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27, May 2021
Macron seeks reset with Rwanda on historic visit 0
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Rwanda on Thursday for a highly symbolic visit aimed at turning the page on a quarter century of diplomatic tensions over France’s role in the country’s 1994 genocide. Macron is the first French leader since 2010 to visit the central African country, which has long accused France of complicity […]
27, May 2021
CPDM Crime Syndicate eyes $845 million debt issue this year on international market 0
Cameroon’s government has received the go-ahead to issue loans on the international market worth 450 billion CFA francs ($845 million) this year, according to an order signed by President Paul Biya on Wednesday. It said this would be done mainly for the partial or full redemption of the current Eurobond. Cameroon issued that 10-year Eurobond […]
26, May 2021
Death of Germaine Ahidjo: Senegalese President Macky meets Ahidjo’s family 0
One month after the death of former Cameroon First Lady Germaine Ahidjo, the President of Senegal, Macky Sall, visited her family in Dakar, the Senegalese capital. The Senegalese president arrived at the Ahidjo family residence on Monday 24 May 2021, accompanied by some of his collaborators. President Macky was bearer of a special message from […]
26, May 2021
Mali’s ex-junta chief seizes power after military nabs interim president 0
Mali’s military strongman Assimi Goita says the removal from power of the country’s interim president and vice president in recent days was the right move, alleging that the now detained leaders intended to sabotage the transition process with an uncalled for decision to reshuffle the cabinet. Transitional President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane […]
26, May 2021
US: NY prosecutors convene grand jury to hear evidence in Trump criminal probe 0
New York prosecutors have convened a grand jury that is expected to decide whether to indict former president Donald Trump, suggesting they may have found evidence of a crime, US media reported Tuesday. The development is the latest step towards the 74-year-old Trump, who left the White House in January, possibly becoming the first ever […]
26, May 2021
Biden and Putin to hold their first summit in Geneva in June 0
US President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will hold their first summit next month in Geneva, both sides said Tuesday, setting the stage for a new chapter in their fraught relationship. The meeting in the Swiss city will be on June 16, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said. “The leaders will discuss […]
26, May 2021
Southern Cameroons Crisis: North West Governor confirms Amba attack on Lassin gendarmerie post 0
Governor Adolphe Lele L’Afrique of the North West region has confirmed the combat casualties recorded by Cameroon government security agents in Lassin in Bui Division on Monday May 24. In a statement read on state radio and television, the Francophone governor stated that “At about 2:00 am (local time), one of the leaders of the […]
26, May 2021
Southern Cameroons Crisis: A priest gets kidnapped 0
A priest of the diocese of Mamfe in the Southwest region of Cameroon has been kidnapped as the fighting in Southern Cameroons rages on and enters a critical phase. Father Christopher Eboka was taken away by unknown gunmen on Friday, May 21, 2021 who have requested a huge ransom from the diocese. The kidnapping of […]
25, May 2021
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Cameroon army is so broken; its soldiers are refusing to fight 0
As Cameroon government army soldiers battled Ambazonia Restoration Forces over the past four years, dozens of soldiers are now refusing to fight and their cases have opened a rare window into the much respected Cameroon military, once one of the strongest in Sub Saharan Africa but now struggling to combat an ill-equip Southern Cameroons Self […]
27, May 2021
Football: Rashford racially abused online following Man Utd Europa defeat 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Marcus Rashford says he was racially abused on social media following Manchester United’s defeat in the Europa League final. The 23-year-old, who has previously been a victim of online attacks, said he had received “at least 70 racial slurs” following United’s penalty shootout loss to Villarreal in Gdansk on Wednesday. United, who lost 11-10 on […]