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17, November 2020
UN General Assembly president reprimands Security Council for ‘failing to do its job’ 0
UN General Assembly president Volkan Bozkir on Monday criticised the Security Council, saying it was failing to respond to the world’s biggest challenges due to “competing interests.” “The council has, on many occasions, failed to carry out its responsibility to maintain international peace and security,” Bozkir, a Turkish diplomat, said at a debate on reforming […]
17, November 2020
Russia’s Putin approves establishment of naval base in Sudan 0
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the establishment of a major naval base in Sudan, which will improve Moscow’s ability to operate in the Indian Ocean and expand its influence in Africa. In a decree released on Monday, Putin announced that he had approved a Russian government proposal to set up a naval logistics hub […]
16, November 2020
US: Trump says Biden ‘won because the election was rigged’ 0
US President Donald Trump seems to have implicitly conceded defeat to his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, while claims the presidential election was rigged. Trump took to his official Twitter account on Sunday and said Biden “won” the presidential election on November 3 because the vote was “rigged.” “He won because the election was rigged. No […]
16, November 2020
Syria mourns top diplomat & seasoned politician Walid Muallem 0
Syria’s Foreign Minister and deputy Prime Minister Walid al-Muallem has died at the age of 79. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that Muallem died at dawn on Monday. According to the report, he would be laid to rest later on Monday in Damascus. There were no details on the cause of his death, but […]
16, November 2020
Tribute and account on Monsignor Theophilus Ibegbulam Okere of Nigeria 0
Cameroon Concord News Group’s Nchumbonga George Lekelefac is more than thrilled to write an account of his extensive experience with Msgr. Professor Theophilus Okere before his death on October 20, 2020 in Owerri, Nigeria. As young people, we have heard our own elders, teachers and priests say-“Okere Bu Agbara’’–(Okere is a deity) in clear deference […]
16, November 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Power goes abegging in Yaoundé 0
When the Southern Cameroons crisis started very few people actually gave Southern Cameroons a chance. The Yaoundé government always thought it had everything under control, especially as it had crushed the country’s political opposition which almost it out in 1991 political upheavals that rocked the country and in 1992 when the opposition leader, John Fru […]
15, November 2020
Yaounde Says COVID Worsens Diabetes Burden 0
This year’s U.N. World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14 was observed in Cameroon with medical staff all over the central African state encouraging those with the disease to return to hospitals for treatment. Health workers say patients scared of COVID-19 stopped going to hospitals for control of their glucose levels. Although the disease is spreading […]
15, November 2020
Lewis Hamilton wins seventh Formula One title, equalling Schumacher’s record 0
Lewis Hamilton cemented his position as one of Formula One’s true greats when he equalled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven world titles on Sunday, another staggering achievement for a boy who grew up in modest circumstances. Hamilton’s victory in Istanbul — the 94th of his career — allowed him to add the 2020 title […]
15, November 2020
US: Trump supporters march in Washington to contest vote result 0
President Donald Trump’s supporters gathered in Washington on Saturday for a protest to back his unsubstantiated claims of election fraud as he pushes ahead with a flurry of longshot legal challenges to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory. After night fell in the nation’s capital, demonstrators favouring Trump clashed in the streets with counterprotesters, videos posted […]
17, November 2020
French radio station RFI announces Paul Biya’s death 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
On Monday, November 16, 2020, the French media announced the death of several public figures on its website before removing them, claiming that it was a bug. French Radio RFI surprised its listeners on Monday, November 16, 2020, by publishing in advance on its website, the obituaries of several public personalities yet still alive. All […]