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12, February 2020
China: Coronavirus death toll tops 1,100, virus now named 0
The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic in China has risen to 1,113, and health experts have finally picked a name for the virus. Chinese health officials said on Wednesday that 97 new deaths and 2,015 new cases had emerged in the previous 24 hours nationwide. Cases of infection also now stood at 44,653, the […]
11, February 2020
Cameroon gov’t army soldiers have forced Ambazonian kids to stage parades commemorating youth day 0
Cameroon government soldiers deployed to Southern Cameroons have horrified the international community with their forceful use of children in parades to commemorate the 11th of February known as a day reserved for youths in the country. Our correspondents in both the Northern and Southern zones of West Cameroon have reported that hundreds of kids were […]
11, February 2020
US: Sanders overtakes Biden in Morning Consult poll 0
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has overtaken former Vice President Joe Biden in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a new poll. The Morning Consult poll released on Tuesday and run by the Hiil on the same day showed Sanders had captured 25 percent support against Biden at 22 percent. The latest poll, which is […]
11, February 2020
US accuses Iran of building missiles through satellite bid 0
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of honing its ballistic missile skills through a satellite launch and vowed to exert more pressure. Iran, which is enemy number one for President Donald Trump’s administration, said Sunday that it had successfully launched a satellite but that it failed to reach orbit. Pompeo said […]
11, February 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Yaounde in panic mode 0
Despite claiming to organize elections across the entire country, the Yaounde government is in panic mode. The country’s president, Paul Biya, has convened an emergency meeting of his cabinet. The meeting is scheduled for 5pm Yaounde time. The items on the meeting’s agenda are unknown, but a source at the Unity Palace in Yaounde has […]
11, February 2020
Four Cameroonians arrested over printing counterfeit currency in Uganda 0
Police in Kampala have arrested four Cameroon nationals and three Ugandans for allegedly printing and dealing in counterfeit notes. The group was arrested in operations conducted in different areas of Kampala such as Cham Towers, Crystal Valley Hotel in Mengo, Nsambya and Mpererwe. Addressing journalists in Kampala on Monday, February 10, 2020, Mr Fred Enanga, […]
11, February 2020
Message to President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe: It’s been 30 years since Nelson Mandela walked free 0
Tuesday February 11, 2020 marks 30 years since the late South African President Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Madiba, as he was affectionately called walked free to become South Africa’s first elected black president. “Whites are fellow South Africans and we want them to feel safe and that we appreciate the contribution they have […]
11, February 2020
French Camroun: 4 civilians killed by Boko Haram in Far North 0
At least four civilians were killed in incursions by the terror group Boko Haram that took place Saturday in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to local sources on Sunday. Three villagers were killed in Tagawa locality and another civilian was killed in Dzamazaf locality after militants of the group raided the localities, according to several […]
11, February 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 2 Amba Restoration Forces, one French Cameroun soldier killed on election day 0
At least two armed separatists and one Cameroon soldier were killed on Sunday in the country’s restive Northwest region as the polling of municipal and legislative elections is underway, according to local authorities. “They (killed separatists) attempted to stop people from voting and were gunned down by security forces,” a security officer who asked not […]
12, February 2020
Portugal freezes Isabel’s accounts at request of Angola govt 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
The Angolan government’s request to freeze overseas accounts of Isabel dos Santos has been granted by the Portuguese authorities, a number of media outlets including the Expresso newspaper have reported. This is the latest leg in a resolve by Luanda to bring the billionaire daughter of ex president Jose Eduardo dos Santos to book for […]