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1, February 2022
Gunfire heard near seat of government in capital of Guinea-Bissau 0
Sustained gunfire was heard on Tuesday near the seat of government in Bissau, the capital of the small coup-prone West African state of Guinea-Bissau, AFP reporters said. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. […]
1, February 2022
Amba fighters chopped off Francophone soldier’s head and used his gun to injure 2 others 0
The head of an elite Cameroon government army soldier serving with the 51 Infantry Batallion in the West region was cut off with a spade after out of ammunition Ambazonia fighters on Tuesday raided Government High School Bameyam in the Bamboutous District bordering the North West. After killing the Cameroon government soldier, the Amba fighters […]
1, February 2022
Canada: Prime Minister Trudeau hits out at anti-vaccine ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters 0
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed protests that took place in the capital Ottawa to demand an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Supporters of the so-called “Freedom Convoy” rallied in Ottawa on Monday for the third consecutive day to protest against a vaccine requirement for cross-border truckers. The protests have been largely peaceful but […]
1, February 2022
Premier League clubs spend nearly £300 million in transfer window 0
Premier League clubs splashed out nearly £300 million in January — the second-highest amount ever spent in the winter transfer window — boosted by a flurry of late big-money moves. The arrivals of Luis Diaz, Bruno Guimaraes and Rodrigo Bentancur in the last few days of the month lifted the league’s gross spending to £295 […]
1, February 2022
Ambazonian leaders need to lay foundation for long term resistance: Dabney Yerima 0
The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government Dabney Yerima says genuine Southern Cameroons front line leaders need to put in place solid structures for the Ambazonia resistance in the interest of the people of Ambazonia. The exiled Ambazonia leader made the comments in Den Hague during an evaluation meeting on the plight of Southern […]
1, February 2022
Federal Republic of Ambazonia: Release of NERA 10 is warranted on grounds of international law, justice, human rights, and humanitarian considerations 0
Summary of the profile of the NERA 10 1. Julius AyukTabe: Information Technology expert, Vice President of the American University of Nigeria. 2. Augustine ChehAwasum: Professorof Veterinary Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Ahmadu Bello University. 3. Blaise BerinyuySevidzem: Barrister-at-Law, human rights advocate, solicitor and notary public. 4. Cornelius NjikimbiKwanga: PhD in Economics and Senior Lecturer, Umaru […]
31, January 2022
Burkina Faso court suspends Sankara assassination trial following coup 0
A long-awaited trial in Burkina Faso over the 1987 assassination of revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara is being suspended until “the restoration of the constitution”, a court said Monday, a week after a military coup. The trial of Sankara’s alleged killers was to resume at a military court in the capital Ouagadougou on Monday. But Judge […]
31, January 2022
African Union suspends Burkina Faso over coup 0
The African Union said Monday it had suspended Burkina Faso in response to the January 24 coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The bloc’s 15-member Peace and Security Council said on Twitter it had voted “to suspend the participation of #BurkinaFaso in all AU activities until the effective restoration of constitutional order in […]
31, January 2022
Biya regime honours Claude Le Roy as man who got things done 0
The Indomitable Lions that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1984 were already suffering from fatigue and aging legs and needed a new generation of players. Cameroon had to rebuild. Soon the work began. In 1985 Claude Le Roy arrived in Cameroon and took charge of the Indomitable Lions. He was en route to […]
2, February 2022
Guinea-Bissau president says many dead after ‘failed attack against democracy’ 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday said he survived heavy fire for five hours during an attempted coup which he claimed killed or injured many people in the unstable west African country. Appearing in a video posted on the presidency’s Facebook page hours after gunfire was heard near a compound where he was […]