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11, February 2020
The educational qualification of African leaders in juxtaposition to their performances is an irony: The Case of Biya and Co. 0
The educational qualification of African leaders in juxtaposition to their performances is an irony. Africa has the most educated leaders in the world, and the continent continues to experience plodding progress. Many critics and social commentators have attributed this to the high level of corruption evident within African governments. Interestingly, former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe […]
11, February 2020
Twin Poll: Several cases of fraud reported by observers and political parties 0
The vote count in Cameroon continues after Sunday’s parliamentary and municipal elections, marred by the boycott in the central African country’s two English-speaking regions. Several cases of fraud have been reported by observers and political parties. “The security forces arrested a lady at a polling station in Douala with around 40 voter ID cards in […]
10, February 2020
Human Rights Watch urges Mali to investigate massacres 0
Human Rights Watch on Monday called on Mali to bring to justice jihadist and ethnic militants who killed more than 450 people in the centre of the war-torn country last year. Massacres committed in the centre of the West African country amounted to “the deadliest year for civilians” since 2012, the NGO said in a […]
10, February 2020
Cameroon’s Twin Elections: How were they won? 0
Cameroon’s so-called advanced democracy has continued its onward march towards a man-made catastrophe despite all the warning signs. While decency, responsibility and transparency are the hallmarks of genuine democracies around the world, Cameroon’s democracy has continued to be mired in corruption, controversy and irresponsibility for more than a quarter of a century. While the natural […]
10, February 2020
Biya Francophone regime steps up propaganda war amid bloody crackdown on Southern Cameroonians 0
Brute force has been the main weapon of the regime in Yaoundé as it has sought to crush growing Southern Cameroons uprising and quest for an independent state, killing thousands of people including women and children and torturing hundreds more. But the entire Cameroon nation has also been besieged by relentless propaganda. In a political […]
10, February 2020
Race for the White House: Buttigieg gets most delegates, Sanders comes in second in Iowa 0
Former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg takes the lead among other rival candidates in Iowa’s caucuses, according to an announcement late Sunday by the state Democratic Party. Buttigieg was officially awarded the most delegates from last week’s Iowa’s caucuses after a recanvass of 55 precincts was completed, holding a 0.1% lead over Vermont Sen.Bernie […]
10, February 2020
Death toll from China’s coronavirus jumps to 900 0
The number of deaths from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 902 on Monday after the hardest-hit province of Hubei reported 91 new fatalities. In its daily update, Hubei’s health commission also confirmed another 2,618 new cases in the central province, where the outbreak emerged in December. There are now more than 39,800 confirmed cases […]
9, February 2020
Cameroon polls marred by violence, boycott 0
Cameroon voted on Sunday in polls overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. Elections for the central African country’s legislature and local councils are taking place for the first time in seven years, after two postponements. They are unlikely to ruffle the enduring rule of […]
9, February 2020
Ambazonia Interim Gov’t hails boycott of French Cameroun February twin poll 0
The Southern Cameroons Interim Government in exile on Sunday hailed the huge success in the lockdown against French Cameroun teleguided elections in the territory. Addressing a cream of Southern Cameroonian elites in Holland, Vice President Dabney Yerima declared “Glory and immortality for our Ambazonian martyr and jailed leaders” after reading aloud a report about the […]
11, February 2020
Fighting in Southern Cameroons disrupts voting 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Fighting between government troops and anglophone separatists in parts of Southern Cameroons Sunday disrupted voting in legislative and municipal elections, local officials and other sources said. The authorities issued no details on casualties. Sunday’s clash was in Muyuka, a rebel stronghold, although fighting takes place almost daily in both English-speaking regions: Northwest and Southwest, which […]