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19, September 2022
Benin welcomes Hollywood take on women warriors 0
Benin’s historic female warriors known as the Amazons of Dahomey are legendary across West Africa, but a Hollywood production is bringing them back into the limelight. The Woman King, released last Friday and shown at one Cotonou’s few cinemas on Saturday, is inspired by the story of the Agojie women who protected the ancient Kingdom […]
19, September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral service at Westminster Abbey 0
Hundreds of thousands of people have descended on London as Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest on Monday after a grand state funeral attended by leaders from around the world, and a historic last ceremonial journey through the packed streets of London. Elizabeth II’s body has been lying in state at Westminster Hall since […]
18, September 2022
Ambazonia Interim Government condemns deadly attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Church Nchang 0
The Ambazonia Interim Government on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Church Nchang that saw five Roman Catholic priests, a Religious Sister and two worshipers kidnapped by unidentified people. “This cowardly act is rejected by the people of Southern Cameroons and their Interim Government. The Interim Government once again […]
18, September 2022
War in Southern Cameroons: A burnt Church, 8 hostages including 5 Reverend Fathers 0
Five Roman Catholic priests, a Religious Sister and two worshipers were kidnapped by unidentified people who set fire on the ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH NCHANG some few kilometers from Mamfe, the chief town in Manyu Division, South West on Friday. Murders, lootings and kidnappings are frequent in Southern Cameroons, where Ambazonia Restoration Forces regularly target […]
18, September 2022
The schedule for Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral 0
Two thousand guests, including several hundred presidents, heads of state and monarchs, will attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at Westminster Abbey in London on Monday. She will then be buried at Windsor Castle in the evening. Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral, which is one of the biggest logistical challenges in British history, will take place […]
17, September 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Roman Catholic Bishops condemn attacks on clergy, churches 0
COMMUNIQUÉ ABOUT THE BURNING DOWN OF THE ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH NCHANG, MAMFE DIOCESE AND THE KIDNAPPING OF RELIGIOUS PERSONNEL It was with great shock and utter horror that we, the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda, learnt of the burning down of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Nchang, Mamfe Diocese, and the kidnapping […]
17, September 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Roman Catholic Church set ablaze in suspected Amba raid on Manyu village 0
The crisis of Christian persecution in Southern Cameroons has grown in the face of continued inaction from the Biya regime in Yaoundé and law enforcement apparatus. The criminals have not been identified, but are likely Francophone soldiers benefitting from the war in Southern Cameroons or Ambazonia fighters, both of which terrorize and kill Christians in […]
17, September 2022
Japanese gov’t ordered to pay 1.65 million yen over death of Cameroonian man 0
A Japanese court on Friday ordered the government to pay 1.65 million yen in damages to the bereaved family of a Cameroonian man who died while being detained in an immigration control facility in eastern Japan. The mother of the man, who died aged 43 in the Higashi-Nihon Immigration Center in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, in […]
17, September 2022
President Macron picks army general to be French ambassador to Cameroon 0
President Emmanuel Macron announced on September 15, 2022 that he has appointed General Thierry Marchand to be the next French ambassador to Cameroon. Thierry Marchand is a favorite among France-Afrique supporters in Paris who want to see President Biya’s eldest son, Franck Biya succeed the father. As ambassador, he would oversee the Elysée plan. French […]
19, September 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury praises queen’s service to UK and Commonwealth 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Monday praised Queen Elizabeth II’s life of duty and service to the UK and Commonwealth at the state funeral for Britain’s longest-serving monarch. “People of loving service are rare in any walk of life. Leaders of loving service are still rarer. But in all cases those who serve will […]