A suspected trafficker has been arrested by members of the Bamenda Judicial Police, transporting a 75 kg cargo of Indian hemp. The drug dealer was coming from Kumbo in Bui Division and the load was hidden in a wheelbarrow. He told the police that the drugs had to be sold in a market in Douala […]
The Trump administration has decided to end the CIA’s years-long covert program to arm and train what they call Syrian moderate opposition, militants fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Quoting two unnamed US officials, The Washington Post reported the suspension of the program on Wednesday, while the CIA declined to comment on the […]
Veteran US Republican Senator John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer and is reviewing treatment options, according to his office. The options may include chemotherapy and radiation, his doctors said. The 80-year-old politician is in “good spirits” recovering at home. The tumour was discovered during a surgery to remove a blood clot from above […]
Cameroonian forces have been torturing suspects in their campaign against Islamist group Boko Haram, with much of the torture happening at a base that has also been used by American and French troops, Amnesty International said on Thursday. Amnesty’s report documented 101 cases of arbitrary arrest and torture by Cameroonian troops charged with fighting the […]
Last year an in-depth investigation by Bloomberg business news revealed that Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s family have a network of business interests in the country including stakes in Congo’s biggest mobile-phone company and one of its largest banks. “The sprawling network may help explain why the president is ignoring pleas” to hand over power, the […]
The agent of a late Cameroonian footballer has asked Fifa to train all players and coaches in how to treat victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). Hasan Anil Eken, whose client Patrick Ekeng died in such circumstances last year, believes this could prove crucial in a battle to save a player’s life. “With this injury, […]
Radio France International’s Hausa service journalist Ahmed Abba who was sentenced to 10 years in prison this year by a Cameroon military tribunal has been named the 2017 International Press Freedom Award recipient. The annual prize is awarded by media rights body Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) to honour journalists who show courage in defending […]
The South African ambassador to Cameroon reportedly participated in a funny celebration to commemorate the International Mandela Day that held on the 18th of July 2017. The Mandela Day is a day of service, a day to live the legacy of one of the most inspirational moral leaders of modern times, Nelson Mandela and Ambassador […]
Former Vice President Al Gore has expressed pessimism over the new US administration’s will to act on key climate issues, saying he was “wrong” about President Donald Trump. Al Gore made the comment during a television show on Monday night, recounting the details of his meeting with Trump after last year’s election to discuss climate […]
Survivors of the September 11 attacks have called on British Prime Minister Theresa May to allow the release of a government report highlighting the Saudi role in funding extremism. The plea was made on Tuesday in a letter signed by 15 survivors, who demanded that May seize the chance to publish the report commissioned by […]
