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26, March 2021
Cameroon: Mendo Ze goes home to die 0
Over the last couple of weeks, Professor Gervais Mendo Ze, the former CRTV General Manager, has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. A video of the former pot-belly supporter of the Yaoundé-based crime syndicate has been trending, portraying him as a bag of bones that is a victim of a vile system […]
25, March 2021
Yaounde: Mendo Ze freed by Biya after being detained since 2014 0
The former General Manager of the Cameroon Radio and Television, CRTV, extremely weakened by stress and illness has been told to go home from the notorious Yaoundé Central Prison in Kondengui. However, credible sources have hinted Cameroon Intelligence Report that the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, ordered the release of the man who headed […]
25, March 2021
European leaders hold virtual summit focused on sharing Covid vaccine supplies 0
The looming third wave of coronavirus infections and Europe’s struggle to mount a vaccination drive will dominate Thursday’s EU video summit, despite a welcome guest appearance by Joe Biden. The new US president will address the 27 EU leaders by video link in the evening as Washington and Brussels put on a show of mending […]
25, March 2021
How to stay in power forever: A handy guide for President Biya and his other African leaders 0
1. Enrich yourself, your family and your allies. Don’t listen to those who tell you that amassing a personal fortune is the old-fashioned way. Just as you need a monopoly on violence, you need a monopoly on wealth creation. You and your family must live in the style commensurate with a sovereign national leader: the […]
25, March 2021
Coronavirus crisis getting worse in Cameroon 0
The pandemic is getting worse in many parts of the two Cameroons, with the numbers of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise, Cameroon Concord News gathered from a highly placed health official in Yaoundé who sued for anonymity. The Biya regime medic also pointed out that nothing is being done by the political […]
24, March 2021
Should Biya worry about US President Biden’s Africa policy? 0
Will new US President Joe Biden change the situation in Yaoundé? Opposition leader Maurice Kamto certainly hopes so. However, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, who intends to maintain his relationship with the US, hopes that it will not interfere in Cameroonian affairs. On 19 January – in front of US senators – Antony Blinken was sworn […]
24, March 2021
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Recent military victories are no reason for complacency in the absence of a broad-based, inclusive political settlement 0
From 16 January to 7 February, Cameroon hosted the African Nations Championship. Some games were played in the town of Limbe in the South-West region, which is in the grip of an armed conflict between government forces and secessionist militias. The absence of secessionist violence during the championship may have given the impression that the […]
24, March 2021
North Korea conducted new missile tests, ignoring US overtures 0
North Korea fired short-range missiles this past weekend, just days after the sister of Kim Jong Un threatened the United States and South Korea for holding joint military exercises. The missile tests were confirmed by two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. They come as North Korea has ignored offers […]
24, March 2021
Massive cargo ship turns sideways in Suez Canal, blocking all traffic 0
A cargo container ship that’s among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt’s Suez Canal, officials said Wednesday, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. The MV Ever Given, a Panama-flagged container ship that carries trade between Asia and Europe, became grounded […]
26, March 2021
African Cup of Nations 2022: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Sports
Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia, who will make surprising debuts at next year’s tournament. Egypt drew 1-1 in Kenya, enough to see the record seven-time champion clinch one of the two qualifying places in Group G. That result also helped Comoros […]