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26, January 2024
Oil tanker on fire after Houthi missile attack 0
An oil tanker is on fire in the Gulf of Aden, its operator says, after Houthis said they hit it with a missile. The movement said it had targeted the Marlin Luanda on Friday evening. Operator Trafigura told the BBC the strike caused a fire in one of the ship’s cargo tanks and firefighting equipment […]
26, January 2024
Children of Nollywood actor Mr Ibu arrested 0
Two of popular Nigerian actor John Okafor’s children have been arrested for allegedly stealing money raised to pay for his hospital fees last year. Known as Mr Ibu, the 62-year-old had a leg amputated in November after fans had donated to a crowd-funding scheme. His son Daniel Okafor and adopted daughter Jasmine Chioma are accused […]
26, January 2024
Indomitable Lions face Super Eagles amid multiple clashes of AFCON champions 0
The clashes of champions pit Nigeria against Cameroon, Egypt against Democratic Republic of Congo, title-holders Senegal against Ivory Coast and Morocco against South Africa. None of the other four matches feature a former winner, but 2015 semi-finalists Equatorial Guinea will attract attention after topping a group including more fancied Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Looks at […]
26, January 2024
Football: Jurgen Klopp to step down as Liverpool manager at end of season 0
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is to step down from the role at the end of the season. Klopp took over as Reds boss in October 2015 and his contract was due to run until 2026. He led Liverpool to their first league title in 30 years in 2019-20, having won the Champions League the previous […]
25, January 2024
Cameroon designer brings African couture to Paris Fashion Week 0
Imane Ayissi is on a mission to put authentic African textiles in the spotlight but faces an uphill battle as a pioneer African couturier at Paris Fashion Week in France. The bark of the Obom tree, kente cloth from Ghana and kapok fibres from Burkina Faso are some of the textiles — little-known in Europe […]
25, January 2024
UN peacekeepers honor Cameroon colleague killed last week in CAR 0
UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) paid tribute on Wednesday to peacekeeper Emmanuel Steve Atebele of Cameroon, who was killed last week by an explosive device, a UN spokesman said. The Jan. 15 bombing attack in Mbindali in Ouham-Pende Prefecture also wounded five other peacekeepers. But they are all now in stable condition, […]
25, January 2024
Schools reopen in Southern Cameroons 0
In the early morning in Buea, the chief town of Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking region of the Southwest, 18-year-old Carine and her younger sister, Judith, are getting ready for school. But for these teenagers, it has been a long time coming. Judith is 15 but is still in primary school. Carine was supposed to be in […]
24, January 2024
South Africa expects ICJ judgment on Israeli genocide in Gaza on Friday 0
South Africa expects the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule this Friday on whether it will grant emergency measures to stop the Israeli genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, a report says. News website News24, citing two sources close to the matter, reported on Wednesday that a South African government delegation had touched […]
24, January 2024
Clash of the Titans: Nigeria to face Cameroon in AFCON last 16 0
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the Round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday. The fixture was confirmed after the Cameroonians rounded off the group stage with a pulsating 3-2 victory over the Gambia on Tuesday night. By the win, they finished Group C […]
27, January 2024
My Trip To Buea hopes didn’t come true – Ambazonia Interim Gov’t official 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Southern Cameroons resistance hopes against the Francophone dominated Cameroon government military did not come true, a top official in the Dabney Yerima led-Ambazonia Interim Government has conceded. But the official who asked not to be named in this report, who presently co-ordinates Ground Zero operations, insisted: “That doesn’t mean that victory won’t be on our […]