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26, January 2021
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Atanga Nji Militia’s deadly PSS Mankon attacks 0
In the early hours of Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd January, about 21 gunmen from the Atanga Nji Militia stormed PSS Mankon boarding school. The attackers attempted to lock the dormitories and later on set it on fire. Yaoundé has already blamed the incident on Southern Cameroons Self Defense Forces but people in the know […]
26, January 2021
Bundes: Far-right AfD braces for surveillance 0
Germany’s domestic security agency is on the verge of announcing whether the far-right AfD will be placed under surveillance for posing a threat to democracy, dealing a potential blow to the anti-immigration party in a key election year. After a two-year investigation and a report totalling over 1,000 pages, the Federal Office for the Protection […]
26, January 2021
Old men, old office, old powers: Biya, Mbasogo, Museveni and others 0
It is true that Africa is the home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state. According to Claire Felter, some postcolonial leaders in the 1960s and 1970s sought to become “president for life,” with several managing to remain in power for three or more terms. Yet today, by the dawn of 2021, it […]
26, January 2021
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Justice for detained journalist Paul Chouta 0
Paul Chouta, an independent journalist and a fierce critic of President Paul Biya’s government in Cameroon, has been detained without trial for more than 600 days – his case having been postponed 16 times. So far, the courts have failed to provide credible reasons as to why they continue to detain him and infringe on […]
25, January 2021
Covid-19 pandemic makes rich much richer as poor suffer 0
Billionaires including Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Tesla founder Elon Musk have seen their wealth soar during the Covid-19 pandemic while the world’s poor face years of hardship, charity Oxfam said on Monday as it demanded steps to tackle inequality. Nations have a “shrinking window of opportunity” to build a fair, green recovery, according to “The […]
25, January 2021
Football: Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard 0
Chelsea announced on Monday they had sacked manager Frank Lampard after a poor run in the Premier League. “This was a very difficult decision for the club, not least because I have an excellent personal relationship with Frank and I have the utmost respect for him,” said owner Roman Abramovich. Chelsea are struggling in ninth […]
25, January 2021
US: Five including pregnant woman, killed in Indianapolis’ ‘largest mass casualty shooting’ 0
At least five people, including a pregnant woman, have been shot to death at a home in the US city of Indianapolis, Indiana, in an incident the mayor denounced as “a mass murder.” A male juvenile was also in critical condition after the shooting, which marks Indianapolis’ “largest mass casualty shooting in more than a […]
24, January 2021
Cameroonian man wanted in Germany for armed robbery arrested in Malta 0
A 25-year-old man from Cameroon who is serving a prison sentence in Malta has been re-arrested on the strength of a European arrest warrant issued by Germany. The man is wanted in Germany for armed robbery and organised crime. He is currently serving a prison sentence at the Corradino Correctional Facility after the court found […]
24, January 2021
Limbe: Women Referees Make African Football History at CHAN 0
Three women referees created history Saturday at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) quarterfinals. Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse and her assistants, Malawian Bernadettar Kwimbira and Nigerian Mimisen Iyorhe, became the first women to control a match at a senior CAF male tournament. The breakthrough came two years after women referees handled matches at the African under-23 […]
26, January 2021
Southern Cameroons genocide: 4 teenagers killed as Cameroon gov’t soldiers open fire in Bamenda 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Four young people were killed when Cameroon government army soldiers opened fire at Meta Quarters, a key site in Bamenda, witnesses said, as the Biya Francophone government sought to end the crisis in Southern Cameroons. Several witnesses, gathered along the main road in the neighborhood, said that pickup trucks arrived shortly after 2:00 pm on […]