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13, December 2019
Conservatives predicted to win large majority in UK general election 0
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative party were on track for an outright majority in Parliament, according to a UK exit poll released late Thursday, likely making a January 31 Brexit deadline a reality. The poll predicted that the Conservative Party was on track to take 368 of the 650 House of Commons seats […]
13, December 2019
France: Pension plan details inflame strike 0
France’s general strike reached its eight day, and appears stronger than ever. Yesterday the administration of President Emmanuel Macron finally revealed the details of their globally-unprecedented, one-size-fits-all pension plan – which includes a 2 year hike to the retirement age. The reception was near-universal rejection, with even conservative unions vowing to finally join the strikes. […]
12, December 2019
The South African Diary of Vice President Dabney Yerima: The making of an Ambazonian leader 0
It was, even by Vice President Dabney Yerima’s standards, a busy day – a meeting with representatives of the Denis Hurley Institute in the morning, a press briefing with the South African state television in the afternoon and a meeting with the Ambazonian community in Rustenburg by the evening. Given this extraordinary schedule, it was […]
12, December 2019
US: Lawmakers clash over impeachment charges against President Trump 0
US lawmakers clashed Thursday ahead of a committee vote to approve charges of presidential abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, a fateful step toward the impeachment of Donald Trump. The House Judiciary Committee began a second day of historic debate with the parties holding diametrically opposed views on the move to oust the president […]
12, December 2019
Barcelona president Bartomeu says ‘Clasico will be played’ 0
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Thursday the Clasico against Real Madrid next week will not be postponed again, amid renewed fears of unrest around the fixture. Protestors from the Catalan separatist movement, Democratic Tsunami, have called for a “massive” protest outside Camp Nou, where Barcelona are due to play against Real Madrid in […]
12, December 2019
UK votes in general election that could determine future of Brexit 0
More than 45 million Britons are voting Thursday in a snap pre-Christmas general election that will be key to determining the future of Brexit amid political deadlock and bitter divisions over the country’s European Union membership. A win for Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative party would likely make a January 31 Brexit deadline […]
12, December 2019
French Camerounians told to stop organising protests in foreign countries 0
Cameroon’s House Speaker of National Assembly Cavaye Yeguie Djibril on Wednesday called on Cameroonians residing abroad to stop organizing protests to demand change back home. “When one is Cameroonian, it is in Cameroon that one speaks about the affairs of Cameroon and not on the pavement of foreign territory,” Cavaye said at the close of […]
12, December 2019
Israel set to hold unprecedented third general elections in 12 months amid political deadlock 0
Israel heads to hold an unprecedented third round of general elections within 12 months, after a deadline to form a cabinet passed with no politician able to build a coalition with disparate parties. The new round of elections is to be held on March 2, 2020, some six months after the previous elections held in September, which […]
12, December 2019
No more visa for any African visiting Nigeria from 2020 0
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said the Federal Government has approved that all Africans could come to Nigeria without Visa from January 2020. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this at the inauguration of the Africa–Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC) on Wednesday in Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that European border and […]
13, December 2019
Independence for Southern Cameroons is inevitable – Biya and French Cameroun need a plan for it 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
If given the opportunity again by the United Nations, Southern Cameroonians will overwhelmingly vote for independence. They actually do not want anything more to do with the shambles of today’s La Republique du Cameroun, whose head of state goes on holiday and stays in a five star hotel in Geneva for nine months during worst […]