What’s new? In 2019, amid fighting with separatist militants in its two Anglophone regions, the North West and South West, Cameroon granted those areas a Special Status to respond to demands for greater autonomy. This step has failed to quiet the six-year conflict, however, as clashes between government and rebel forces continue. Why does it matter? The […]
After Algeria and Rwanda, Emmanuel Macron opened a third memorial front on a little-known subject: the “Cameroonian war”, which opposed the independence activists of the Union of Cameroonian Populations (UPC), created in 1948 , to the French troops then to the authorities resulting from independence. A fierce and almost forgotten repression. During his trip to […]
Leicester parted company with manager Brendan Rodgers on Sunday as they look to maintain their Premier League status. The Foxes dropped into the relegation zone after conceding late to lose 2-1 at Crystal Palace on Saturday, which extended their winless run to six games. Rodgers, who recently celebrated four years in charge at the King […]
Pope Francis’s unexpected hospitalisation this week raised fresh questions over his future, providing fuel for critics hungry for a new head of the Catholic Church, experts say. Traditionalists have openly challenged the Argentine pontiff, who is considered by some Catholics to be undermining key doctrinal teachings with his liberal leanings and push for a more […]
Mr Abdou Abarry, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA) was received in audience at Unity Palace on 29 March 2023 by the 90-year-old Cameroonian dictator Paul BIYA. As usual, the new UN Diplomat, an alumnus of the International Relations Institute of Cameroon […]
Ten students from GTHS Ombe were killed today following a collision involving a minibus and a truck transporting sand at Mile 16. Several others were seriously injured when the minibus crashed on the main road linking Ombe to Buea the chief city in the South West region. Cameroon Concord News gathered that the ten students […]
Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, two sources said on Thursday, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House. The charges, arising from an investigation led by […]
Nine soldiers were killed in a crash of two medical evacuation Black Hawk helicopters during a routine nighttime training mission over Kentucky, the US Army said on Thursday, in one of the military’s deadliest training accidents in recent years. Crew members using night-vision goggles were flying two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by the Army’s […]
In one year at the head of the Indomitable Lions, Rigobert Song has done worse than his predecessors. He has recorded only 3 victories in 12 games with the Cameroonian selection. A catastrophic record that makes a lot of noise in the country where many are calling for his departure. Big favorite for these qualifiers, […]
Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in hospital for treatment, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said the 86-year-old pontiff had complained of breathing difficulties in recent days. It added that tests showed he did not have COVID-19. “Pope Francis is touched by […]
