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17, December 2019
Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Lebanese troops lobbed tear gas on Tuesday to disperse supporters of Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal who tried to storm a square in Beirut in response to a video that purportedly offended Shi’ite figures, witnesses and media reports said. Hundreds of youths on motorcycles waving their party and religious flags gathered in downtown Beirut chanting “Shi’ites, Shi’ites” […]
17, December 2019
Southern Cameroons-Ambazonia Completely Destroyed: Francophone army soldiers are overseeing and directly participating in massacres, summary executions of civilians 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
The Biya Francophone regime in Yaoundé is directly responsible for crimes against humanity in English speaking Cameroon now known as the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. The Francophone dominated government; its military and the French Cameroun elite force also known as the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) including the National Gendarmerie Service and Amba Boys the Yaoundé […]
17, December 2019
Gambia: Thousands demand President Barrow step down 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Thousands of Gambians protest in the capital Banjul, calling for President Adama Barrow to step down from power. Elected in December 2016, one of the conditions of the coalition that brought Barrow to power was that he should be president only for the duration of a three-year interim government. He now intends to stand for […]
16, December 2019
Football: Ancelotti agrees ‘in principle’ to be new Everton manager 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Carlo Ancelotti has reached “an agreement in principle” to become the next Everton manager, Sky Sports News reported Monday. Ancelotti arrived in Merseyside earlier Monday, with Sky saying talks between the English Premier League club and the veteran Italian boss had “progressed well”. The 60-year-old could be confirmed as the Goodison Park boss in succession […]
16, December 2019
Champions League: Liverpool to face Atletico, Madrid to play Manchester City in last 16 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Thirteen-times winners Real Madrid were drawn against English champions Manchester City while title-holders Liverpool must face Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 following Monday’s draw. Real Madrid ended up in pot two after finishing second in their group behind Paris St Germain and City were the unlucky team to be paired with them when their […]
16, December 2019
Southern Cameroons bloodshed continues with 21 dead in Batibo, Widikum and Ekok 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Beginning a new week of violence, 21 Southern Cameroonians were killed in both the northern and southern zones of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia by French Cameroun troops loyal to the regime in Yaoundé. The Cameroon government soldiers stationed at the border town of Ekok in the Eyumojock sub constituency and those in Batibo and […]
16, December 2019
US: President Trump posing ‘threat’ to national security 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
US House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler has defended the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, calling the US president a “threat” to national security. Nadler said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that the “integrity” of US elections was at risk since Trump had solicited foreign interference in the previous vote. “This president […]
16, December 2019
Revisiting why the Biya Francophone regime blocked the web 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
Three weeks after reports that Cameroon had blocked the internet in English-speaking parts of the country, residents say services have yet to be restored. So what is going on? Cameroonians have little doubt that pulling the plug on internet services for about 20% of the population is an intentional act by the government. The two […]
16, December 2019
French Cameroun: Parliament approves rise in higher education spending 0
by soter • Education, Headline News, Life
In the 2020 finance bill approved by parliament in Cameroon, the operating budget of the Ministry of Higher Education has increased by XAF13.4 billion (US$22.7 million) to XAF50.7 billion while its investment budget decreased by more than XAF10.2 billion. The reasons for this budgeting are still unknown but the presentation shows a real desire for […]



















17, December 2019
Estonia apologises after minister mocks Finnish PM by calling her “a sales girl” 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
Estonia apologised to Finland on Monday after Estonia’s interior minister mocked Finland’s new prime minister — the world’s youngest-serving government leader — as “a sales girl” and questioned her ability to run the Nordic country. Mart Helme, 70, Estonian interior minister and leader of the populist far-right party Ekre, on Sunday ridiculed Finnish Prime Minister […]