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30, January 2021
Fearing Amba Fighters, Biya regime tightens security at football venues 0
A stone’s throw from the Moungo, the river that in part marks the separation between the English and French-speaking regions of Cameroon, light armored vehicles and trucks full of soldiers have been on the lookout since the beginning of the African Championship of Nations (CHAN). This tournament, which brings together 16 African national teams without […]
30, January 2021
Visiting Cardinal seeks to resolve Anglophone crisis 0
The Vatican’s Secretary of State kicked off a week-long trip to Cameroon on Thursday in which he will visit a region blighted by clashes between government forces and separatists. During his visit from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, Cardinal Pietro Parolin is scheduled to meet with the local authorities and Cameroon’s Catholic bishops in the […]
29, January 2021
Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin meets the butcher of Yaoundé 0
Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin met the Cameroonian dictator President Paul BIYA at the so-called Unity Palace today 29 January 2021. Local media reported that the cardinal was bearer of a message of reconciliation and peace for the people of Cameroon from the Holy Father Pope Francis. Cardinal Parolin told state radio and […]
29, January 2021
Iconic U.S actress Cicely Tyson dies at 96 0
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering African-American actress and honorary Oscar winner, died Thursday aged 96, her manager said. Known best for Emmy-winning television movie “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and her Academy-nominated turn in 1972 film “Sounder,” Tyson’s acting career spanned seven decades and often tackled issues of racism and social justice. She frequently turned […]
29, January 2021
The greater the sinner, the greater God’s love: Vatican’s secretary of state meets Prime Minister Ngute 0
Prime Minister Dion Ngute Joseph has welcomed the Secretary of state of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to Yaounde on behalf of the Head of State, President Paul Biya. His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State touched down at the Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport at 5:30 pm Thursday, January 28, 2021, […]
29, January 2021
Thousands are suffering; many are out of reach of aid, CHAN highlights just how pervasive the Southern Cameroons conflict has become 0
African Nations Championship (CHAN) continues in Cameroon despite Ongoing conflict. Cameroon’s government has deployed its troops to serve as security for the African Nations Championships (CHAN), which began on January 16, 2021, citing concerns of violence from threats levied by separatist groups. The factions vow to stop the football matches in English-speaking regions, just the […]
29, January 2021
African Nations Championship in Cameroon: Rich in Armored tanks, pick-up trucks and heavy weapons 0
Ahead of the football tournament the African Nationals Championship in Cameroon, one initial incident forced Cameroonian authorities to impose strict security measures in the North-West and South-West provinces to ensure the games will go on. The Cameroonian defence and security forces are particularly vigilant in the English-speaking regions, especially in the South-West, where the African […]
28, January 2021
Vatican Secretary of State en route to Cameroon 0
The Vatican Secretary of State is visiting Cameroon until 3 February, during which he will meet with government leaders, celebrate Mass in Bamenda Cathedral to present the pallium to Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea, and visit the Household of Hope in Yaoundé. Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin arrives in Cameroon Thursday, 28 January, and his […]
28, January 2021
WHO team to begin Wuhan Covid-19 probe as China warns US against politicising it 0
A team of experts from the World Health Organization left quarantine in Wuhan on Thursday to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after Washington urged a “robust and clear” investigation. The group started a two-week quarantine on arrival on January 14 in the central Chinese city where the first […]
30, January 2021
Football Mafia: Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad Temporarily Reinstated as Head of the CAF 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Sports
Banned by FIFA in November for financial wrongdoing and abusing his position as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad was reinstated as the head of African soccer on Friday during a presidential election campaign pending his urgent appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The CAS said […]