President Vladimir Putin warned Western countries on Thursday that there was a genuine risk of nuclear war if they sent their own troops to fight in Ukraine, and he said Moscow had the weapons to strike targets in the West. Addressing parliament and other members of the country’s elite, Putin, 71, repeated his accusation that […]
Ghana’s parliament has passed a tough new bill that imposes a prison sentence of up to three years for anyone convicted of identifying as LGBTQ+. It also imposes a maximum five-year jail term for forming or funding LGBTQ+ groups. Lawmakers heckled down attempts to replace prison sentences with community service and counselling. It is the […]
After two years at the head of the Indomitable Lions as the Manager, Rigobert Song, has been sacked due to poor performance. In a release issued by the sports minister, Song was advised that at the end of his deal on 29 February 2024, his contract will not be renewed. Song helped qualify the Lions […]
An attack on the office of Chad’s ANSE internal security agency in the capital N’Djamena has killed several people, the government said Wednesday. Blaming the overnight assault on activists from the opposition Socialist Party Without Borders (PSF), headed by Yaya Dillo, the government said that “the situation is now completely under control” and “the perpetrators […]
Samuel Eto’o, at the helm of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fécafoot), will find himself with limited options regarding the appointment of the next coach for the Indomitable Lions. According to Jeune Afrique, the absolute control wielded by the head of Cameroonian football in 2022, during which he chose Rigobert Song as coach despite the contrary […]
Cameroonian football icon, Samuel Eto’o, is going through tough times. His tenure at FECAFOOT since 2021, aimed at reviving and enhancing the image of football in his country, has been marred by one setback after another. The latest blow has hit hard. As often said, being a great footballer doesn’t automatically translate into being a […]
The opposition in Cameroon has had a worrying trajectory since it was legalised in 1990. Things looked positive at first. Vibrant parties emerged, such as the Social Democratic Front (SDF), led by the charismatic Ni John Fru Ndi. It won more than half of the seats in the National Assembly. While President Paul Biya secured […]
In a realm plagued by corruption, deception, extortion, arbitrary arrest, and indiscriminate killings by the invading genocidal military of French Cameroun in Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia, Paul Biya’s government disguises its malevolence with a facade of benevolence. They manipulate media, suppress dissent, and exploit propaganda to portray themselves as saviours while committing genocide in Ambazonia and oppressing […]
The U.S. Peace Corps’ global Deputy Director David E. White Jr. arrived in Cameroon on February 26 to conduct his first official visit to an overseas Peace Corps location since swearing in as the 14th Deputy Director of the Peace Corps on December 29, 2023. Deputy Director White’s visit to Cameroon underscores the longstanding U.S.-Cameroon […]
Rigobert Song doesn’t want to see his image deteriorate. Accusations of false coaching diplomas made in a sports program on the Canal 2 International channel. The Indomitable Lions coach hit back in a press release, announcing that he would be taking the matter to court. “Indeed, during the aforementioned program, entitled ‘Lions Indomptables: comment faire […]
