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19, September 2019
Liberia: 26 students, two teachers killed in school fire 0
A huge fire at a Liberian Koranic school killed at least 26 pupils and two teachers on Wednesday when flames engulfed their dormitory, in one of the worst disasters of its kind for the West African nation. The boys were sleeping at the school when the overnight fire began, said police spokesman Moses Carter, adding […]
19, September 2019
Schools struggle as Southern Cameroons conflict drags on 0
It’s back to school day in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala and 19-year-old Pricilla Ngum Che is getting ready to go to class — for the first time in two years. Pricilla lives in this small windowless room, that she shares with her two younger siblings. She and her siblings live by themselves and are supported […]
19, September 2019
Prime Minister Dion Ngute stresses role of media, youth to end the Ambazonia conflict 0
Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Tuesday underlined the “important role” of the media and youth in addressing the conflict in the country’s two restive English-speaking regions. Ngute made the remarks in the capital city of Yaounde during consultative talks with the Cameroon National Youth Council (CNJC) and the Cameroon Union of Journalists (CUJ), which […]
19, September 2019
As Ambazonia crisis continues, national dialogue will focus on ‘bilingualism, cultural diversity and social cohesion’ 0
Cameroon’s leader Paul Biya, in an infrequent outing on Tuesday, September 10, announced talks to put to rest the crisis rocking the country’s English-speaking northwest and southwest regions – an impasse elapsing for the fourth year. The conflict broke out in late 2016 when English-speaking Cameroonians began to protest the ongoing marginalization from the Francophone […]
18, September 2019
Biya appoints Hayatou to salvage his AFCON plan 0
Former African soccer leader Issa Hayatou will help organize some of the continent’s top tournaments. The Cameroon sports ministry says it has appointed Hayatou, who was FIFA’s interim president in 2015-16, as a special adviser to the organizers of competitions it will host, including the 2020 African Nations Championship and the 2021 African Cup of […]
18, September 2019
Indonesia: Cargo plane carrying four missing 0
An Indonesian cargo plane with four people on board lost contact with air traffic control , an official said, the latest incident to hit the country’s poor aviation record. The Twin Otter DHC6-400, set off from the city of Timika on Wednesday at 10:39 am (0239 GMT) and was headed to Ilaga, a mountainous region […]
18, September 2019
Cameroon Concord Man of the Year 2019: Your Nominations 0
In December 2019, Cameroon Concord News Group shall be announcing the Man of the Year!! We are asking our readers and subscribers to nominate their own personal Man of the Year. Over the years, we of the Concord Group have seen a few same float to the top!! However, it is vital to observe that […]
18, September 2019
Saudi Arabia doesn’t yet know who carried oil strikes or why 0
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman says Riyadh does not yet know who were behind the highly disruptive drone attacks on Saudi Aramco petroleum and gas processing plants at Abqaiq and Khurais in the kingdom’s Eastern Province, which sent crude prices skyrocketing. “We don’t know who is behind the attack,” he told reporters in the western […]
17, September 2019
Why Buhari should intervene in ongoing genocide in Southern Cameroon 0
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government have been told not to stay aloof and watch the alleged ongoing genocide in the English speaking part of Cameron. Already about 35,000 people from Southern Cameroon are said to be taking refuge in Cross River State which shares boundary with Cameroon. This is as a Community leader […]
19, September 2019
“Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and his aides are not terrorists but freedom fighters” 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
Cameroon is going through the toughest moment of its life and the future looks bleak as the Central African country deals with multiple crises. The country’s economy is facing tough times and the level of employment is very high. But it is the Anglophone crisis that is the government’s toughest challenge. The country’s president, Paul […]