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26, February 2019
Germany’s SPD to extend freeze on arms sales to Riyadh 0
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), which is part of the ruling coalition, says it has plans to extend an embargo on arms supplies to Saudi Arabia despite pressure from major European countries not to do so. Rolf Muetzenich, the deputy leader of SPD in Germany’s parliament, said the party would fight to maintain […]
26, February 2019
Russia questions US push to form ‘Arab NATO’ 0
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov questions a reported push underway by the United States to “forcefully” band together a NATO-like Arab military alliance. Lavrov referred to the potential grouping as the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA), saying US President Donald Trump’s administration “is trying to impose [the alliance] on the Persian Gulf states plus Jordan […]
25, February 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: UN agencies are recruiting in Buea and Bamenda 0
As the United Nations continues to mobilize resources to get its staff on the ground in Southern Cameroons, it is also looking to employ many local staff who will have to play a huge role in its humanitarian work. According to an inside source, United Nations bodies are already on the ground and their international […]
25, February 2019
Senegal president’s camp claims re-election, opposition objects 0
Senegal’s prime minister has claimed that President Macky Sall was re-elected in a first round vote on Sunday, hours after the opposition suggested that no candidate had won an outright majority. Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne, a Sall ally, claimed at midnight that president had won 13 out of 14 regions with “at least […]
25, February 2019
Nigeria: Polls close with reports of dozens killed in election violence 0
As many as 39 people have died in election-related violence in Nigeria, as the country awaits the results of this weekend’s voting in what is forecast to be its tightest poll since the end of military rule in 1999 Current President Muhummadu Buhari, 76, a former military ruler is seeking a second term on an […]
25, February 2019
Pope compares sexual abuse of children to ‘human sacrifice’ 0
Pope Francis on Sunday compared the sexual abuse of children to human sacrifice as he addressed the Catholic Church’s top bishops at the end of a landmark summit to tackle paedophilia. “Our work has made us realise once again that the gravity of the scourge of the sexual abuse of minors is, and historically has been, a […]
25, February 2019
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa refuses substitution in Carabao Cup Final 0
Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa refused to leave the pitch during the Carabao Cup Final after Maurizio Sarri tried to substitute him off due to an injury. The incident resulted in Sarri throwing a bottle in the Wembley dugout and storming off down the tunnel. Chelsea lost the match to Man City on penalties. Presstv
25, February 2019
Cameroon Slowly Moving To A War Zone 0
In recent years, Cameroon – a peaceful country in Central Africa ruled by President Paul Biya – has transitioned from a tranquil harbor to a site of horror. The Cameroonian army has been battling with Boko Haram militants on the northern border alongside security forces from Nigeria, Niger, and Chad. The conflict has registered over […]
24, February 2019
Senegal: Presidential election begins, incumbent tipped to win 0
Senegal went to the polls Sunday in an election that incumbent President Macky Sall is tipped to win after his main challengers were banned from running. His two biggest rivals in the first-round vote in the West African nation — popular former Dakar mayor Khalifa Sall and Karim Wade, the son of the previous president — were […]
26, February 2019
Sudan: Police use tear gas against protesters defying emergency state 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Police forces in Sudan have fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters in the capital Khartoum as demonstrators challenge a state of emergency declared by President Omar al-Bashir, eyewitnesses say. The demonstrators took to the streets on Monday, shouting “freedom, peace, justice,” to protest a year-long nationwide state of emergency imposed by the president on […]