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29, May 2023
King Salman Humanitarian Aid: Over 500 patients examined in voluntary surgical program in Cameroon 0
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continued to implement a voluntary surgical program in Cameroon, which has so far examined more than 500 cases in different clinics. The campaign runs from May 20 to May 31, 2023, in cooperation with Al-Baslam International Organization. Since the start of the campaign, the volunteer medical […]
29, May 2023
FECAFOOT: FIFA against changing Eto’o’s term of office 0
Football’s world governing body is not in favour of extending the current term of office of Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o from 4 to 7 years. Less than a year after the election of Samuel Eto’o, the Cameroon Football Federation (Fécafoot) has amended the term of office of the association’s president. This has now […]
27, May 2023
French prosecutors charge ex-FIFA vice president with corruption in Qatar World Cup probe 0
FIFA’s disgraced former vice-president Reynald Temarii of Tahiti has been charged with corruption by French prosecutors probing Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid process. The French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office in 2016 launched preliminary anti-corruption investigations regarding the conditions under which the 2022 Football World Cup was awarded to Qatar. The charge, the first to emerge […]
27, May 2023
How abductions finance separatists in Southern Cameroons 0
Abductions are a new fundraising method used by separatists, analysts say. More than 30 women were taken last week for “allowing themselves to be manipulated by Cameroon’s government,” according to the insurgents. The latest abduction of over 30 women by separatists has caused uproar across Cameroon. According to reports, they were forcibly taken from the […]
27, May 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 6 officials, teachers kidnapped in Momo Division 0
Separatist fighters have abducted six officials and teachers in Cameroon’s English-speaking region of Northwest which has been ravaged by a protracted armed separatist conflict, according to local officials. Benoit Nicaise Fouda Etaba, the prefect of the Momo division of the region, said that three officials including two high-ranking members of the ruling party and three […]
27, May 2023
Douala-Edea: 15 mourners taking body for burial die in road smash 0
Fifteen people in Cameroon taking the body of a loved one for burial died Friday when their minibus was involved in a crash with a lorry, the transport minister said. The lorry’s driver also died in the accident and three people in the minibus were injured, Transport Minister Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe said on […]
26, May 2023
Cannes spotlights Mambar Pierrette: ‘It’s high time Cameroonian stories influence world cinema’ 0
In the Directors’ Fortnight, which runs parallel to the main festival, Rosine Mbakam’s “Mambar Pierrette” painted an intimate portrait of a Cameroonian seamstress and single mother struggling to make ends meet against a backdrop of social hardship and the threat of floods. Pierrette Aboheu Njeuthat stars as the titular character, a mother of three who […]
26, May 2023
Pope Francis has fever, clears his schedule 0
Pope Francis has a fever that caused him to clear his schedule on Friday morning, the Vatican said, nearly two months after the 86-year-old pontiff was hospitalised with bronchitis. “Due to a feverish state, Pope Francis did not receive an audience this morning,” said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, without giving more details. It was unclear […]
26, May 2023
Celine Dion cancels 2023-2024 shows over health 0
Pop icon Celine Dion on Friday cancelled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-2024, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder. Last year the 55-year-old Canadian singer revealed that she was suffering from the rare medical condition that was affecting her singing. “I’m so sorry to disappoint […]
29, May 2023
Turkey: Identity politics, media crackdown help propel Erdogan to victory 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s Turkish presidential election runoff – a victory analysts ascribe to Erdogan’s focus on identity issues and use of the government’s resources, as well as Kilicdaroglu’s tepid leadership of a precarious coalition. The first round was a shock to many Western observers who thought they […]