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5, June 2020
Samuel Wazizi Affair: “Neither the government nor the army had yet confirmed the journalist’s death” 0
Journalists in Cameroon have taken to the streets of Buea in the South west region to protest and demand an account of their missing colleague, Samuel Wazizi, after local media reported he had died in military custody. Wazizi, was arrested in August 2019. for alleged involvement in the country’s anglophone crisis. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) […]
5, June 2020
Journalist Wazizi Affair: Body arrived at a Yaounde morgue on Monday under heavy escort, AFP Report 0
Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi, who was arrested in August 2019 for criticising Yaoundé‘s handling of Cameroon’s anglophone crisis, has died in detention, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, calling on the authorities to shed full light on the circumstances of his death. RSF confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday evening, after a privately-owned Cameroonian […]
5, June 2020
US: White defendant ‘used racial slur’ after shooting black jogger in Georgia 0
One of the white men charged in the Georgia killing of Ahmaud Arbery used a racial slur after shooting the unarmed black man, an investigator testified in court on Thursday, an explosive allegation in one of the cases roiling race relations in the United States. After more than five hours of arguments during which a […]
5, June 2020
Football: Neymar mistakenly approved for $120 virus welfare payment 0
Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, was approved to receive a $120 welfare payment meant for low-paid Brazilian workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic, in an apparent case of identity theft, a report said Thursday. The Paris Saint-Germain star’s name, date of birth and Brazilian ID number were used to register for the 600-real stimulus […]
5, June 2020
Journalist Samuel Wazizi’s body may have been cut into pieces 0
A Yaoundé mission that resulted in the apparent death of a Southern Cameroons journalist Samuel Wazizi, arrested August 2 and handed over to Cameroon’s military was organized by a high-ranking officer with the support of SED and the Cameroon Secret Service, a well placed source familiar with the case has hinted Cameroon Intelligence Report. Our […]
4, June 2020
George Floyd killing: A propaganda victory for America’s adversaries? 0
The killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25 has sparked global criticism not only from America’s allies but also its many political adversaries, for whom American police brutality and racial injustice could be a valuable propaganda tool. “They want to suffocate us as they suffocated […]
4, June 2020
Biya regime accused of treating coronavirus lightly 0
Measures to combat the novel coronavirus in Cameroon are triggering an avalanche of criticism in one of the countries most affected by the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. With late border closures, no containment period, bars, restaurants and discotheques remaining open, masks imposed late, schools and universities reopening prematurely, Yaoundé seemed to stall and then sail […]
4, June 2020
Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis says Trump trying to ‘divide’ America 0
After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the U.S. response to civil unrest. Protests have erupted around the United States since the death on May 25 of unarmed black man George […]
4, June 2020
CPJ asks Cameroonian govt to account for arrested journalist 0
Cameroonian authorities must immediately disclose the whereabouts and the health and legal status of imprisoned journalist Samuel Wazizi, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. “Samuel Wazizi’s friends, family, colleagues, and lawyers have unsuccessfully sought answers about his arrest from the Cameroonian government for far too long,” said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal. “We […]
5, June 2020
Under pressure, Cameroon army issues “empty statement” says Wazizi died from severe sepsis 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
In the face of mounting evidence, Colonel Cyril Serge Atonfack of the Cameroon Ministry of Defense on Friday June 5 acknowledged that journalist Samuel Wazizi died 16 days after his arrest in Buea from severe sepsis. The late admission by the Cameroon army undermined the credibility of earlier information provided by top army officers, who […]