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24, December 2023
Bethlehem deserted, Christmas celebrations suspended over Israel-Hamas war 0
The normally bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town on Sunday, as Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war. The festive lights and Christmas tree that normally decorate Manger Square were missing, as were the throngs of foreign tourists who gather each year to mark the holiday. […]
24, December 2023
Kidnappings for Ransoms in Southern Cameroon: A Daily and Deadly Reality 0
Five months ago, Amnesty International stated: “Cameroonian authorities must act to end the violence against the population and conduct thorough investigations into the killings, acts of torture, rapes, burning of houses and other atrocities committed in the Anglophone regions…” The 5th July 2023 report, like many before, was disapproving and detailed extensive human rights violations […]
22, December 2023
We want, We go: Biya regime to build 3,060 housing units in Olembe to address shortage 0
The Cameroonian government launched the construction of 3,060 new housing units in Olembe, Yaoundé. The foundation stone was laid last December 19 by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development (Minhdu), Célestine Ketcha Courtès. The initial pilot phase aims to build 60 housing units within nine months on a 5,000 m² space, including three buildings […]
22, December 2023
Last French troops leave Niger 0
The last French troops deployed in Niger left on Friday, an AFP journalist reported, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa’s Sahel region. “Today’s date (…) marks the end of the disengagement process of French forces in the Sahel,” Niger army lieutenant Salim Ibrahim said at a […]
22, December 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 5 government soldiers killed in Mbakong 0
Hundreds of Cameroon government troops have gone on a violent rampage in Mbakong, setting alight dozens of homes after five soldiers were killed by Ambazonia fighters on Wednesday. Cameroon Concord News correspondent in Bamenda said the five army soldiers were killed by an explosive device on the Mile 24 road linking Bafut in Bamenda to […]
21, December 2023
US: Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy after $148 million defamation judgment 0
Rudy Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting of them led to death threats that made them fear for their lives. In his filing Thursday, the former New York City mayor listed nearly […]
21, December 2023
Martinez Zogo Affair: Dismissal of two judges has opened up debates about poor delivery of justice 0
Two prominent judges of the Military Tribunal have been removed by the 91-year-old President Biya in a move described by many as an unexpected blow to the reputation of the judiciary. The dismissal of the two Francophone judges in Yaoundé has sparked fierce debates around the conditions under which judges’ work. The Biya decision to […]
20, December 2023
Biya needs to leave, says Cameroon Concord News Editor 0
Soter Agbaw-Ebai, chairman and editor-in-chief of the Cameroon Concord Group has said that Paul Biya’s 41 years at the head of the Cameroonian nation has to end. In a presentation today in Dublin, Ireland on the hydra headed political situation in Yaoundé, Soter Agbaw-Ebai stated that there is a ghost president in Cameroon and a […]
20, December 2023
Ambazonia fighters invade Cross River community in Nigeria 0
The Ambazonia rebels fighting in southwest Cameroon for sovereignty have reportedly invaded Okwa community, in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. Okwa is located at the border with Southwest Cameroon within the Gorilla Protection Unit of the Okwangwo Division of the Cross River National Park. Two weeks ago, they took over Belegete community […]
24, December 2023
Gaza War: Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel paying ‘heavy price’ 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Gaza war has come at a “very heavy price” for his side. The military says 14 more soldiers have been killed in the Palestinian territory since Friday, bringing the total of the ground assault to 153. Saturday was one of its deadliest days – but Mr Netanyahu said […]