The Cameroon Doctors’ Trade Union, SYMEC is calling on all doctors to observe the second phase of their strike action slated from the 15 to 17 May 2017 throughout the national territory. Cameroonian doctors are demanding a reform of the health system. More specifically, they require the introduction of universal basic health insurance (without categorization […]
France’s centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron, has won the country’s presidential election by a resoundingly margin over far-right candidate, Marine Le Pen. Initial estimates showed Macron winning between 65.5 percent and 66.1 percent of ballots ahead of Le Pen, who is expected to win between 33.9 percent and 34.5 percent. In an interview with AFP, Macron […]
The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has convened a meeting in Zurich on the 8th of June grouping all the Francophone protagonists of Cameroonian football. The FIFA list includes the controversial legendary goalkeeper, Bell Joseph Antoine, Nkou Mvondo, Abdouramane and a host of other Cameroonian football players, acting on behalf of the clubs they […]
People in France are casting their ballots in a presidential run-off that pits the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron against his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. Voting began at 8 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday and will end at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT). Some 47 million people are eligible to vote at 66,546 polling […]
A road accident around Up Station in Bamenda, Southern Cameroons involving a truck and a taxi has claimed the lives of four persons. The accident occurred on Saturday May 6, 2017. Eye witnesses reported that around the Tradex filling Station, a truck belonging to SAJOCA, a disabled institution situated in Mambu Bafut, collided with an […]
A white police officer in the US state of Texas has been charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old African American teenager. A Texas judge issued an arrest warrant for former Balch Springs Police officer Roy Oliver on Friday, seven days after he killed Jordan Edwards, a high school student. The judge […]
The Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Ngole Philip Ngwese launched the 2017 National Tree Planting Campaign in Ngaoundere on the 4th May 2017. Philip Ngwese who is one of the Anglophone members of government rejected by Southern Cameroonians from the Kupe Muanenguba constituency, revealed that the theme for this year’s edition is “Let’s address climate […]
French centrist Emmanuel Macron sought to cement his front-runner status Friday on the last day of campaigning for the weekend’s election run-off after a bruising and divisive race. Pro-European Macron and far-right anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen have offered starkly different visions for France during a campaign that has been closely watched in Europe and […]
The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed legislation to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama’s signature health insurance program, known as Obamacare. In the most contentious congressional vote of Trump’s presidency, lawmakers on Thursday voted 217 to 213 to pass the bill, the American Health Care Act, and to dismantle Obama’s Affordable Care […]
A recent world classification on press freedom has ranked Cameroon 130th among 180 countries. By this position, the country dominated by French speaking political elites took a downward trend from the 2016 classification. In 2016, Cameroon held the 126th position. This revelation has rubbished statements made by the so-called government spokesman and Minister of Communication, […]
