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25, March 2020
Yaounde reports first Covid-19 death as cases rise 0
Cameroon on Tuesday confirmed the first death in the country due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) as more new cases of the pandemic were also reported. The Minister for Public Health Manaouda Malachie said the victim is a Cameroonian who returned from Italy on March 7 “already very affected by the disease”. There were no […]
25, March 2020
COVID-19 Spread Provokes Anti-Foreigner, Anti-Diaspora Sentiment in Cameroon 0
Officials in Cameroon are calling on citizens to stop attacks on foreigners and visitors from the diaspora who are being blamed for an increase in coronavirus cases. The attacks began after some passengers on an Air France flight that landed in Cameroon last week ignored a quarantine order. Forty-three-year-old businessman Ferdinand Muffo Che says he has been victim of regular attacks and harassment […]
24, March 2020
Italian Priest Dies from Coronavirus After Giving up Ventilator to Another Patient 0
A 72-year-old priest in Italy has died from coronavirus after giving up his respirator to a younger patient, whom he did not know. Parishioners bought a respirator for Father Giuseppe Berardelli, from the town of Casnigo in the northern Italian province of Bergamo, after the priest had tested positive for coronavirus. Hearing there was another, […]
24, March 2020
Scores of Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush 0
At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist ambush, military and security sources said Tuesday. Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a lorry carrying troops as it travelled near Gorgi village in Borno state on Monday, two military officers told AFP without giving their names. “It was a huge loss, at least 70 soldiers […]
24, March 2020
Manu Dibango dies from coronavirus 0
Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus, his music publisher told AFP. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit “Soul Makossa”, is one of the first worldwide stars to die as a result of COVID-19. “He died early this morning in a hospital in the Paris region,” his music publisher […]
24, March 2020
China reports 78 coronavirus cases, sparking fears of 2nd wave 0
China has registered 78 new cases of coronavirus infection, most of them imported from abroad, sparking concerns about a second wave of infections in the country. The Chinese National Health Commission said on Tuesday that of the 78 individuals, 74 had arrived from overseas, the highest since the beginning of March, when officials began reporting […]
24, March 2020
Yaoundé in panic mode as coronavirus status of National Assembly Speaker is confirmed 0
Cameroon medics in Yaoundé have issued an urgent secret memo to the Prime Minister and Head of Government, Dion Ngute to protect health workers in L’hopital Central and L’hopital Jamo in Yaounde after finding extensive levels of coronavirus contamination in specialist wards and intensive-care units used by National Assembly Speaker, Cavaye Djibril and senior MPs […]
24, March 2020
Is it possible the Ambazonia interim Government was a wrong idea? 0
Cameroon Concord News and Cameroon Intelligence Report have consistently stated that the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia is the greatest achievement in this revolution. We are again reiterating our position and informing our readers that the former Communication Secretary’s recent outing questioning if the creation of the Interim Government was a wrong […]
24, March 2020
International Olympic Committee sets deadline for decision on Tokyo games amid coronavirus 0
The International Olympic Committee is considering a postponement of the Tokyo 2020 games and has given itself a deadline of 4 weeks to make a decision. The IOC’s executive board met on Sunday amid mounting pressure from athletes and national Olympic committees for the games to be delayed because of the coronavirus crisis. The IOC […]
25, March 2020
Cameroonian basketball star to donate Sh53 million for coronavirus relief 0
by soter • Headline News, Sports, World
Cameroonian basketball player Joel Embiid, of the Philadelphia 76ers, is donating $500,000 (Sh53,201,100) to coronavirus relief and helping team workers who have had their salary temporarily cut due coronavirus outbreak. The Sixers announced they will slash salaries up to 20% for a few employees to help the franchise stay afloat throughout this 2019-20 season hiatus. […]