo, was released from prison in Cameroon on June 21 after serving a three-month sentence for insulting a local governor. Moments after he stepped out of the prison he was rearrested on charges of disturbing public order, demonstration, and hate speech. Babadjo’s lawyer told Human Rights Watch that these charges are […]
4, July 2024
Football: Erik ten Hag signs new deal at Manchester United 0
Erik ten Hag has signed a contract extension that keeps him at Old Trafford until 2026, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. There had been intense speculation over the Dutchman’s future after a terrible 2023/24 Premier League campaign but United ended the season with shock 2-1 victory against Manchester City in the FA Cup […]
2, July 2024
President Biya is coming to the end 0
The Francophone 92-year-old head of state is now receiving some form of hospice care at his palace in Mvomeka’a. The aim of hospice care is to improve the lives of people who have an incurable illness. To be accurate, Hospices provide care for people from the point at which their illness is diagnosed as terminal […]
28, June 2024
Cameroon, Nigeria agree to end border dispute 0
Nigeria and Cameroon said Thursday they would no longer seek a court ruling to settle their disputed border. Rather, the two nations said, joint delegations will validate a demarcation plan on site and put an end to long-standing territorial disputes. The nations share about 2,100 kilometers (1,300 miles) of border, from Lake Chad in the […]
5, July 2024
Vatican excommunicates major Pope Francis critic for ‘schism’ 0
by soter • Headline News, Religion, World
The Vatican has excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, one of Pope Francis’s most virulent critics, after judging him guilty of splitting the Church, the dicastery in charge of doctrine said Friday. The 83-year-old ultra conservative, who has called in the past for Francis to resign as pope, has been on trial since last month after […]