US President Donald Trump has arrived in Paris for a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron, his second trip in less than a week to Europe, where he is deeply unpopular. Trump arrived on Thursday after an overnight flight from Washington ahead of Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. The invitation by France’s recently-elected president may […]
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for corruption and money laundering. Federal prosecutors made the ruling on Wednesday, accusing Lula da Silva of receiving more than one million dollars in bribes from Brazilian construction giant OAS in the form of a luxury […]
Sarah Mbi Enow Anyang Agbor is the new Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union. The 48-year old from Manyu Division, South West Region was elected on 30th June 2017. Before her election, Sarah Mbi Enow was Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Research, Cooperation and Relations with the Business World, […]
The Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram committed carnage on Wednesday, July 12, and Thursday, July 13, 2017 in Waza, a locality in the Logone-et-Chari Division, Far North Region which is close to the border with Nigeria. The regime in Yaoundé has not established the circumstances of these suicide bombings but what we do know from […]
Minister Issa Tchiroma announced his presence back in the country late yesterday and confirmed he was in Europe for a private mission. “Yes, as some people said on social media, I was actually abroad, but like my collaborators said, I’m fine, I’m in good health,” said the Minister of Communication. Issa Tchiroma Bakary was returning […]
The Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakary who also moonlights as government spokesman hasn’t been seen in public since Thursday, June 29th 2017, when he appeared looking frail before his disappearance. Tchiroma, usually a controversial and conspicuous figure at press conferences has now been missing ever since the Bishop Bala affair amid growing incredulity. A […]
Algeria has announced that it is ready to apply for the hosting of the African Cup of Nations AFCOM-2019 in the event that the African Football Confederation (CAF) withdraws the organization in Cameroon. The President of the Algerian Federation (FAF), Kheireddine Zetchi noted recently that “We are following the case of a possible relocation with […]
Dear fellow West Cameroonians, After more than eight months of challenging a government that has hurt us for more than five decades, I deem it necessary to bring this important component of the struggle to your attention. While we may differ on the final objective of the struggle, I would like to underscore that we […]
Saudi Arabia and its allies have announced that a deal reached between the US and Qatar over battling terrorism is “insufficient” while stressing that anti-Doha sanctions will remain in place. On Tuesday, Qatar and the US signed a deal aimed at combating “terrorism financing” during US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Doha. “Today, […]
Fans were taken by surprise as Porto striker Vincent Aboubakar declared he wanted to join Swansea City after reportedly being offered a deal to move to south Wales. But who is the forward and what has he achieved in his career so far? Vincent Aboubakar is a 25-year-old striker who currently plays for Porto and […]
