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16, February 2020
Aviation body allows resumption of US flights south of Iran 0
US authorities have allowed airlines in the country to resume flying through the airspace south of Iran now that tensions between the two countries have subsided. The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Saturday that flights can resume over much of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, adding that it had come to […]
16, February 2020
France Political Earthquake: Russian artist who released Macron ally sex tape arrested 0
A Russian dissident artist who published screenshots of sexual images that forced President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate for Paris City Hall to pull out of the race was arrested in the French capital on Saturday, the prosecutor’s office said. Benjamin Griveaux, one of Macron’s closest lieutenants, abandoned his bid to become mayor of Paris on Friday […]
16, February 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: UN condemns killings in North West 0
The United Nations has condemned the killing of more than 20 people in Ngar, Donga Mantung Division, Northwest region. The victims, most of whom were children and pregnant women, were killed by Cameroon’s army soldiers who have been on a rampage over the last two weeks. The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the Northwest region […]
15, February 2020
St Valentine’s Day in Dublin: The African Chaplaincy Connection 0
Valentine’s Day is celebrated throughout the world as a time for love and romance. This year, the Irish Republic witnessed an African touch into the normal desire to sell cards, flowers and chocolates as members of the Swords Centre, African Chaplaincy in the Archdiocese of Dublin made history by staging one of the most colorful […]
15, February 2020
Will Sudan’s Bashir Finally Go on Trial for Genocide at the ICC? 0
Sudan’s transitional government appears prepared to hand former President Omar al-Bashir over to the International Criminal Court to be tried for war crimes and genocide allegedly committed during his regime’s long, scorched-earth campaign in the country’s Darfur region. The decision is reportedly part of a potential peace agreement with rebel groups still operating in Darfur. […]
15, February 2020
Amidst Boycott, Violence in Cameroon Election, AU, Catholic Church, others call for Political Breakthrough 0
Following the February 09 Municipal and Legislative elections, an avalanche of calls for political breakthrough in Cameroon have been downloaded from several national and international bodies including the African Union (AU), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Roman Catholic Church as well as a host of other rights focused institutions. According to the AU observer mission […]
15, February 2020
‘Gold pits have become tombs’ in French Cameroun as mining leaves a tragic legacy 0
It was the last day of the summer holidays when, on his way to meet friends in his hometown of Batouri, eastern Cameroon, 12-year-old Saustem Brandon Samba slipped on reddish mud and fell into what at first looked like a large puddle. The puddle turned out to be an abandoned gold mine, with a steep drop, […]
14, February 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Why the emergency meeting? 0
A few days ago, Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, convened an emergency meeting of his cabinet and for days, it seemed like nothing would filter out. As usual, it does not take long for some people to start spilling the beans, and this is what is happening. Even members of the president’s inner circle are frustrated. […]
14, February 2020
China virus death toll nears 1,400, six health workers among victims 0
The death toll from China’s virus epidemic neared 1,400 on Friday, with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country’s struggle to contain a deepening health crisis. Nearly 64,000 people are now recorded as having fallen ill from the virus in China, with officials revealing that 1,716 health workers had been infected as of […]
16, February 2020
Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355 0
by soter • Headline News, Health, Life
The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country’s health minister said Sunday, as the United States, Canada and Hong Kong prepare to repatriate their residents on board. The figure is a jump of 70 cases from a government tally released Saturday […]