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10, April 2019
Yaounde receives FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy on tour for France 2019 0
Cameroon on Tuesday received the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy, which arrived in the capital Yaounde in the company of FIFA officials, as part of its global tour en route to France. The trophy came after concluding a tour in South Africa and is expected to head to neighbouring Nigeria. It is the second […]
10, April 2019
Biya regime mastering the art of muzzling opposition 0
International rights group, Human Rights Watch, HRW, says it is worried about the Cameroonian government’s continued muzzling of the dissenting voices, especially that of the opposition. HRW’s concerns were primarily set around the recent banning of an assembly by the main opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement, MRC. In a statement titled, ‘Cameroon Tightens Screws on Opposition,’ HRW bemoaned what it described […]
10, April 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Switzerland rejects Biya’s request 0
The President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has just faced a major setback as the Swiss government turns down his request for him to be accompanied to Switzerland by heavily armed Cameroon uniformed officers. A source at the Presidency of the Republic has hinted Cameroon Concord News Group that Cameroon government officials are […]
9, April 2019
UK: House of Lords approve Brexit law forcing Prime Minister to consult parliament on delay 0
Britain’s House of Lords approved legislation on Monday that will give parliament the power to scrutinize and even change Prime Minister Theresa May’s request that the European Union agree to delay Brexit until June 30. The legislation, which is being passed despite government opposition to it, will now return to the elected House of Commons […]
9, April 2019
Biya Regime Says Nigerians Who Fled Election Violence Have Return Home 0
Cameroon says at least 40,000 Nigerians who fled across the border for fear of election-related violence have returned home and another 20,000 are soon to follow. Cameroon troops whistle to indicate it is time for departure as about 3,000 Nigerians prepare to return to the village of Kukawa in Borno state. Midjiyawa Bakari, the governor […]
9, April 2019
Cameroon Tightens Screws on Opposition 0
In a crackdown on both the opposition and the right to assemble, Cameroonian authorities have banned a week of demonstrations planned by the opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) party. On April 5, the Ministry of the Territorial Administration issued a press release banning the demonstrations between April 6 and 13, accusing the MRC of destabilising […]
9, April 2019
Yaounde moves towards its national cyber risk assessment 0
A 3-day Cyber Risk Assessment workshop was organised to train IT experts in strategic state institutions in Cameroon to establish an inventory of critical cyber risks. The workshop from 2 to 4 April addressed issues on cybersecurity and cybercrime in Cameroon, national critical assets identification and the protection of critical cyberspace. Speaking at the opening […]
9, April 2019
Cameroon’s Current balance deficit worsens 0
Unlike other countries within the Cemac area, Cameroon’s current balance deficit worsened during the past year. According to recent data from the Bank of Central African Countries (Beac), the country’s deficit grew to 3.4% over the period, against 2.5% in 2017. Such a situation is driven by a negative trade balance performance of XAF271.7 billion […]
8, April 2019
US: Man fatally shoots woman in front of Hawthorne police department 0
A man has shot and killed the mother of his child in front of the Hawthorne police department in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California, officials say. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon as the two were meeting for a custody exchange of their 17-month-old child when the man shot and killed the woman. An officer, who […]
10, April 2019
Boko Haram: 3 soldiers, dozen militants killed in Cameroon raid 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Three Cameroonian soldiers were killed in the locality of Sagme (Far-North), during an assault by Boko Haram militants a dozen of whom also died in the ensuing gunfight, APA learns Monday from the Defense ministry. According to the ministry, the raid took place on Sunday and left three personnel of the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), […]