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8, February 2022
Battle for Independence: Mali 2 France 0 0
Mali’s prime minister on Monday accused France of having sought the partition of the west African country during its military mission there, the latest flare-up in relations between Paris and Bamako. In a 45-minute speech to diplomats gathered at his request, Choguel Kokalla Maiga denounced France, the former colonial power and a vocal critic of […]
8, February 2022
AFCON and French Cameroun: there was no mention of Marc-Vivien Foé at the tournament 0
The tragedy of Marc-Vivien Foé’s death hits much harder at his gravesite. It overlooks a soccer field, but not the kind the late Cameroon and Manchester City player wanted. The goalposts are part of a shoddy metal frame, unpainted and leaning to one side. The field is bare earth and lined with trash. There’s a […]
7, February 2022
Tennis: Yannick Noah back home in Cameroon as a local chief 0
Yannick Noah has been a tennis star and a rock star. Now he has a new role in life; chief of his village in Cameroon. It was the dream of his father, Zacharie, who raised his son to become the French Open champion and who saw his grandson, Joakim, become a star in the NBA. […]
7, February 2022
West Region: Biya regime reports outbreak of H5N1 bird flu 0
Cameroon has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in its West region, the government said. The H5N1 diagnosis followed a significant number of bird deaths at a poultry farm in Kongso, in the area of Bamoungoum, said a statement by the regional governor dated on Sunday. Culling is under way and a […]
7, February 2022
Football: Overmars quits Ajax over ‘inappropriate’ messages to female colleagues 0
Former Dutch international Marc Overmars resigned as sporting director of Ajax after admitting sending a “series of inappropriate messages” to female colleagues, while Dutch football authorities Monday called on victims to come forward. The bombshell announcement on Sunday was greeted with shock in the Netherlands, with football commentators saying it would leave a large gap […]
7, February 2022
Federal Republic of Ambazonia: Yerima warns Biya to withdraw Francophone troops before it’s too late 0
The Southern Cameroons Interim Government (IG) has denounced the recent French Cameroun military deployment to Southern Cameroons, calling on the Yaoundé regime to withdraw its forces from the Federal Republic of Ambazonia before it gets too late. Vice President Dabney Yerima, in a statement released on Monday, demanded that the French Cameroun regime stop repeated […]
7, February 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Those who took care of the late President Ahmadou Ahidjo were rewarded in Yaoundé 0
‘But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on […]
6, February 2022
US general in UAE 0
The US general in charge of American forces in the West Asia region has arrived in the United Arab Emirates after a string of Yemeni counterstrikes that caught Abu Dhabi off-guard. Marine General Frank McKenzie, the head of the United States Central Command, traveled to the Emirates on Sunday ahead of the schedule, after Yemen’s […]
6, February 2022
African Union condemns ‘wave’ of coups, suspends debate on Israel ties 0
The African Union has condemned a recent “wave” of military coups that has seen an unprecedented number of member states suspended from the bloc, a senior official said Sunday, the last day of its annual summit. The putsches were among the main issues expected to be discussed at the summit, along with the AU’s ties […]
8, February 2022
Biya is now among citizens with disabilities and embodies all that is wrong with Cameroon 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
The image that has dominated social media of today’s Africa is ailing President Paul Biya not being able to handover the Africa Cup of Nations trophy to the Senegalese captain. Derision of the 88-year-old Biya on social media is widespread showing a changing media landscape where young Cameroonians are increasingly free to express their discontent […]