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25, November 2020
Bundes: German vote to pick Merkel successor set for Sept 26, 2021 0
The German government on Wednesday agreed on September 26 next year for the general election to choose a successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokeswoman said. Merkel has said she will not stand for a fifth term and will retire from politics next year after 16 years at the helm of Europe’s top economic […]
25, November 2020
Cameroonian man fined after being caught in public sex act in Northern Ireland 0
Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard Fabrece Nguegoub was spotted masturbating as he walked through a housing estate on the outskirts of the city. The 26-year-old Cameroonian national, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent behaviour. He was arrested after police were alerted on October 15 this year. The court was told a […]
25, November 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: CPDM Begins Election Campaign amid Separatist Violence 0
Cameroon has begun the campaign season for its December 6 regional council elections amid threats and attacks from separatists fighting to create an English-speaking state in the French-majority country. The separatists, who have vowed to disrupt the polls, attacked several military convoys dispatched to protect voters. The government is pleading with citizens to help recently […]
24, November 2020
Burkina Faso opposition criticises presidential vote as early results favour incumbent Kaboré 0
Incumbent Burkina Faso President Roch Kaboré was leading with just 12 of around 360 voting districts declared on Monday, the electoral commission said, while opposition parties cast doubt on the credibility of the results thus far. Hundreds of thousands of citizens were unable to cast their ballots during the presidential vote on Sunday because their […]
24, November 2020
US: Biden to pick ex-Fed chair Yellen as first female US Treasury chief 0
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen to head the US Treasury, a choice that, if confirmed by the Senate, would make her the first woman in the job. The 74-year-old, whose nomination was confirmed to AFP by a financial source close to the Biden administration, would be tasked with steering […]
24, November 2020
Dortmund’s Cameroon-born Moukoko becomes youngest ever Bundesliga player 0
Borussia Dortmund’s 16-year-old striker Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest-ever player to feature in a Bundesliga game when he came on as a second-half substitute against Hertha Berlin on Saturday. Moukoko came on in the 85th minute in the place of Erling Haaland. Moukoko, whose sensational run through the youth teams in recent seasons has shown […]
24, November 2020
Yaoundé: Canada’s High Commissioner visits Aims-Cameroon, learns about the next Einstein Initiative 0
The High commissioner of Canada to Cameroon, His Excellency Richard Bale, on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 graced the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cameroon with his presence at exactly 9 am.The visiting ambassador, upon arrival, had the opportunity for full exposure to AIMS and her Ecosystem of Transformation, the Academic Life at AIMS-Cameroon, and the […]
23, November 2020
Biya ignoring Boko Haram, regime using foreign counterterrorism aid to fund the brutal Southern Cameroons war 0
Paul Biya’s regime is ignoring the battle against Boko Haram and the Islamic State and using foreign counterterrorism assistance to fund its brutal repression of citizens with legitimate grievances. Cameroon was once thought to be an island of stability in a sea of instability, but that mirage started to crumble in 2016, as President Paul […]
23, November 2020
Taking the last kicks of a dying horse: Trump campaign parts ways with Powell after vote-switching claim 0
The campaign of US President Donald Trump has distanced itself from Sidney Powell, after the lawyer was widely ridiculed for alleging baseless conspiracy theories related to the disputed November 3 election. Trump, who has not conceded defeat after the media declared his rival Joe Biden the winner of the election, had tweeted on November 14 […]
25, November 2020
Three weeks after vote still no official US president 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
The United States presidential election remains unresolved three weeks after the vote, drastically undermining perceptions regarding the quality of their political system. Three weeks after the US presidential election there is still no clear winner. However, incumbent Donald Trump has now permitted the government agency which handles presidential transitions to begin working with Democrat Joe […]