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9, January 2022
Armed gangs kill 200 people in Nigeria after military strikes 0
Armed criminal gangs have killed at least 200 people in attacks on villages in northwest Nigeria this week as clashes between the gunmen and the African country’s military forces continue in the restive area, according to residents. Media reports cited the residents as saying on Saturday that an estimated 200 people or more have been […]
9, January 2022
French Cameroonians have high hopes for sixth title as Africa Cup of Nations 2022 kicks off 0
Fifty years after last hosting the Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon kick off the continental showpiece on Sunday targeting a sixth title while hoping the spectre of the coronavirus does not overshadow the tournament. Cameroon, who play 2013 runners-up Burkina Faso in their opening Group A match at the vast new 60,000-seat Olembe Stadium in […]
8, January 2022
Yaounde: Covid 19 testing procedure scandal rocks Africa Cup of Nations 0
Burkina Faso captain Bertrand Traore has deplored as “a scandal” coronavirus testing procedures at the Africa Cup of Nations after up to five players and coach Kamou Malo tested positive in the run-up to Sunday’s opener against hosts Cameroon. The Aston Villa forward told a press conference in Yaounde on Saturday: “It’s a scandal, we […]
8, January 2022
CAF president arrives in Cameroon for Africa Cup of Nations opener 0
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe arrived in Cameroon’s commercial hub of Douala on Friday ahead of the start of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) championship in the country. CAF Secretary General Veron Mosengo-Omba met Motsepe on arrival at the Douala International Airport ahead of Sunday’s start of the tournament. Omba […]
8, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: VAR to be used in all 52 AFCON matches 0
All 52 matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations which begins on Sunday in Cameroon will have the Video Assistant Referee. The competition gets underway with hosts Cameroon taking on Burkina Faso at the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde. The final match of the 24-team competition will hold at the same venue on FFebruary 6. […]
8, January 2022
Africa Cup of Nations: How safe are the players amidst Covid 19 and Ambazonia threats ? 0
The African Cup of Nations is expected to start in Cameroon on Sunday, after experiencing two delays due to the lack of proper preparations on the part of the host nation (Cameroon) and the other due to the emergence of Covid 19. It appears the virus is still causing a lot of destructions as some […]
8, January 2022
Yaounde: Christians and Muslims pray for peace during Africa Cup of Nations 0
Cameroonian officials have joined hundreds of Muslims and Christians in the capital, Yaoundé, to pray for peace during the Africa Football Cup of Nations games. Cameroon is hosting Africa’s top football championship starting Sunday, including in western regions, where anglophone separatists have vowed to disrupt the games. Police say the rebels set off a bomb […]
8, January 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Biya regime and the IG have a chance for a ceasefire as AFCON kicks-off 0
With one billion people around the world expected to watch as the African Cup of Nations (CAN) kicks off in Cameroon on 9 January, a spotlight will shine on the country’s five-year-old conflict between the government and Anglophone separatists. Matches around the country will include eight games in Limbe and Buea, cities in the English-speaking […]
7, January 2022
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Explosive device goes off at Half Mile in Limbe 0
Separatist fighters in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region of Southwest have set off an improvised explosive device (IED) in the town of Limbe which will host matches of the Africa Cup Nations (AFCON), according to local police. No one was injured in the explosion which went off early Thursday at Half Mile neighborhood of the city […]
9, January 2022
Russia rules out any concession over Ukraine in talks with US 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
Russia ruled out Sunday any concession at talks with the United States on soaring tensions over Ukraine as Moscow seeks a wide-ranging new security arrangement with the West but faces strong pressure to pull back troops. Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies ahead of his talks in Geneva the Kremlin was […]