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10, October 2020
What is at stake for the Biya regime and why should Americans care? 0
For the last 100 years, food has been used as both a weapon of war and in some cases the driving force behind it. Hunger, in particular, has been at the heart of many of the revolutions of the past. Just over a decade ago the Arab Spring was launched because of the rising price […]
9, October 2020
Ambazonia Interim Gov’t endorses Southern Cameroons Bishops’ Pastoral Letter 0
Interim Government of Ambazonia on the statement issued by the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda 69th General Assembly. The Interim Government of Ambazonia welcomes the recent statement of the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda at the end of its 69th General Assembly in Buea, Southern Cameroons. The statement issued on 25 […]
9, October 2020
2 Ambazonian team members from Bible Society killed by Boko Haram 0
Two facilitators from the Bible Society of Cameroon’s literacy program in the Far North region have been killed by Boko Haram over the past few weeks. After a two-year lull, attacks by Islamic militant group Boko Haram in that region are on the rise again, and are claiming many victims. Among the lives recently lost […]
9, October 2020
Systemic poverty in Cameroon illustrates the complex barrier poor people face 0
Nodem, who’s from Cameroon, is the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s Associate for International Hunger Concerns. Serving in Lima, Peru, Koball is a mission co-worker serving with the Peru Joining Hands Network. Nodem spoke about colonization and globalization. He said that although Cameroon gained its independence from Great Britain and France 60 years ago, it’s as if […]
9, October 2020
French Cameroun Governor says School attendance improving in Southern Cameroons 0
School attendance is improving in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions that have been ravaged by separatist violence since 2016, local officials said on Wednesday, Schools, particularly in rural areas that shut down because of violence, are gradually reopening, according to Adolph Lele Lafrique, governor of the Northwest, one of the troubled regions, without giving further details. […]
9, October 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Cross River State in Nigeria urges UNHCR to solve Ambazonia refugees’ influx 0
CROSS River State government on Wednesday urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to find a lasting solution to the increasing number of Cameroonian refugees in the state. Commissioner for International Development Cooperation, Dr. Inyang Asibong, spoke yesterday in Calabar, the state capital, when a team from UNHCR visited her. The News Agency […]
8, October 2020
France announces new Covid-19 restrictions as cases top 18,000 for a second day 0
The French cities of Lyon, Lille, Grenoble and Saint-Étienne will go on maximum coronavirus alert from Saturday, French Health Minister Olivier Véran said on Thursday. Paris, Marseille and the overseas territory of Guadeloupe have also been put on maximum alert in recent weeks, leading to the closure of local bars and cafés. Véran added that […]
8, October 2020
Mali: Key political and military figures detained during coup released 0
Eleven political and military figures arrested during Mali’s coup have been released, including former prime minister Boubou Cisse, the transition authorities announced. New army strongman Assimi Goita issued an official statement late Wednesday saying “the political and military personalities arrested on August 18 have been set free”. They would however “remain at the disposition of […]
8, October 2020
Coronavirus pandemic could push 115mn into extreme poverty in 2020 0
As many as 115 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty this year due to the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank warned Wednesday. That is a devastating reversal after decades of progress, and higher than the bank previously estimated, even as recently as August, when the worst case was […]
10, October 2020
Indomitable Lions: Two players test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Japan game 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Goalkeeper Andre Onana and midfielder Pierre Kunde Malong won’t play in Cameroon’s friendly game against Japan on Friday as both returned positive test results for Covid-19. Cameroon team doctor William Ngatchou revealed on Thursday in a press conference that both Andre Onana and Pierre Kunde Malong have tested positive for Coronavirus and won’t be part of […]