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12, December 2019
French Cameroun: Measles Vaccination Team Attacked, Motives Questioned 0
Members of measles vaccination teams in southern Cameroon have been attacked and beaten by locals who say the serums triggered side effects that sent 12 children to local hospitals. Many rural Cameroonians distrust vaccination campaigns, which have been organized as part of a national initiative to stop a measles outbreak that has afflicted a number […]
12, December 2019
English speakers fight for equality in French-run Cameroon 0
Tamanjong Stella is upset because her children‘s school is closed, a victim of a bitter dispute between English-speaking protesters and the government of this largely French-speaking central African nation. “The teachers say they cannot start classes until the government has removed the security forces that are posted everywhere,” said Stella, who lives in Bamenda, the capital […]
11, December 2019
UK Elections: The Conservative Party has come on top in every poll 0
As the campaign period draws to a close, there is every indication that the Tories are set to score a small victory and thus remain in power. The latest opinion poll by YouGov (released yesterday evening) suggests that the Conservative party is set to secure a majority of around 28 seats in the House of […]
11, December 2019
Rohingya genocide trial: Suu Kyi defends Myanmar 0
Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, feted in the West as a heroine of democracy, has defended her country’s atrocities against Rohingya Muslims at the UN’s top court in the Hague. The Nobel Peace laureate on Wednesday spoke for about 30 minutes at the courtroom in defense of the actions of the Myanmar military that for years had […]
11, December 2019
Johannesburg: Ambazonia Vice President appeals to the world for help against French Cameroun military 0
Southern Cameroons Vice President Dabney Yerima has told leaders of the South Africa Communist Party that the French Cameroun military has killed more than 22,000 Ambazonians in his country and has brought it to a standstill noting that Southern Cameroonians in Ground Zero have been weakened by 4 years of war. Appealing for more international […]
11, December 2019
French Cameroun: Far North recorded 275 deaths by Boko Haram 0
Boko Haram militants have killed at least 275 people this year in Cameroon’s Far North region despite government claims back in January that the Islamic extremist group had waned in the area, Amnesty International said Wednesday. More than 80 percent of those victims between January and November were civilians, the international human rights group said […]
11, December 2019
Bomb explodes at gate of largest US base in Afghanistan 0
A bomb explosion near the largest US military base in Afghanistan has left at least five injured, officials say. The attack which took place on Wednesday near the entrance to Bagram Airfield has also damaged a hospital that was under construction. “The explosion happened in front of the gate of the Korean hospital which […]
11, December 2019
US: Trump pays $2 mn in damages to charities after court ruling 0
Donald Trump on Tuesday paid $2 million in damages as part of a settlement over use of his former charity to further his political and business interests — the latest item on the US president’s list of legal woes. Trump had been accused of using foundation funds to settle lawsuits, promote his Trump-branded hotels, and […]
11, December 2019
Prospects bright for Southern Cameroons as Bougainville overwhelmingly votes for independence from Papua New Guinea 0
The results of Bougainville’s independence referendum are set to be announced Wednesday — with the troubled Pacific islands expected to resoundingly back the creation of a new nation and a break with Papua New Guinea. The South Pacific islands of Bougainville have overwhelmingly voted to be independent from Papua New Guinea, the referendum commission said […]
12, December 2019
French Cameroun: Biya regime shuts down hundreds of schools 0
by soter • Education, Headline News, Life
The Cameroon government has shut down more than 260 schools that had been operating informally in the country’s francophone regions. The schools had been opened to help absorb students fleeing the separatist uprising in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. I travelled to Douala where around 100 unregistered institutions have been closed. The pupils who have fled the […]