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24, December 2019
Caf considering moving 2021 Afcon back to January or February 0
The 2019 Afcon finals were held in June/July, a departure from the traditional period where it was staged at the start of the year Caf president Ahmad Ahmad says the dates to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations could be reverted to the old calendar due to unfavourable June and July climatic conditions in […]
24, December 2019
France carries out first armed drone strike in Mali 0
France’s armed forces said Monday it had carried out a drone strike for the first time, during operations in Mali at the weekend in which it said 40 “terrorists” were killed. On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron had announced that French forces had “neutralised” 33 jihadists in the central Malian region of Mopti, in an […]
24, December 2019
UK: Queen admits ‘bumpy’ year in Christmas message 0
Queen Elizabeth II described 2019 as “quite bumpy” in a Christmas Day message at the end of a chaotic year which saw Britain bitterly divided over its split from the European Union and her scandal-plagued son Prince Andrew withdraw from public life. The 93-year-old monarch’s address — to be televised in full Wednesday but partially […]
24, December 2019
France taking land from La Republique Du Cameroun 0
French brewery group Castel is planning investments in the agriculture sector. On December 20, the CEO of the group, Pierre Castel and a delegation including the French ambassador to Cameroon Christophe Guilhou was received by President Paul Biya in Yaoundé. The aim of this audience was for Castel Group to present its investment programme. “The […]
24, December 2019
Southern Cameroons special status – too little, too late? 0
Cameroon’s English-speaking MPs have reacted angrily to the new bill, that if signed could grant a ‘special status to Cameroon’s two crisis-hit Anglophone regions, which was passed by lawmakers of the lower house on Wednesday. The bill is an attempt to resolve a three-year conflict in the English-speaking regions that has left at least 3,000 people […]
23, December 2019
Football: Atletico ‘very close’ to signing PSG striker Cavani 0
PSG striker Edinson Cavani is poised to move to Atletico Madrid in a transfer deal which could be inked in the coming days, the Marca sports daily reported Monday. Rumours of a possible move from Paris Saint-Germain have been on the cards for months, but may be imminent, given the Uruguayan forward’s frustration at being […]
23, December 2019
US: Boeing fires CEO Muilenburg as 737 MAX crisis deepens 0
US aerospace company Boeing has fired Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg, following a year of intense scrutiny and industrial setbacks set off by twin fatal crashes of its 737 MAX jetliner. The management shakeup comes as the world’s largest planemaker struggles to win regulatory approvals for its grounded best-selling jetliner while trying to regain trust […]
23, December 2019
Death of army chief Gaid Salah caps turbulent year for Algeria 0
Algeria’s powerful army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah died of a heart attack at age 79 on Monday, threatening to deepen the country’s political crisis at the end of a turbulent year. Gaid Salah was seen as Algeria’s de facto strongman following the April resignation of longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in the face of massive […]
23, December 2019
Four dead in Yaounde building site collapse 0
Four people died and another 12 were seriously injured when a building under construction collapsed in the Cameroon capital Yaounde, authorities said Sunday, adding that the death toll could rise. Three were killed on the spot, while the fourth died in hospital following the accident on Friday, said defence ministry spokesman Cyrille Serge Atonfack Guemo. […]
24, December 2019
World pilgrims flock to Bethlehem for Christmas celebrations 0
by soter • Headline News, Religion, World
Christian pilgrims from around the world have gathered in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, as local Palestinians suffer from decades of Israeli occupation. Thousands of Palestinians and foreigners began converging early Tuesday morning on the “little town” in Bethlehem, as the traditional birthplace of Jesus Christ, […]