During his address to the youth on February 11, 2024, the Head of State, Paul Biya, instructed the government to undertake a profound reform of football administration in Cameroon. “I understand the importance you place on football. The state, in our difficult context, makes significant financial sacrifices in this regard. It is therefore entitled to […]
The Church of England on Monday pledged to boost efforts to compensate for historical ties to slavery after a new report called for funding to be increased tenfold to $1.27 billion. In January 2023, the funding body of the mother church of global Anglicanism pledged to support communities affected by slavery with a £100 million […]
Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday, scoring her first victory as she struggles to remain relevant in her underdog race against Donald Trump. Haley’s symbolic victory in the nation’s capital comes just ahead of a decisive day in the long US nominating process — Super Tuesday, in which 15 […]
A man who had perhaps the most significant influence on Western political thought and education is the Greek philosopher Plato. As a student of Socrates and later the teacher of Aristotle, he cherished education and believed in its power to change people and create a stable state. Plato believed that all citizens in a society […]
Veteran actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, who was loved for his comic roles in movies and skits, was confirmed dead on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at a hospital in Lagos. He was said to have suffered a cardiac arrest. His death came barely 24 hours after another actor, Quadri Oyebamiji, aka Sisi […]
Andre Onana believes he has turned the corner off the pitch after enduring a “difficult time” mentally during the early months of his life at Manchester United. The Cameroon international joined the club from Inter Milan in July in a £47.2 million ($60 million) deal but a string of costly errors put him under huge […]
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) announced on March 1, 2024, that Cameroon has been suspended from its program “until its next validation”. The EITI Board expresses strong concern over breaches of the EITI protocol: Participation of civil society related to freedom of expression and association. Despite making significant strides in areas such as transparency […]
The Yaoundé military court in Cameroon on Friday closed their judicial investigation into the murder of journalist and former director of radio amplitude FM, Martinez Zogo who died just over a year ago. The trial will now open in the coming weeks according to the counter-espionage service. The twenty or so accused have all been […]
Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake has sparked outrage and been accused of “mocking” Christianity in the video for his latest release Only Me. In the video Asake dons Christian regalia with a halo around his head. The singer throws money at his dancers, also dressed up, who then fall down. The video premiered on Thursday and […]
Kenya and Haiti signed a “reciprocal” agreement on Friday to deploy police from the East African country to lead a UN-backed law and order mission to the gang-plagued Caribbean nation, Kenyan President William Ruto said. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry receives a gift from the Principal Secretary, Ruto said he and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel […]
