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28, March 2019
Tension Over Purported U.S. Sanction Of Cameroonian Officials 0
There are reports out of Cameroon that say the U.S. has sanctioned President Paul Biya’s government and accused Yaounde of committing atrocities in the ongoing anglophone crisis. The sanctions are also said to be in place for the arrest and detention of opposition leader, Maurice Kamto. The sanctions are said to affect more than twenty […]
28, March 2019
United States sanctions on the Paul Biya regime: A good move though coming late 0
Paul Biya remains one of the few “sit tight” leaders in Africa. He has been in power for close to 37 years. And at 86 years, he has not thought it wise to quit the political stage and make way for the younger generation. Who knows if he intends to die in office like the […]
28, March 2019
Genocide in the Southern Cameroons: CEMAC Paul Biya’s Crown of Thorns 0
The CEMAC statement on the genocide in the Southern Cameroons in its just concluded summit in Ndjamena, Chad is worthy of note. French Cameroun’s President Paul Biya was elected President of the sub-regional organisation in his absence. He was therefore not present to officially take over the mantle of leadership of that sub-regional organisation. His […]
27, March 2019
Barcelona target Andre Onana hails Carlos Kameni experience in Cameroon camp 0
The Ajax stopper has told Goal that he’s benefiting from the veteran’s presence in the Indomitable Lions camp.Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana has told Goal that he’s benefiting from Carlos Kameni’s presence in the Indomitable Lions camp, despite criticism about the latter’s continued inclusion. Onana was in goal as Cameroon beat Comoros 3-0 to qualify for the Africa Cup of […]
27, March 2019
US troops pull out of Cameroon 0
More than 100 soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division returned to Fort Campbell from their deployment to Cameroon on Sunday afternoon. These “First Strike” soldiers made up the majority of Task Force Talon, which deployed to northern Cameroon from October 2018 through March 2019, according to […]
27, March 2019
Algeria: Army chief calls for President Bouteflika to be ‘ousted’ 0
Algeria army chief says the presidency should be declared vacant the latest move in efforts to get ailing president Abdul Aziz Bouteflika to leave office. Chief of Staff Gaid Salah’s call is thus seeking the application of article 102 of the constitution which stipulates that a president can be removed from office if he is […]
27, March 2019
Lessons for Cameroon’s docile army: Algerian military urges removal of President Bouteflika 0
The army chief of staff, Lt Gen Ahmed Gaed Salah demanded that President Bouteflika be declared unfit to rule and removed in line with Article 102 of the Algerian constitution. There are remarkable lessons from the Algerian experience. No person is indispensable. In consonance with the Shakespearean advice, men must learn to ‘quit the stage […]
26, March 2019
UN says funds urgently needed for displaced Southern Cameroonians 0
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today asking donors for stepped up support for half a million displaced Cameroonians who have survived over a year of ongoing violence in different parts of the country. Violent clashes in Cameroon between the military and armed separatists over the past thirteen months have forcibly displaced thousands, including across […]
26, March 2019
US will not ‘stand idly’ as Russia dispatches troops in Venezuela 0
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia Monday the United States will not “stand idly by” as Moscow inserts military personnel into Venezuela to support the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. In a phone call with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pompeo denounced the growing Russian military reinforcements as prolonging the political crisis in the South American country. Pompeo […]
28, March 2019
Could Nigeria’s court ruling ease the conflict in southern Cameroon? 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
On 1 March, in the case between 12 Cameroonian separatist leaders and the Federal Government of Nigeria, Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that the forced deportation of the 12 leaders and 39 other Anglophones from Taraba State was illegal and unconstitutional. The judge said that irrespective of whether they posed a […]