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6, October 2020
US: Democrats slam Trump for setting ‘dangerous’ example as infected president returns to White House 0
US President Donald Trump has come once again under scrutiny for downplaying the seriousness of the coronavirus — this time his own illness — as he returned to the White House after less than three nights in hospital for COVID-19 treatment, calling on people not to be afraid of the virus that has killed more […]
6, October 2020
Bloody violence hitting Southern Cameroons as Yerima travels to Geneva for protest 0
Bloodshed has continued to rock Southern Cameroons as Vice President Dabney Yerima traveled to Switzerland for a protest march with Ambazonians to commemorate October 1. Yerima and his entourage attended a pictorial ceremony in Geneva for President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, before moving on to the venue for the Independence Day celebration. A Dabney Yerima spokesman […]
6, October 2020
Southern Cameroons: Secretary Tabenyang reiterates Interim Gov’t’s firm support for Ambazonia cause 0
Southern Cameroons Secretary for the Economy, Hon. Brado Tabenyang has reiterated the Ambazonian Interim Government’s unswerving support for the people of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia in Ground Zero and in Ground 1 in their struggle for the liberation of their homeland occupied by the French Cameroun regime in Yaounde. During a televised conversation on […]
5, October 2020
Football: Partey time for Arsenal as Man Utd rush for late deals 0
Arsenal’s move for Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey is expected to be the biggest deal of transfer deadline day, while Edinson Cavani is on the verge of a move to Manchester United. Partey has been a long-term target for the Gunners, who have reportedly matched his 50 million euro (£45 million, $59 million) buyout clause […]
5, October 2020
Mali: Military appointed to key posts in interim govt 0
Mali’s interim president Bah Ndaw appointed a 25-strong government on Monday in which members of the military occupy key posts, according to a decree broadcast live on state television. At least four central cabinet posts — defence, security, territorial administration and national reconciliation — go to colonels in the army, said the decree read by […]
5, October 2020
Fighting continues in Southern Cameroons a year after Major National Dialogue 0
October 4 marks a year since Cameroon held its Major National Dialogue to solve the Anglophone separatist crisis that has killed at least 3,000 people in four years. Cameroonians and some participants at the dialogue say that fighting has continued unabated and that most parts of the English-speaking regions are ungovernable, an indication the event […]
5, October 2020
Football: Platini backs ‘best fit’ Giroud for France 0
Former France captain and coach Michel Platini defended Olivier Giroud ahead of Wednesday’s friendly with Ukraine, saying the out of favour Chelsea forward “has the quality” to lead the French line. Giroud, 34, has played just 17 minutes out of Chelsea’s three Premier League games this season with Frank Lampard preferring Tammy Abraham or Timo […]
5, October 2020
2020 Nobel medicine prize awarded to US-British trio for Hepatitis C discovery 0
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and Briton Michael Houghton won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel Committee announced Monday. The three were honoured for their “decisive contribution to the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, a major global health problem that causes […]
5, October 2020
Football: Eric Choupo Moting set to join Bayern Munich 0
BFW ran an opinion piece yesterday, stating how Eric Choupo-Moting, the former PSG striker, should join Bayern Munich. Written with humour, the piece was purely an opinion piece and a personal wish. However, reports have come out today that states Bayern is not only interested in signing the player, but are on the verge of […]
6, October 2020
Schools reopen in French Cameroun amid COVID-19 0
by soter • Education, Headline News, Life
Primary and secondary schools in French Cameroun reopened on Monday after close to seven months of suspension amid the coronavirus pandemic. The country’s Minister of Secondary Education, Pauline Nalova Lyonga officially launched the new school year in Mbalmayo, a town on the outskirts of the capital Yaounde. Officials said classes commenced with every learner in […]