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7, October 2022
‘We’ve seen God’s miracle within the Southern Cameroons crisis’: Archbishop Nkea 0
Archbishop Andrew Nkea came to the Catholic world’s notice in 2018 at the youth synod in Rome. Amid much hand-wringing about losing contact with the younger generation, Nkea spoke with refreshing confidence about how parishes in his west-central African homeland of Cameroon were full of young people. In 2019, Pope Francis named him Archbishop of Bamenda […]
7, October 2022
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Biya orders enforcement of bilingualism law to tackle discrimination 0
To tackle complaints of discrimination against English speakers, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has ordered officials to enforce a 2019 law on bilingualism and make life easier for English speakers in the French-speaking majority country. The sense of marginalization among the English-speaking minority in Cameroon sparked a separatist conflict that, since 2017, has left more than […]
6, October 2022
North Korea fires more ballistic missiles after US military drills 0
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s previous launch of a nuclear-capable missile over Japan. The latest missile launches suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is determined to continue with weapons tests aimed […]
6, October 2022
Burkina Faso: Traore officially appointed as president after coup 0
Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country’s second coup in less than nine months. The impoverished Sahel nation plunged into renewed turmoil at the weekend when Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba — who had seized power in January — was toppled […]
5, October 2022
Four Francophone soldiers killed in Amba attack on Tuesday: Cameroon Intelligence Report sources 0
Four Cameroon government army soldiers were killed in an attack by Ambazonia fighters on Tuesday in Boyo constituency in the North West region, a resident and two officials hinted Cameroon Intelligence Report. The office of the Francophone governor in Bamenda said today that Cameroon government troops had repelled an assault on the outskirts of Boyo. […]
4, October 2022
Canada: Cambridge Ward 1 leading candidate pledges to implement the Good Neighbours Initiative 0
Erick Takor is running for the Ward 1 seat in the City of Cambridge in Canada and as one of the leading candidates he has made public plans to implement the Good Neighbours Initiative if elected. Takor gave the assurance in a campaign presentation published in Cambridge Times and added that housing remains an immediate […]
4, October 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Marchers Call for Peace, But Warring Sides at Odds on Talks 0
In Cameroon, thousands of people are marching to call for peace in the country’s separatist conflict. The daily peace marches, which began on Friday and are slated to continue through Tuesday, come on the third anniversary of talks designed to end the fighting. Marchers say authorities need to do more to return peace to the […]
4, October 2022
Leading Roman Catholic cleric says Amba crisis – now in its sixth year – has become “about money” 0
Father Humphrey Tatah Mbuy, the head of the communications department of the bishops’ conference, told a local television station on Oct. 2 that “when money is concerned, it is very difficult to detach a person from his source of income, even if that source is human blood.” Cameroon is 80 percent French-speaking and 20 percent […]
4, October 2022
North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan, some residents warned to take cover 0
South Korea’s military and Japan’s Coast Guard say North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, which has flown over the northern part of Japan, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension of train operations. According to both countries, the launch that took place early Tuesday marked Pyongyang’s first missile to […]
7, October 2022
Football: One dead in unrest at Argentina match 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
One person died Thursday following violent clashes that started outside a soccer match on the outskirts of Buenos Aires before spilling into the stadium and onto the pitch, authorities said. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas as they attempted to stop fans attending the match between top-flight teams Boca Juniors and Gimnasia y Esgrima […]