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11, December 2020
Ghana opposition candidate Mahama rejects ‘fraudulent’ election results 0
Ghana’s opposition candidate John Mahama on Thursday rejected as “fraudulent” the results of the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections in which President Nana Akufo-Addo won a second term. Challenging election results could test the stability of the west African nation, where previous electoral grievances have been pursued through the courts. A day earlier, the electoral […]
10, December 2020
Bahamas: Southern Cameroonian refugees being detained for long periods 0
IMMIGRATION Minister Elsworth Johnson said yesterday he is not aware of any abuses happening at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre despite claims that several asylum seekers are being deprived of certain rights in contravention of Bahamian law. However, he noted that if such injustices are being done, those workers responsible will be dealt with accordingly. […]
10, December 2020
Yaoundé: Harsh repression of opposition and dissenting voices shows no sign of relenting 0
The arrests, arbitrary detentions and prosecutions in military courts of opposition members who were peacefully gathering are the latest example of Cameroonian authorities’ crackdown on dissenting voices since late September, Amnesty International said today. At least 500 people were arrested on 22 September, the majority of them members of the opposition Movement for the Renaissance […]
10, December 2020
Football: Choupo-Moting opens Champions League account for Bayern Munich 0
The Cameroon international made a significant contribution for the Bavarians to help them secure an unblemished record in the group stage Eric Choupo-Moting scored his first Champions League goal for Bayern Munich in their 2-0 victory over Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old was afforded his second start in the European competition and made […]
10, December 2020
Ghana’s tactful president Nana Akufo-Addo wins second term 0
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo, a former human rights lawyer with the reputation of a smooth operator, has won a second term with 51.59 percent of votes in Monday’s tightly contested election. The 76-year-old ran against 11 candidates including his long-time opponent John Mahama, 62, a former president himself known as “a man of the people”. […]
10, December 2020
French Cameroun: Ruling CPDM Crime Syndicate claims victory in first regional election 0
The party of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya overwhelmingly won in the country’s first regional election held over the weekend, according to official results published Wednesday, in a vote which was boycotted by the opposition. The long-serving leader had called the election partly to defuse a separatist insurgency in the English-speaking west. A 24,000-strong electoral college […]
9, December 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Mayor’s residence burnt in Bamenda 0
Ambazonia Restoration Forces defending the Mezam County have burnt down the residence of the Mayor of Bamenda II, Peter Chenwi. The mayor’s residence situated in the Ntasen neighborhood in Bamenda III Subdivision went up in flames on Monday, December 7, 2020. The mayor reportedly took part in the so-called regional elections banned by the Ambazonia […]
9, December 2020
Africa Cup of Nations: Gambia fined for letting Gabonese team sleep on airport floor 0
Gambia was fined $100,000 for the unsporting reception accorded to the visiting Gabonese national team in November. Gabon were in the west African country for a 2021 African Cup of Nations qualifier. In its ruling published on Tuesday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) chided the hosts for non-compliance “with the loyalty, Integrity and sportsmanship […]
9, December 2020
Helicopter carrying air rescue crew crashes in French Alps, five killed 0
Five people were killed in a helicopter crash in the French Alps on Tuesday and a sixth was injured and fighting for his life, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The helicopter was carrying an air rescue crew on a training mission when it went down at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet), local authorities […]
11, December 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Yerima urges US President and Vice President-elect to support the IG 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
The Vice President of the Southern Cameroons Interim Government, Dabney Yerima has urged US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to help the suffering peoples of Southern Cameroons in the face of a deliberate international neglect. Speaking exclusively to Cameroon Concord News Group, Yerima congratulated Biden and Kamala on their victory in the […]