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9, July 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Beginning of the End for Biya? 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
Actions by French President Macron and Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo this week have given a seal of approval to Ambazonian Restoration forces and could mark the beginning of the end of the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo dictatorship that has ruled Cameroon for more than 35 years. Despite the fact that French president Emmanuel Macron […]
9, July 2018
Tunisia: 9 police killed in attack 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Nine members of Tunisia’s security forces were killed on Sunday in an attack in the west of the country close to the border with Algeria, state news agency TAP reported. Militants present in rural parts of Tunisia occasionally target security forces, but Sunday’s toll was the highest since 2015, a year in which extremist militants […]
9, July 2018
Bundes: SPD leader warns US envoy over talks with carmakers 0
by soter • Business, Headline News, World
Leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has slammed the new US envoy to Berlin for quietly engaging in talks with major German carmakers over a trade dispute between Washington and the European Union. US Ambassador to Berlin Richard Grenell has reportedly been in talks with the heads of German carmakers such as BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen. He argues […]
9, July 2018
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Government steps up attacks 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
The Southern Cameroons crisis which seemed to have slowed down a few weeks ago has entered a new phase following the government’s decision to step up its attacks. The Yaoundé government is under enormous pressure from the international community that is urging it to find a swift and peaceful resolution. But the hawks in the […]
8, July 2018
Bamenda: Archbishop Esua tenders resignation letter to Pope 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Religion
The Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bamenda, His Grace Cornelius Fontem Esua, has tendered his resignation letter to the Pontiff, His Holiness Pope Francis. The Prelate handed over his resignation letter to Pope Francis in prelude to his 75th anniversary. Speaking to reporters on Monday, July 2, 2018, at the St Joseph Metropolitan Cathedral, Big […]
8, July 2018
Worsening Southern Cameroons Crisis Highlights Need for Dialogue and Inclusion 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
Though Boko Haram’s lethality and tactical innovation, al-Shabaab’s resilience, and the brokering of partnerships by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have rightfully dominated analysis of political violence in Africa, other situations are also increasingly relevant for those concerned with political violence in Africa. With the escalation of the crisis in Anglophone Cameroon and the […]
8, July 2018
Dozens die in Cameroon bus accident 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
At least 28 people have been killed and five others injured in a bus crash in central Cameroon, officials said. The vehicle was travelling on the road that links the political capital, Yaounde, with the western regional capital, Bafoussam. Naseri Paul Bea, governor of the central region, told The Associated Press news agency that the bus […]
8, July 2018
Nigerian business community is fleeing as Southern Cameroons crisis deepens 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
The economy of the troubled English-speaking regions in northwest and southwest Cameroon is slowly grinding to near halt as the long-drawn out security crisis is forcing local businessmen to put their safety over commerce. It is also driving away many of the biggest traders originally from neighboring Nigeria who have traditionally run key markets in […]
8, July 2018
US: Medical helicopter crashes on Chicago highway, 4 injured 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Four people were injured when a medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday night, with one in critical condition, officials said. The pilot made a “mayday” radio call from a Eurocopter 135 air ambulance at about 9:15 p.m. Central Time (0215 GMT Sunday), according to a Federal Aviation Authority statement. The […]
9, July 2018
Biya regime deploys more soldiers to check Ambazonian militants attacking the Fako County 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Yaoundé has deployed more personnel to the Fako County attacked by Ambazonian Restoration Forces today in Muea and Mile 17. The additional troops deployed by the Francophone regime were drawn from the nation’s capital and Douala. The Southern Cameroons freedom fighters staged the raids in Muea and inside Buea. The French Cameroun commander who received […]