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22, November 2019
Yaounde: Six-nation central African summit debates future of CFA franc 0
Leaders from six central African countries gathered Friday in Cameroon for a summit expected to focus on the CFA franc, whose future has come under question in West Africa. The extraordinary one-day meeting in Yaounde included leaders from Cameroon, Chad, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of Congo. Cameroon President Biya […]
22, November 2019
Maltese tycoon re-arrested in journalist murder case 0
Maltese police on Friday re-arrested a tycoon in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, just hours after releasing him on bail, police said. Yorgen Fenech had been detained on his yacht at dawn Wednesday after attempting to sail away from Malta, the day after Prime Minister Joseph Muscat promised to pardon […]
22, November 2019
Prince William honours African wildlife conservationists 0
Wildlife conservationists who have played an important role in protecting wildlife in Africa were honoured by the Duke of Cambridge in London on Thursday (November 21). The Prince William Award for Conservation in Africa was awarded to Carlos Lopes Pereira from Mozambique, where the number of protected species like elephants and rhinos has been dwindling. […]
22, November 2019
Ronaldo ready to make amends as injury-hit Juve take on Atalanta in Serie A 0
Cristiano Ronaldo conceded he is not ‘100 percent’ despite his goal spree for Portugal but always ready to play as injury-hit Juventus head to Atalanta on Saturday looking to extend their unbeaten run this season to stay top of Serie A. Juventus visit fifth-placed Atalanta before hosting Atletico Madrid in the Champions League next week. […]
22, November 2019
Israel: Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges, says he won’t resign 0
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would not resign despite being charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in a corruption scandal that he denounced as an “attempted coup”. The charges announced by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit were the first of their kind against a serving Israeli prime minister and represented […]
22, November 2019
Cameroon Teen Girl Wins International Children’s Peace Prize 0
A 15-year-old girl from Cameroon is one of two winners of the 2019 International Children’s Peace Prize. Divina Maloum was rewarded for her efforts in promoting children’s rights by visiting school to warn students against joining armed groups, such as Boko Haram. Hundreds of children from schools in Yaounde, glued to their TV screens, applauded […]
22, November 2019
French Cameroun army says 10 separatists killed, 3 hostages freed in Ambazonia 0
At least 10 armed separatists were killed and three hostages freed by the Cameroon army early Wednesday in Njup, a locality in Cameroon’s troubled English-speaking region of Northwest, an army officer said. The operation was conducted by Cameroon’s elite Rapid Intervention Battalion in collaboration with community defense forces, otherwise known as vigilante groups, the officer, […]
22, November 2019
Roman Catholic prelates lead ‘peace caravans’ to Southern Cameroons 0
Catholic prelates are leading two “peace caravans” to inform the people of Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions of the resolutions of the Oct. 29-Nov. 4 “Major National Dialogue” aimed at ending a secessionist rebellion in the country. Cameroon’s English-speaking North West and South West regions have been experiencing a civil conflict since 2016, when demonstrations broke […]
21, November 2019
Ambazonia: The filth of corruption has infiltrated Sako, Chris Anu and Kometa 0
The Ambazonia leader President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe was right to appoint a vice president in the person of Comrade Dabney Yerima to take over the leadership of the Southern Cameroons Interim Government. Cameroon Concord News Group had made an honest observation about how the Ambazonia Interim Government had to contend with nasty characters within its […]
22, November 2019
Africa Cup of Nations: Cameroon 2021 dates ‘to be decided’ 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Sports
The dates for Cameroon 2021, the next Africa Cup of Nations, are yet to be decided, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) says. The announcement raises the possibility of the tournament returning to its previous schedule of January/February. Egypt 2019 was the first Nations Cup to be held in June/July. Caf say the Cameroon move is […]