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6, February 2024
FECAFOOT rejects Samuel Eto’o’s resignation as president 0
Samuel Eto’o tendered his resignation as president of the Cameroon Football Federation on Monday only to have it rejected by its executive committee. Eto’o, who won the African player of the year a record four times, has been dogged by allegations of improper conduct, match-fixing and corruption. The federation said its executive committee met in […]
5, February 2024
King Charles Bill of Health: US President Biden expresses concern 0
President Joe Biden says he is concerned about King Charles’s cancer diagnosis and hopes to speak to him soon. Buckingham Palace announced on Monday that King Charles III was being treated for cancer. The type of cancer has not been revealed, but according to a palace statement the King began “regular treatments” on Monday. He […]
5, February 2024
King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment 0
King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. The palace says the cancer is not related to the king’s recent treatment for a benign prostate condition. It did not say what form of cancer the 75-year-old monarch has. The palace said “a separate issue […]
4, February 2024
Indomitable Lions: Eto’o and Geremi Njitap at daggers-drawn positions 0
Former Cameroon international and football icon Samuel Eto’o, currently serving as the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has become the center of a controversial incident involving another legendary figure of the Indomitable Lions, Geremi Njitap. The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast, already marred by controversies surrounding the Cameroonian team […]
4, February 2024
Anthony Joshua will pay for Super Eagles Africa Cup of Nations victory over Lions 0
Following the Super Eagles’ triumphant victory over Cameroon at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, attention has shifted to the highly anticipated boxing match between Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua and Cameroon-born fighter Francis Ngannou, colloquially referred to as ‘Nigeria vs Cameroon Part 2.’ While no official belts will be on the line […]
3, February 2024
Ivory Coast sink Mali at the death in AFCON quarters 0
A back-heel goal by Oumar Diakite in added time at the end of extra time gave hosts Ivory Coast a 2-1 win over Mali in Bouake on Saturday after a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. Reduced to 10 men by a red card at the end of the first half, the Ivorians fell behind […]
3, February 2024
Senegal’s President Macky Sall postpones Feb 25 presidential elections indefinitely 0
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he had signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date as lawmakers investigate two Constitutional Council judges […]
3, February 2024
FIFA set to open investigation on Samuel Eto’o match fixing and threat charges 0
Cameroon’s football legend Samuel Eto’o has been accused of making threats and match-fixing, with the Barcelona legend’s file sent for investigation to the FIFA Ethics Committee. Former Barça striker and current President of the Cameroonian Football Federation, has been accused of match-fixing and paying someone to make threats. According to a report by The Athletic, […]
3, February 2024
CDC faces workforce exodus and financial strain amid ongoing Ambazonia crisis 0
Between 2021 and 2022, the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), a state-owned agro-industrial enterprise operating banana, oil palm, and rubber plantations in the Littoral and Southwest regions of Cameroon, experienced a staggering 34.7% reduction in its workforce. The information was revealed in a recent report by the Technical Commission for the Rehabilitation of Public and Para-public […]
6, February 2024
Senegal on the brink after elections postponed 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
Senegal’s reputation as a bastion of democracy in an unstable region is on the line after protesters clashed with riot police outside parliament on Monday. Inside, lawmakers passed a contentious bill to extend President Macky Sall’s tenure and delay elections after he called off a planned election with just three weeks to go. There was […]