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6, January 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Weapons of separatists seized by angry villagers in Balikumbat 0
Dozens of weapons of separatist fighters have been seized by angry population of Balikumbat, a locality in restive Cameroon’s Anglophone region of Northwest, local officials said on Saturday. Quetong Anderson Kongueh, Prefect of Ngoketunja Division where the incident happened said, the population revolted against the fighters after they seized items from them “unjustly”. “They marched […]
5, January 2020
Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission over 0
Chad has ended a mission spanning several months fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across their common border, an army spokesman told AFP on Saturday. “It’s our troops who went to aid Nigerian soldiers months ago returning home. They have finished their mission,” spokesman Colonel Azem Bermandoa told AFP. “None […]
5, January 2020
Iraq could ‘pay price’ for US strike on Iran commander 0
The killings of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani and a top Iraqi paramilitary chief in a US strike on Baghdad Friday threaten to drag Iraq into the abyss of regional conflict, analysts warned. The US strike on Baghdad international airport targeted a convoy carrying Soleimani and his top Baghdad-based adviser Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head […]
5, January 2020
Children among more than a dozen killed in Burkina Faso bombing, security sources say 0
Fourteen civilians, mostly schoolchildren, died Saturday when a roadside bomb blew up their bus in northwestern Burkina Faso, a security source told AFP. Four people were seriously hurt in the blast in Sourou province near the Mali border, the source added, as children returned to school after holidays. “The vehicle hit a homemade bomb on the Toeni-Tougan […]
5, January 2020
President Trump says US will hit Iran with world’s best weapons of war 0
US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to strike Iran “harder than they have ever been hit before” using what he called “by far the BEST in the World” military equipment. Trump made the threat on Twitter hours after he threatened to hit 52 Iranian sites if the Iranians attempted to take retaliatory action against the […]
5, January 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Paul Biya cannot expect to win through war 0
The violent conflict in Cameroon, still rarely discussed in Washington, is becoming increasingly dire. Both President Paul Biya’s Francophone regime in Yaounde and the Anglophone separatists in the southwest region are accused of brutal human rights abuses, including the burning of villages, attacks on schools, and the killing of men, women, and children. Despite mediation […]
4, January 2020
Football: Mourinho says no quick fixes for Spurs in transfer window 0
Jose Mourinho says Tottenham will be “intelligent” in the January transfer window and there will be no quick fixes at the Premier League club. Mourinho has repeatedly said that he will not be overhauling his squad this month and that any business could be dependent on players leaving. One player who appears to be on […]
4, January 2020
Obama nod sets up bright year for Indian ‘heartbreak’ singer 0
Starting out, Indian singer Prateek Kuhad gave himself one year to make it. He is still no stranger to self-doubt — but now even Barack Obama is a fan of his heartbreak-inspired songs. The 29-year-old was enjoying a quiet New Year’s Eve at his family home in New Delhi when he received a message saying: […]
4, January 2020
Russia: President Putin says US assassination of Iranian General ‘aggravates’ situation in Middle East 0
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told French President Emmanuel Macron that the United States’ assassination of Iranian Commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani risks “seriously aggravating” regional tensions. “This action can seriously aggravate the situation in the region,” the Kremlin quoted President Putin as saying during a telephone conversation with Macron on Friday. A US drone […]
6, January 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Ambazonians announce lock-down to disrupt general elections 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Separatist leaders said on Friday they will be imposing a 6-day lockdown in Cameroon’s two troubled English-speaking regions in February to disrupt the general elections. The lockdown will run from Feb. 7 to 12, according to a statement by the leaders. “On these days, anyone seen anywhere outside in our villages and towns will be […]