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19, March 2022
Russia uses hypersonic missiles for first time in Ukraine as troops enter central Mariupol 0
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a fresh appeal for talks with Moscow in a video posted to Facebook on Saturday. “This is the time to meet,” he said, adding that: “Otherwise, Russia’s losses will be such that several generations will not recover.” China should make the “right decision” and join other nations in condemning Russia’s […]
19, March 2022
Syria’s president visits 1st Arab state in more than 1 decade 0
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits the United Arab Emirates in his first such visit to an Arab state since the beginning of foreign-backed violence in Syria. Meeting with Assad on Friday, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahya “stressed that Syria is a fundamental pillar of Arab security,” the official Emirates News Agency […]
19, March 2022
Ukraine Crisis Day 24: President Zelensky calls for talks with Putin 0
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine enters its 24th day. “This is the time to meet, to talk, time for renewing territorial integrity and fairness for Ukraine,” Zelensky said in a video posted to Facebook on Saturday. “I want to be […]
19, March 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Yerima asks Francophone soldiers going to rural Ambazonia to draft wills 0
The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government in his latest assessment of the war in Southern Cameroons has advised all French Cameroun government army soldiers being deployed to rural areas in the Ambazonia homeland to draft their wills. The Vice President Dabney Yerima statement issued late on Friday comes as soldiers loyal to the […]
18, March 2022
War in Ukraine: Latest developments 0
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: ‘Hundreds’ trapped in bombed theatre Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says that 130 people have been saved after the bombing of a theatre in the port city of Mariupol, besieged by Russian forces, but that “hundreds” are still trapped in rubble. He promises to continue rescue […]
18, March 2022
Southern Cameroons conflict spills across Nigerian frontier 0
The peaceful Nigerian fishing village of Manga sits not far from Cameroon’s border, but its residents know all about the separatist war raging inside their West African neighbour. Cameroon’s five-year conflict is spilling over into Nigeria, where the armed forces are struggling to secure the border as they battle jihadists, bandit gangs and separatists of […]
18, March 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Biya regime says frightened Amba fighters relocate to border with Nigeria 0
Cameroon’s government says calm is gradually returning to several towns in its English-speaking western regions after the military launched raids on separatist strongholds during the past month. The military said troops carried out operations in many western towns and villages including Kumbo, Ndop, Wum, Bafut and Kom, with at least 20 separatist fighters were killed […]
18, March 2022
Indomitable Lions: Song names final 27-man squad for World Cup qualifier 0
Cameroon national football team head coach Rigobert Song on Wednesday named his final 27-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff game against Algeria. Vincent Aboubakar will captain the squad that also includes Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana, Napoli midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Bayern Munich forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. The list consists of three […]
18, March 2022
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Web of connected players could complicate biometric ID card tender 0
Augentic seems like a natural contender for the biometric ID card tender launched by Cameroon’s government last year, given its role in issuing the country’s new passports. Any bid from the company could be complicated, however, by its relationship with two other companies that provide technology for ID documents, Africa Intelligence reports. A bid by […]
19, March 2022
Yaoundé: Cavaye Yeguié re-elected for the 30th time as House Speaker 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
The MP from the Mayo-Sava constituency in the Far North region was re-elected with 148 votes against only one vote for his challenger, Hon. Jean-Michel Nintcheu of the Social Democratic Front. Cavaye Yeguié Djibril was elected on Friday, March 18, 2022, at the end of the election of the bureau teleguided from the presidency of […]