Donald Trump was expected to attend his New York civil fraud trial when it reconvenes on Tuesday, a day after the former US president was slapped with a partial gag order in a separate criminal case. The 77-year-old Republican, who on Monday continued his campaign to retake the White House with rallies in Iowa, is […]
The situation is deteriorating in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon, where separatists are demanding independence. Armed clashes, targeted attacks resulting in killings, armed extortion, and arbitrary arrests are frequently reported. In Akwaya subdivision of the Manyu region, over 875 persons have been forced to flee due to targeted attacks by non-State armed groups […]
Ten people are feared dead while dozens more were injured in a horrific car crash Friday in the Centre region, according to witnesses and police. The accident occurred when a bus transporting more than 30 people collided head-on with a truck loaded with sand in the Obala locality of the region, witnesses said. “Some of […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday on China, a partner of Iran, to use its influence to push for calm in the Middle East. The top US diplomat, who was visiting Saudi Arabia, had a “productive” one-hour telephone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. “Our message […]
A judge in the southern Senegalese city of Ziguinchor has cancelled the removal of imprisoned opposition politician Ousmane Sonko from electoral lists, his lawyers and now-dissolved political party said. Authorities had removed Sonko’s name from the lists preventing him from contesting February’s presidential election. But the judge’s decison late Thursday means Sonko – who came […]
Cameroon Concord News Group holds President Biya and his ruling Beti Ewondo political elites accountable for the unfolding sexual exploitation and harassment of Southern Cameroons girls in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Hundreds of young Southern Cameroons girls lured also to East Cameroun territory have been subjected to sexual abuse and they and many young […]
Hosts Ivory Coast were joined in Group A by Nigeria in the draw for the Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan on Thursday. Fast-improving Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, who have qualified for a fourth straight edition, complete the mini-league. Other heavyweight pairings included defending champions Senegal with five-time winners Cameroon, while Africa’s first World Cup […]
The President of Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT), Samuel Eto’o, addressed critics on Tuesday, expressing his determination to foster the development of the country’s football amid growing opposition. Some football “detractors” have attempted to hinder Cameroonian football through court cases, defamatory allegations, and negative coverage in the international media, yet have failed, Eto’o remarked during a […]
Rev. Father Andrew Ambezieh was incarcerated since 2017 at the Kondengui Maximum Security Prison in Yaoundé on fabricated terrorism charges. He was sentenced in 2018 to 12 years in prison and reportedly granted bail in 2019 but was never released until his passing. The Roman Catholic cleric who hailed from Tezie Ngie in Momo faced […]
Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan Thursday, visiting abroad for the first time since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him in March. Russian news agencies TASS, Interfax and RIA Novosti reported early Thursday morning that Putin had arrived in Kyrgyzstan. He is due to meet his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov and to […]
