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22, October 2019
Japanese emperor publicly proclaims enthronement in centuries-old ceremony 0
Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ascendancy to the throne on Tuesday in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfill his duty as a symbol of the state. Naruhito became emperor in May in a brief, tradition-filled ceremony but Tuesday’s “Sokui no Rei” was a more elaborate ritual […]
22, October 2019
French Cameroun: 7 soldiers plead not guilty to executing women and children 0
Seven Cameroonian soldiers accused of killing two women and their children in an alleged summary execution that was caught on video pleaded not guilty at a military tribunal on Monday. The six soldiers and a captain have been charged with joint participation in murder, breach of regulations and conspiracy, according to the indictment. The video […]
22, October 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Roman Catholic Church leaders want answers after arrest of Caritas head 0
A Catholic priest who runs the local Caritas for his Cameroonian archdiocese was arrested on Sunday, and a local bishop says he has no idea why. Father Paul Njokikang was picked up early Sunday morning after celebrating Mass in Mbinfibe, near Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s North West region. He was reportedly taken by security […]
22, October 2019
Battle For Ambazonia: Field Marshal Names Himself ‘King’ of Lebialem 0
There is outrage in Cameroon after a separatist fighter who chased several traditional rulers from the English-speaking Lebialem district enthroned himself as king. Raids by the military to capture the fighter and ensuing battles led to the deaths of 11 suspected fighters and the beheading of a police officer. Heavily guarded by his fighters and […]
21, October 2019
Cameroon-Nigeria: The centre of maritime piracy, armed robbery and kidnap 0
Nearly all maritime kidnappings and hostage-takings in the nine months to the end of September this year took place in or near the Gulf of Guinea, said global maritime piracy watchdog the International Maritime Bureau (IMB). New data from the IMB shows that worldwide there have been 70 actual kidnappings of seafarers and 49 hostage-takings year to […]
21, October 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Director of Caritas Revered Father Njokikang arrested 0
As the Anglophone uprising in Cameroon enters its fourth year, the Caritas Director, Father Paul Njokikang, has been arrested. His detention has been condemned by Lord Alton as a further assault on moderate voices within Anglophone civil society. In May, Father Paul testified at the United Nations about the deteriorating situation in the mainly English-speaking […]
21, October 2019
Southern Cameroons Conflict: Priest Kidnapped in Mamfe 0
More than 24 hours after a catholic priest went missing in the diocese of Mamfe in the South West Region, nothing has been heard of him. Armed groups are very active in the area but non has claimed responsibility for his disappearance. According to some Ambazonia leaders, a search is now on for what they […]
21, October 2019
Biya’s plan of francophonising Southern Cameroons won’t materialize 0
The Ambazonia Vice President Dabney Yerima says the successful launch of the Amba Bonds Project will stifle French Cameroun’s plan of francophonising the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. The exiled leader made the comments in Holland late on Sunday observing that the “plans to give Ambazonian the so-called special status will fail, and Southern Cameroonians will […]
21, October 2019
Pride of Africa: Stable Botswana to vote in rare cliffhanger 0
Botswana votes on Wednesday in the most closely fought general election in the history of the southern African country, long known as one of the continent’s most stable democracies. Former president Ian Khama has shaken up the country’s traditionally calm politics by dramatically renouncing his hand-picked successor Mokgweetsi Masisi. Khama left the ruling Botswana Democratic […]
22, October 2019
Cameroon: Vigilance committees’ dilemma in the fight against Boko Haram 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News, Society
Boko Haram is attacking Cameroon’s Far North Region almost daily – especially the country’s vigilance committees and defence and security forces. On 7 October the group killed a man and a woman and kidnapped four members of the local vigilance committee in Kerawa (see Figure 1). Civilian-led vigilance committees are informally structured groups made up […]