Cameroon’s government has branded two political coalition groups as having an “illegal character” and warned them to suspend their activities 18 months ahead of a presidential election. International NGOs accuse the regime of President Paul Biya, who has ruled with an iron fist for more than 41 years, of systematically suppressing opposition. “The Political Alliance […]
Six Cameroonian professors working in Nigerian universities and four others have sought the immediate intervention of the House of Representatives to secure their release after being allegedly abducted and deported to their home country. According to the Nation, they said they had been imprisoned in Cameroon since January 2018. It was learned that they were […]
Barcelona survived a nervy second half to beat Napoli 3-1 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate. Xavi Hernandez’s side came flying out of the blocks with goals from Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo but after Amir Rrahmani pulled one back, the Catalans started to sweat. Italian champions Napoli, who salvaged […]
Joe Biden and rival Donald Trump won enough delegates Tuesday to clinch their party nominations in the 2024 presidential race, networks projected, all but assuring a rematch and setting up one of the longest general election campaigns in US history. The results in four statewide elections Tuesday, the latest in the months-long march to determine […]
People knew her as the “mother of all” because of her kindness, softly spoken nature, and her bright and infectious smile. At work, she would make time to listen to junior colleagues and in the community, she supported the disadvantaged. Nana Abunaw Marie was a gentle and intelligent personality who made a difference during her […]
Thunderclap in Cameroon. The Cameroon Football Federation has excluded 62 players from the Elite One for double identity. The presence of Wilfried Nathan Douala on the list came as a surprise to the Cameroonian public. The Victoria United midfielder allegedly falsified his age and was not born on June 15, 2006. However, Nathan Douala was […]
Ukraine has strongly rejected a call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to negotiate an end to its war with Russia and have “the courage to raise the white flag”. Ukraine’s foreign minister says it will “never raise any other flags” than the country’s blue and yellow colours. And the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the […]
Director Jonathan Glazer focused on the war in Gaza in his acceptance speech at the Oscars, saying he refuted his “Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation”. His film about Auschwitz and the Holocaust – The Zone of Interest – won the best international film award. Glazer said those killed in both Israel […]
Haiti is fast descending into anarchy. Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol bombs. It comes after a sustained attack on the international airport, which remains closed to all flights – […]
Northern Cameroon has for decades been a hub for ammunition, small arms and light weapons trafficking in the Sahel. The problem has fuelled regional insecurity since 1980. In response, states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission created the Multinational Joint Task Force in 1994. But arms trafficking has worsened since Boko Haram’s emergence and expansion […]
