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15, March 2020
Central African health ministers agree to step up fight against COVID-19 0
Health Ministers from countries in Central Africa agreed on Thursday to jointly combat COVID-19 by sharing information and best practices. The six-member states of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) made the commitment after a meeting on the novel coronavirus disease held in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala. The ministers emphasized the growing […]
15, March 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak: Father Maurice Agbaw-Ebai brings message of hope to Christians 0
Message for the Third Sunday of Lent 2020 Hope Does Not Disappoint (Romans 5:5). Dear Holy People of God, God is good, all the time, and all the time, God is good! Let me start by saying that I miss you all this weekend. I miss your spiritual company, your prayers, your presence, your smiles […]
14, March 2020
Yaounde: Military says Ambazonia fighters killed 4 including gov’t official 0
Cameroon’s military says anglophone separatists killed four hostages, including a local official, after troops attacked their camp in a western part of the country. The military said it freed five others the anglophone rebels had abducted and raped. A young woman recovering at a Cameroon military base in the French-speaking, western town of Bafoussam, confirmed […]
14, March 2020
Douala to host CAF Champions League final 0
The city of Douala in Cameroon will be the hosting territory for the CAF Champions League final in May 2020, according to Moroccan reports. The format of the CAF Champions League final has changed this season where the winner is decided through only one game. The final showdown is set to take place on 29 […]
14, March 2020
CAF to assess anti-virus measures in Cameroon ahead of CHAN 0
CAF medical experts will assess this weekend the measures hosts Cameroon have taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). The central African country is scheduled to stage from April 4 to 25 the biennial competition for footballers playing in their country of birth. Cameroon reported two cases of the […]
14, March 2020
Hungary’s Prime Minister blames foreigners, migration for coronavirus spread 0
Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday blamed foreigners and migration for the spread of coronavirus in Hungary, as the authorities announced that two infected Iranians were to be expelled. Orban, asked during a radio interview why Hungary had closed its universities but not schools in response to the virus outbreak, said it was […]
14, March 2020
Rocket attack hits US-occupied Taji base in Iraq for 2nd time in a week 0
A barrage of rockets hit a base housing U.S. and other coalition troops north of Baghdad, Iraqi security officials said Saturday, just days after a similar attack killed three servicemen, including two Americans. At least two Iraqi soldiers were wounded in the attack at Camp Taji, according to the Iraqi officials, who spoke on condition […]
14, March 2020
Western couple seized in Burkina Faso two years ago found in Mali 0
A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 have been found in good health in the northwest of Mali after fleeing their captors and were set to be repatriated, diplomatic and UN sources said on Saturday. Tedith Blais and Luca Tacchetto, both in their thirties, managed to escape near the […]
13, March 2020
Gambian defender among five more Serie A players with coronavirus 0
Four footballers from Sampdoria and one at Fiorentina have tested positive for coronavirus, the Italian clubs said on Friday. Gambia defender Omar Colley, Sweden midfielder Albin Ekdal, Norway playmaker Morten Thorsby and former Italy Under-21 forward Antonio La Gumina as well as team-mate Manolo Gabbiadini are suffering from COVID-19. “The state of their health is […]
15, March 2020
Doors slam shut across borderless Europe as coronavirus spreads 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
Europe’s cherished Schengen network of open internal borders is on the brink of collapse as more and more countries shut their doors in a frantic effort to stave off the coronavirus pandemic, even as experts warn such tactics will delay its spread – but not halt it. At his daily briefing on the coronavirus emergency on Friday, […]