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27, November 2019
French Cameroun: Youths Protest Older Politicians Running for Office 0
As Cameroon prepares for local and parliamentary elections, young people have organized protests across the central African state against the aging political leadership. Cameroonian youths have been disrupting meetings to demand more say in politics and for octogenarian leaders to step down. Youth activists from the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM) sing and […]
27, November 2019
Webo lands coaching job at Turkish Super Lig club Istanbul Basaksehir 0
The 37-year-old has returned to his former club in Turkey, where he will take up his first coaching job Istanbul Basaksehir have confirmed the appointment of Cameroon legend Pierre Webo as one of their assistant coaches. On Tuesday, the Istanbul outfit announced the return of Webo to the club, alongside Ekrem Dag, as assistants to manager Okan Buruk. […]
27, November 2019
Biya Regime Warns Opposition Parties Against Election Boycott 0
Cameroon has warned opposition political parties against any acts that may jeopardize its local council and parliamentary elections in February. The warning comes after opposition party leader Maurice Kamto, who claims President Paul Biya stole last year’s October election, called for a boycott of the polls. Cameroon territorial administration minister Paul Atanga Nji says the […]
26, November 2019
13 French troopers killed in helicopter crash in Mali 0
French President Emmanuel Macron says 13 French troopers have been killed in a helicopter crash during an operation against militants in Mali. The president’s office said in a statement on Tuesday that the accident occurred on Monday evening. Macron also expressed his “deep sadness” over the incident and sent his condolences to the soldiers’ families. Earlier […]
26, November 2019
Gabon: President Ali Bongo’s Spokesman detained in ‘corruption probe’ 0
The spokesman of the Gabonese presidency, Ike Ngouoni, has been detained in the capital Libreville in what is believed to be an anti-corruption investigation, his lawyers told the AFP news agency on Monday. Mr. Ngouoni, along with over a dozen others have been detained since last Thursday “without any reason,” said lawyer, Anges Kévin Nzigou. The lawyer […]
26, November 2019
5 Schools Reopen in Southern Cameroons 0
In Cameroon, five schools have reopened in the restive English-speaking regions after separatists shuttered them four years ago. The schools’ reopening comes after the government dispatched so-called “peace caravans” to discuss the outcome of a national dialogue aimed at resolving the country’s ongoing separatist crisis. These are the voices of hundreds of school children, their […]
26, November 2019
Indomitable Lions: Ex-midfielder Modeste M’Bami turns down team manager role 0
Former Cameroon midfielder Modeste M’bami has turned down an offer to become his country’s new team manager. The 37-year-old retired in 2016 and Cameroon’s football federation (Fecafoot) wanted him to succeed Salomon Olembe, who worked under former head coach Clarence Seedorf at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. But the former Paris St-Germain and Marseille midfielder said […]
25, November 2019
French Cameroun: Maurice Kamto’s MRC to boycott February elections 0
Cameroon’s opposition leader said on Monday his party would boycott February’s legislative and local elections, hardening his standoff with the authorities, which are also grappling with a deadly separatist insurgency. This is the latest sign that President Paul Biya’s attempts to foster national reconciliation have faltered, after peace talks in September were boycotted by separatists […]
25, November 2019
Congo-Kinshasa crowd vents anger at UN troops for failing to stop deadly attack 0
Residents in DR Congo’s volatile city of Beni set fire to the local town hall and accused US peacekeepers of inaction after eight civilians were killed overnight in a militant attack, an AFP reporter said. Army spokesman Colonel Mak Hazukai confirmed the latest casualties in the city, near the Ugandan border, telling AFP that “the enemy […]
28, November 2019
US: Obama reportedly said he would speak up to stop Sanders 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
Former US President Barack Obama has reportedly said that he might speak up to prevent 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders from becoming the Democratic nominee. The Tuesday report by Politico on was not confirmed by a close adviser to the Democratic president. “He hasn’t said that directly to me,” the adviser was cited as saying. “The only […]