US President Donald Trump is abusing long-standing norms for ethical behavior and his conflicts of interest put the country at risk of being seen as a “kleptocracy,” according to the former head of the US government’s ethics watchdog agency. Walter Shaub, who quit this month as director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), said […]
Turkey and the United States have been accusing each other of supporting various terrorist groups in Syria. Brett H. McGurk, the US special envoy to the international coalition against the Daesh terrorist group, has suggested that Turkey facilitates al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria’s Idlib Province. He said in a speech delivered at a Washington-based think tank […]
The nation has observed the two days of national mourning decreed by President Biya on the 28th and 29th of July 2017. In different places of worship, believers prayed for the repose of the souls of the 34 people who died after a military vessel wrecked off the coast of Dibuncha in Southern Cameroons. The […]
Kenya’s presidential election, planned to be held in a week’s time, has been marred by fears of a turmoil as a senior electoral official, responsible for managing anti-fraud systems in the hotly contested vote, has been found tortured and killed in the capital Nairobi. Wafula Chebukati, the electoral commission chairman, said Monday that the body […]
According to the latest Reuters report, Cameroon plans to begin exporting LNG later this year using a newly designed offshore plant that analysts say could slash production costs and unlock African reserves not previously considered economically viable. West and Central Africa’s Gulf of Guinea has seen a wave of new oil and gas exploration, particularly […]
Fellow Southern Cameroonians, fellow Ambazonians: Accept warm greetings from the Governing Council. This journey to the restoration of the independence of our nation is in full gear and we want to thank you all for your messages from all corners of the world. We have heard your voices from Australia, China, Europe, Americas and Africa. […]
The U.S. military is investigating a report that its service members were present at a Cameroonian base where U.S.-trained security forces allegedly detained and tortured civilians. The allegations arose in an Amnesty International report released earlier this month, which documented over 100 cases of arrest and torture of civilians by Cameroonian security forces as they […]
Somalia’s militant group al-Shabab has claimed that it has launched a blitz attack on African Union troops south of the country, killing 39 of them. Abdiasis Abu Musab, al Shabab’s military operation spokesman, said Sunday that the group had definitely killed 39 members of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in clashes that erupted earlier […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that over 755 US diplomats must leave the country as a result of Washington’s own policies. “The American side has made a move which, it is important to note, hasn’t been provoked by anything, to worsen Russian-US relations. [It includes] unlawful restrictions, attempts to influence other states of the […]
North Korea has touted its recent test of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) as a call on the United States to set aside its threats of attacking the island nation. North Korea’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday that the test late Friday was meant to remind the US that it should “wake up from […]
