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5, March 2020
Warring parties in Southern Cameroons must stop attacks on civilians: NGOs 0
Two aid agencies on Wednesday called on Cameroon’s army and separatist fighters to halt attacks on civilians in a conflict between English-speaking separatists and government forces in a predominantly French-speaking country. Rights groups have accused both sides of atrocities in a two-year conflict that has left more than 3,000 dead, closed schools and clinics and […]
5, March 2020
Nigeria’s Closed Border Boosts Smuggling to Cameroon 0
Cameroonian authorities say smuggling from Nigeria is increasing, five months after Abuja banned land border trade to crack down on the illegal business. At the Limbe market in southwestern Cameroon, both local and Nigerian traders say their businesses are suffering with Abuja’s ban. Traders say they regularly run short of supplies from both countries, leading […]
5, March 2020
Ivory Coast President Ouattara says he won’t seek re-election in October 0
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would not stand for re-election in October, ending speculation about his political future ahead of a highly-anticipated vote. Ouattara had previously said he would run if his longtime political rivals were candidates, defying opponents who say the constitution does not give him the right to seek a third term. But he declared […]
5, March 2020
Biya and UN Secretary General have a deal for favors in exchange for silence on the slaughter of Ambazonians 0
As more and more civilians have been killed by the Cameroon government of Paul Biya, absentee president for 37 years, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has largely been silent. Inner City Press was informed by sources in Guterres’ own 38th floor office that Guterres had made a deal with Biya’s UN Ambassador Tommo Monthe as […]
5, March 2020
Football: Mbappé scores hat-trick as PSG rout Lyon to reach French Cup final 0
Kylian Mbappé hit a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain cruised into the final of the French Cup with a thumping 5-1 win at Lyon on Wednesday. The World Cup winner took his goal tally in all competitions to 30 during a win that was eased by Fernando Marcal being sent off just before Neymar put the […]
5, March 2020
Some 300 million students out of school as world steps up coronavirus battle 0
More than 290 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday with Italy the latest country to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out, global offensive against the epidemic. More than 95,000 people have been infected and over 3,200 have died worldwide from the virus, which has now reached […]
5, March 2020
Coronavirus infections rise worldwide; death tolls, too, but more slowly 0
The new coronavirus that causes an illness similar to the flu continues to afflict more people around the globe, with large numbers of new cases emerging in South Korea and Iran, even as death tallies increase at lower paces. South Korea announced 516 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, most of them in and around the city of […]
4, March 2020
Women bearing brunt of ongoing violence in Southern Cameroons 0
Giving birth in the bush, being forced into prostitution, unable to go to school, struggling to take care of family – women in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions are suffering as the crisis continues, unabated, as women such as Pearl, 30, scramble to protect their families and survive during difficult times. “There was shooting from morning until […]
4, March 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Yaounde ups payment ID rules for senders and recipients of mobile money transactions in Ambazonia 0
A top minister in the Biya Francophone regime in Yaounde recently told local divisions of Orange and MTN to impose mandatory identification for senders and recipients of mobile money transactions, in the wake of a spate of ransom payments made over cash transfer services. Territorial administration minister, Paul Atanga Nji took the hard-line position following […]
6, March 2020
Aerial images reveal Coronavirus emptying famed sites 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Empty public squares, a ghostly train station and deserted holy sites — a series of striking satellite images have revealed the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on some of the world’s busiest spaces. The aerial photographs, released by Colorado-based space technology firm Maxar, show normally bustling spots from Mecca to Beijing thinned of people. One […]