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29, January 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: 4 dead in student protests 0
Three students and a police officer have died in the southeastern of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during weekend clashes at a protest over water and power outages, according to an updated death toll by the presidency. The violence was sparked after a large area, including Lubumbashi university, was left without water and electricity for […]
29, January 2019
Corruption seen rising in Trump’s US 0
The United States last year slid down the rankings of a global corruption index as America’s system of checks and balances faced growing threats on Donald Trump’s watch, Transparency International said Tuesday. The US lost four points to score 71 out of 100 on the watchdog’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, sending the country tumbling out […]
29, January 2019
Cameroon: Political crisis deepens as Prof. Kamto gets arrested 0
Cameroon’s political crisis has taken a turn for the worse as government forces have arrested the winner of last year’s presidential election, Professor Maurice Kamto, a prominent law professor who has vowed that the people’s victory must be returned, or the country will be made ungovernable. Arrested along with Prof. Kamto was Mr. Albert Dzongang […]
28, January 2019
Prof Maurice Kamto, Others arrested in Douala 0
Cameroon senior opposition figure Prof Maurice Kamto has been arrested in Douala, the economic metropolis as concerns rose over a government crackdown after last disputed presidential election. Cameroon Concord News Douala city reporter said more details would be released later. The leader of the MRC party, who was a minister in an uneasy coalition with […]
28, January 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Revenge in the air 0
A senior Southern Cameroonian fighter has informed the Cameroon Concord News Group that the Betis must be slaughtered and chased out of Cameroon because of the atrocities they are committing in Southern Cameroons and in other non-Beti regions of the country. The fighter, who contacted Cameroon Concord News Group’s global headquarters in the United Kingdom […]
28, January 2019
Yaounde Struggles to Secure Neighbours, Its Own Territory 0
While Sudan hosted a new round of Central African Republic (C.A.R.) peace talks this week (Thursday, Jan. 24), Cameroon’s military was announcing new troop deployments to contain spillover from fighting inside C.A.R.’s border. In Bossangoa, the capital of Ouham, more than 200 people came to hear Gaston Guella, an official of the Bossangoa council in […]
28, January 2019
UN urges Myanmar to enact late Kofi Annan’s counsel on Rohingya 0
The United Nations (UN) has urged Myanmar to implement the recommendations of a panel on the Rohingya crisis that was led by a former UN head, the late Kofi Annan, including ensuring freedom of movement and access to education for children from the persecuted Muslim minority. Speaking at a forum in the Myanmarese capital, Naypyidaw, on […]
28, January 2019
Boko Haram strikes 2 Nigerian army bases near border with Cameroon 0
Boko Haram militants attacked two military bases in northeast Nigeria’s Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, injuring six soldiers, two military sources told AFP on Sunday. The attacks were the latest against military targets in the region, with security becoming a major campaign issue ahead of presidential and legislative elections next month. President Muhammadu […]
28, January 2019
Germany: Protesters occupy Cameroon’s embassy in Berlin 0
A small group of protesters briefly occupied Cameroon’s embassy in Berlin and caused minor damage inside the building, German police said. About 10 people forced their way into the embassy of the central African nation in the early hours of Sunday and made political demands. The police did not provide specifics on what the protesters […]
29, January 2019
Art, Drama Help Children Who Survived Boko Haram Attacks 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Growing mental health services for children who have survived Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency can help prevent future violence, aid agencies said Monday, although huge needs remain unmet. In Niger’s Diffa region, about 250,000 people have fled fighting around Lake Chad where Islamist group Boko Haram has been waging attacks since 2009, according to the United Nations. […]