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30, March 2022
Football: Three African coaches bring instant World Cup joy 0
Cameroon, Ghana and Tunisia fired their coaches after unsatisfactory Africa Cup of Nations results this year, and the bold moves paid off this week with qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Hastily appointed Cameroon boss Rigobert Song saw Karl Toko Ekambi score in the 124th minute on Tuesday to snatch a 2-1 win […]
30, March 2022
A Cry for Ambazonians: How the United States Failed Southern Cameroons Refugees 0
As U.S. officials face continued criticism for the mistreatment and mass expulsions of Haitians who arrived at the U.S. southern border, with many given no chance to apply for asylum, the situation of another group of Black asylum seekers is now also in the spotlight. Dozens of Cameroonians who were denied asylum in the United […]
30, March 2022
World Cup African qualifiers roundup: Indomitable Lions sink Algeria, Ghana beat Nigeria and more 0
Cameroon, Senegal, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia have booked their places in the finals on a frantic night of play-off action. Karl Toko Ekambi scored in the fourth minute of added time at the end of extra time to give Cameroon a dramatic 2-1 win over Algeria in Blida and qualification on away goals. Eric Maxim […]
29, March 2022
Gun attacks kill five near Tel Aviv 0
Five people were killed in gun attacks Tuesday near the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv, emergency responders said, in the third fatal gun or knife spree in the Jewish state in a week. “We unfortunately have to note that five people have died,” said Eli Bin, the head of the Magen David Adom emergency […]
29, March 2022
French Cameroun: An air of renationalisation hangs over the Douala port 0
The autonomous Douala port (PAD) is gradually taking over activities that were previously managed by foreign groups. Cyrus Ngo’o, the port authority’s boss, is in charge of dredging, weighing, security and managing the container terminal. The Bolloré-Maersk consortium’s eviction from the container terminal in December 2020 and the ongoing litigation, which has been widely publicised, […]
29, March 2022
Chinese-built port, highway in Cameroon boost economy, regional trade 0
When the Chinese arrived in Cameroon in 2011 to begin building the first phase of Kribi Deep Seaport, the Central African nation was hopeful of having a new transport corridor that would link its vast southwestern coastal area and neighboring nations. The main existing port in the commercial hub of Douala, some 150 km to […]
29, March 2022
War in Ukraine: Latest developments 0
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: Talks begin in Turkey Russia and Ukraine begin their first face-to-face talks in weeks at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul to try and end the nearly five-week-old war which has killed an estimated 20,000 people. Welcoming the delegations, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says “both parties […]
28, March 2022
Indomitable Lions: Was the Rigobert Song appointment simply a gamble? 0
Rigobert Song is a legend in Cameroonian football. The charismatic former Indomitable Lions captain has 137 appearances under his belt and is the most capped Cameroonian, having represented the country from 1993 to 2010. Song is one of only three players in Africa to have played in four different AFCON finals—1994, 1998, 2002, and 2010. […]
28, March 2022
Football: Canada qualify for first World Cup in 36 years 0
Canada qualified for the World Cup finals for just the second time on Sunday, beating Jamaica 4-0 to book their ticket to Qatar and end 36 years of failure and heartache. While Canada celebrated, Mexico and the United States will have to wait to learn their fate despite picking up wins along with Costa Rica, […]
31, March 2022
Biya has too much blood on his hands 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
89 year-old President Paul Biya who has served as head of state since 1982, has too much blood on his hands, said Cameroon Concord News chief political analyst Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai. Agbaw-Ebai, the current Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Concord Group, made the remarks during an editorial meeting on Wednesday while commenting on the Francophone […]