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4, March 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: African Jesuit Conference calls for peace 0
The Jesuit Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar have released a press statement advocating for peace and inclusive dialogue in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon. The communiqué was issued as a result of growing concerns about the violence and loss of human life in Cameroon’s English-speaking region since 2016, as a result of […]
4, March 2020
US Politics: Biden snags Texas in Super Tuesday sweep, Sanders has edge in California 0
A resurgent Joe Biden rode a wave of momentum to win Texas and eight other states, while Bernie Sanders was leading in Super Tuesday’s biggest race in California, setting up a one-on-one battle for the Democratic presidential nomination. In a surprisingly strong showing, Biden rolled to victories across the South, Midwest and New England on […]
4, March 2020
Alleged use of armed Fulani herdsmen by the Francophone government adds a dangerous new dimension to the Southern Cameroons conflict 0
Rights groups are accusing Cameroonian security forces of waging an increasingly brutal counter-insurgency campaign against English-speaking separatists after one of the deadliest civilian massacres in recent years sparked international condemnation and fears of an expanding conflict. The attack on 14 February in Ngarbuh village left at least 21 civilians dead, including 13 children and one […]
4, March 2020
Taliban attacks kill 20 army, police, hours after Trump call 0
Taliban militants killed at least 20 Afghan soldiers and policemen in a string of overnight attacks, government officials told AFP Wednesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he had a “very good” chat with their political chief. The militants have ramped up violence against Afghan security forces in recent days, ending a partial truce […]
4, March 2020
EU pledges €700 million to aid Greek response to migrant influx from Turkey 0
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would provide Greece with “all the support needed” as it struggles with an influx of migrants allowed to cross from neighbouring Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that “millions” of migrants would soon head for Europe. EU chiefs on Tuesday pledged millions of […]
3, March 2020
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Cambodia Seizes Cameroonian Tanker That Violated North Korea UN Sanctions 0
Cambodian authorities last week seized a Cameroon-registered ship that is suspected of having taken part in ship-to-ship transfers to North Korea of oil and other banned goods, RFA has learned. In a statement Sunday, the General Commissariat of National Police said the MT-Courageous was found to be illegally anchored in Cambodian waters between Koh Tang […]
3, March 2020
Yaounde says 10 Ambazonia Restoration Forces killed in Cameroon army operation 0
Cameroon’s government said 10 “Ambazonia Restoration Forces” were killed by the army in Southern Cameroons, denying online reports of civilian deaths in the weekend military operation. Southern Cameroons Self Defense groups have been fighting for independence for two anglophone provinces in the majority French-speaking country since 2017. The Francophone Communication Minister Rene Emmanuel Sadi said […]
3, March 2020
Uncertainty grows in French Cameroun as Yaounde prepares to announce a new National Assembly Speaker and Prime Minister 0
President Biya has reportedly ordered the Central Committee of his ruling CPDM crime syndicate to begin the process of replacing the Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Yeguie Djibril who Cameroon Intelligence Report gathered is in a critical condition in a hospital in France. The name Cavaye Yeguié Djibril is still on the list of […]
3, March 2020
World in ‘uncharted territory’ as coronavirus toll rises 0
The world has entered uncharted territory in its battle against the deadly coronavirus, the UN health agency warned, as new infections dropped dramatically in China on Tuesday but surged abroad with the US death toll rising to six. Globally, the virus has killed more than 3,100 people and infected over 90,000 even as a clear […]
4, March 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Yaounde ups payment ID rules for senders and recipients of mobile money transactions in Ambazonia 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
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 […]