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20, April 2019
Boko Haram kills 11 civilians in Cameroon attack 0
Boko Haram fighters torched a village in Cameroon’s troubled Far North Region overnight and killed 11 civilians in their sleep, security sources told AFP on Friday. “Boko Haram made an incursion at night in the Tchakamari area,” a source close to security services in the area said, confirming a report from a member of a local self-defence […]
19, April 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: EU Parliament Pushes Yaounde to the Wall 0
Yaounde is under pressure and the pressure is coming from an unlikely source. Its usual allies are slowly jumping ship and this spells a disaster for a government that is on its last leg. The European Union has sent a tough message to Yaounde and sources at the Unity Palace say the bad news is […]
19, April 2019
France: Notre-Dame fire donations pour in, spark controversy 0
Monday’s calamitous fire at Notre-Dame elicited an unprecedented outpouring of generosity from donors near and far, great and small. But as the embers cooled, so have cracks appeared in the initial élan of unity and controversy flared over funds. Donations nearing the billion euro mark Donors had by Thursday already pledged €850 million to rebuild the […]
19, April 2019
Sudan protesters hold biggest sit-in since Bashir’s ouster 0
A week after the fall of Sudan’s long-time President Omar al-Bashir, a huge crowd has converged in the streets of the capital, demanding the country’s transitional military council hand over power to civilians. Hundreds of thousands of people packed the streets outside the defense ministry in Khartoum on Thursday, chanting “Civilian rule, civilian rule.” Protesters […]
19, April 2019
Menchum County: Fire destroys home of late CPDM Section President 0
The residence of the late Menchum I CPDM Section President, Chuo Cyprian Akwo, has been destroyed by flames in Wum. This has left his family counting their losses. The family was asleep when they were awaken by heat and realised that their house was on fire. They quickly called for help that never came even […]
19, April 2019
Battle for Ambazonia: Several arrested in just one week as Biya forces continue to crack down on Southern Cameroonians 0
Several Southern Cameroons civilians have been arrested by troops loyal to the Biya Francophone regime in Buea as the elements of the Rapid Intervention Battalion continue to crack down on Ambazonian separatists. At approximately 5.20pm on Monday, French Cameroun soldiers stormed the Bolifamba area on lame and ridiculous reasons that they were hunting down Southern […]
18, April 2019
29 German tourists killed in Portugal bus crash 0
Twenty-nine German tourists were killed when their bus spun off the road and tumbled down a slope before crashing into a house on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Drone footage of the aftermath of the accident showed the badly mangled wreckage of the bus resting precariously on its side against a building on a hillside, […]
18, April 2019
UK: Prime Minister May faces Tory grassroots action to step down 0
The grassroots members of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party are planning to campaign against Prime Minster Theresa May and force her to step down amid a failure to deliver on results of a 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union. Reports in the British media, including one in the Guardian newspaper on Wednesday, said that grassroots […]
18, April 2019
European Parliament resolution on Cameroon 0
The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Cameroon, – having regard to the statement by DROI Chair Antonio Panzeri on 7 March 2019on the situation in Cameroon European Parliament, – having regard to the declaration by the HR/VP Federica Mogherini on 5 April 2019 on the deteriorating political and security situation in Cameroon, – having […]
20, April 2019
Cameroon’s watchdog rejects MTN’s tariff proposal 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
The Cameroonian Telecommunications Regulatory Board (TRB) has rejected MTN Cameroon’s proposed tariff plan for 2019, ITWeb Africa reported. It rejected the operator’s technical offering and pricing conditions for access and sharing of network infrastructure, because it reportedly did not respect certain proposals made by TRB’s board. TRB had recommended that MTN Cameroon reduce the cost […]