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16, August 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Amba fighters kill soldier, police officer in Kengwo 0
Southern Cameroons Self Defense fighters killed three people, including a soldier and a police officer on Sunday in Kengwo a border locality in the West region. Amba fighters attacked an army post in Kengwo, killing a soldier, a police officer and a motorcyclist, said the region’s governor, Augustine Awa Fonka. The attackers seized weapons and […]
15, August 2022
Kenya’s William Ruto: From chicken hawker to president-elect 0
President-elect William Ruto is one of Kenya’s wealthiest men but has long portrayed himself as “hustler-in-chief” — the champion of the poor and downtrodden. Defying corruption allegations going back years, the ambitious 55-year-old clawed his way to the centre of power by playing on his religious faith and humble beginnings selling chickens by the roadside. […]
15, August 2022
Kenya election chief declares Ruto winner of presidential race 0
The head of Kenya’s election body on Monday declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the country’s close-fought presidential election, despite several commissioners rejecting the results. “We cannot take ownership of the result that will be announced,” Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vice chair Juliana Cherera told reporters. She described the process as […]
15, August 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Ghost towns for a better environment 0
For more than six years, Cameroonians in the country’s two English-speaking regions have been religiously observing the civil disobedience called for by separatists. Each Monday, English-speaking Cameroonians are asked by people they do not see to stay at home as a way of expressing their disagreement with the Yaoundé government which has been inflexible and […]
15, August 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Yerima sounds alarm over Francophone soldiers killing of Ambazonians 0
The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government has reportedly raised the alarm over the rate by which Francophone army soldiers have been killing Southern Cameroonians so far this year. Dabney Yerima was quoted by the Southern Cameroons Broadcasting Cooperation (SCBC) as saying that the killings in Ground Zero are deeply disturbing and the maiming […]
15, August 2022
Commonwealth Games: Competitors and delegates from Cameroon have been reported missing 0
A total of 17 people connected to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been reported missing since the event got underway, police have confirmed. The Games, which have been widely viewed as a resounding success, got underway on July 28. But the enthralling fortnight has been tainted by 13 athletes, and four others who were […]
15, August 2022
Kenya set to learn outcome of tight election race 0
Kenya is expected Monday to learn the outcome of its closely-fought presidential election after a long wait for results that has put the nation on edge. Deputy President William Ruto was leading with slightly more than 51 percent of the vote against 48 percent for Raila Odinga, based on official results from more than 80 […]
14, August 2022
African bishops lament inability to stop young people from leaving 0
In the din of Yaoundé’s traffic, thousands of youths comb various offices, documents in hand, in search of jobs. As frustration sets in, many see a future beyond the country’s shores. That is how Jannet left Cameroon two years ago. A recruiter told her she would have a well-paying job upon arrival in wealthy Kuwait. […]
14, August 2022
Cameroon looks to bright future in film productions 0
“Stand by!” shouts the director as actors take their marks. The lighting blinks on. The film crew snaps into action after the order to hurry up. It’s a sunny day in Tiko, a locality in southwestern Cameroon and a local film crew is gathered to shoot for an action series. The series which spotlights the […]
16, August 2022
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Yaoundé blames war in Ukraine for food price spikes 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Officials in Cameroon are urging people to eat local foods instead of imports, following protests over shortages and price spikes caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Paul Biya last week ordered ministers to explain to the public that Russia’s Black Sea blockade, not local taxes, has caused a nearly 60% increase in […]