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2, April 2021
Football: Man Utd ask for fans help in anti-racism battle 0
Manchester United have set up an online system encouraging supporters to report incidents of racism and other hate crimes. United’s “See Red” campaign follows Arsenal’s launch earlier this week of an action plan called #StopOnlineAbuse. United stars Antony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Fred have all been subjected to racist abuse this season. Fred hit back […]
2, April 2021
La Republique Du Cameroun: No country for young men 0
Tongues have been wagging in Yaoundé following the re-election of some ailing octogenarians to the helm of Cameroon’s two houses of Parliament last month. Recent footage from the Upper House of Parliament showed 86-year-old Senator Marcel Niat Njifenji teetering to the podium on March 18. He was going to assume office following his re-election as […]
2, April 2021
Violence in Southern Cameroons takes high civilian toll 0
Worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions is taking an increasingly heavy toll on civilians, with renewed attacks against schools and a spate of incidents involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and extrajudicial killings documented in recent months. These attacks are the latest escalation in the nearly five-year conflict between government security forces and armed separatists which […]
2, April 2021
US Department of State releases 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Cameroon 0
Cameroon is a republic dominated by a strong presidency. The president retains power over the legislative and judicial branches of government. The ruling political party, the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement, has remained in power since its creation in 1985. The country held legislative elections on February 9, which were marked by irregularities. The ruling party […]
1, April 2021
Bundes Fußball: Loew faces calls to go now after lose to North Macedonia 0
Four-time World Cup winners Germany’s defeat to North Macedonia sparked calls on Thursday for coach Joachim Loew to stand down instead of waiting till after this summer’s European Championship. Goran Pandev had put North Macedonia ahead in Wednesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier just before half-time and although Ilkay Gundogan equalised from the penalty spot early […]
1, April 2021
Tears as prominent Manyu Sisiku dies in Yaoundé 0
The people of Nchang village, a community in the Mamfe Central Sub Division in Manyu have been plunged into mourning following the death of Sisiku Tarkang Philip. According to Cameroon Concord News Yaoundé Bureau Chief, the much respected Manyu traditional and political figure passed away on Sunday. Although no formal announcement has been made of […]
1, April 2021
Biya regime rolls out cholera vaccination campaign after outbreak 0
Cameroon has begun vaccinating people against Cholera. The waterborne disease recently resurfaced in the central African country after going several months without reporting a single case. Since last March, at least 1,890 cases of the disease have been detected. The ministry targets to vaccinate 33,600 people – mostly urban dwellers. Cholera outbreaks are recurrent in […]
31, March 2021
Ivory Coast: ICC appeals court upholds acquittal of President Gbagbo 0
International Criminal Court appeals judges have upheld the acquittals of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and former minister Charles Ble Goude on charges of involvement in deadly post-election violence. Both were acquitted in 2019 of responsibility for crimes including murder, rape and persecution following disputed elections in 2010, with judges saying prosecutors failed to […]
31, March 2021
There are reasons why Biya and his acolytes should be charged for Covid-19 related fraud 0
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) initially pledged to use its US$1 trillion lending capacity to help countries cope with the most serious health and economic crisis in recent history. It has approved only 10 per cent of this amount, in part due to technical restrictions as well as many countries’ mounting debt. Recent developments in […]
2, April 2021
Christians, CRTV’S Charles Ebune mark Good Friday: Jerusalem is for everyone 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Religion
Huddled in a corner of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Angele Percenita struggled to contain her tears, overwhelmed to be marking Good Friday in Jerusalem’s Old City after last year’s lockdown. Percenita, a Filipina caregiver in Israel who said she has been fully inoculated against coronavirus, was one of hundreds of faithful who visited […]