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23, January 2022
Six killed in Yaoundé night club fire 0
Six people were killed in a fire that tore through a packed nightclub in Yaoundé police said on Sunday. The tragedy occurred as many gathered late on Saturday January 22, 2022 in LIVS Night club in the Bastos district to watch the UFC 270 fight between Francis Ngannou and Cyril Gane. Cameroon Concord News understands […]
23, January 2022
German navy chief resigns over controversial comments on Putin, Crimea 0
Germany’s navy chief stepped down on Saturday after drawing criticism for saying Russian President Vladimir Putin deserved respect and that Kyiv would never win back annexed Crimea from Moscow. “I have asked Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht to relieve me from my duties with immediate effect,” Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schoenbach said in a statement. “The minister […]
23, January 2022
French soldier killed in attack on military camp in Mali 0
A French soldier has died in an attack on the Barkhane military camp in Gao, northern Mali, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said in a statement on Sunday. Macron’s office paid tribute to brigadier Alexandre Martin, who was killed in a mortar attack on Saturday. More than 4,000 French forces are stationed in the Sahel region […]
23, January 2022
Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi pulls out of Italian presidential race 0
Billionaire former premier Silvio Berlusconi announced Saturday he will not run for Italy’s presidency, ending his improbable candidacy two days before voting begins in parliament. The 85-year-old has been campaigning behind the scenes for weeks to replace outgoing President Sergio Mattarella, although few analysts believed he had enough support to win. In a statement as […]
23, January 2022
Enfin!! Ngannou holds off Frenchman Gane to retain heavyweight UFC title 0
Cameroonian fighter Francis Ngannou, known as ‘The Predator’, scored a decision victory over Frenchman ‘Bon Gamin’ Ciryl Gane to hold on to his heavyweight UFC 270 title on Saturday night. In a surprising turn of events, Ngannou, the UFC’s king of the fast knockout, saved his heavyweight championship with his grappling game after dropping the […]
22, January 2022
AFCON 2021: Biya orders investigations into the wine-drinking scandal 0
When the decision to have the 2021 AFCON held in Cameroon was announced, there was total jubilation in the country. For the ordinary Cameroonian, the football festival will enable the nation develop world-class infrastructure. For the youths, the world-class infrastructure will help them make the most of their talent. In their minds, if football is […]
22, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon hosts influx of football fans from neighboring Gabon, Equatorial Guinea 0
Cameroon says that within four days, at least 1,500 football supporters have entered the country from neighboring Equatorial Guinea and Gabon to support their teams that have advanced to Round 16 in the Africa Football Cup of Nations, or AFCON. Gabon battles Burkina Faso Sunday, while Equatorial Guinea plays against Mali Wednesday. Tournament organizers require […]
22, January 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Five kidnapped from school in Menchum County 0
Three teachers, the headmaster and a deputy head were kidnapped from a Cameroonian high school by armed men in one of two English-speaking regions plagued by an armed conflict between separatists and soldiers, a teachers’ union told AFP on Friday. “An armed group burst into the Weh bilingual high school on Tuesday and kidnapped five […]
22, January 2022
“Francophone Catholic Bishops better first wake up to crimes being committed against Ambazonians” Carlson Anyangwe 0
Southern Cameroons Department of Foreign Affairs has blasts the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon over a declaration made public during the 45th plenary assembly that held in Ngaoundéré in the Adamawa Region from January 8 to 15, 2022 on the situation of human rights in Southern Cameroons saying the Francophone Roman Catholic Bishops should first […]
23, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: Comoros struggle to put team together against Cameroon as Covid racks squad 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
The Comoros, the surprise package of the Africa Cup of Nations, are struggling to put a team together for their last-16 tie against host nation Cameroon after 12 players and management tested postive for Covid-19, their federation announced Saturday. The 12 positive tests include both of the Coelacanths’ fit goalkeepers, with the third goalkeeper, Salim […]