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France: Former President Sarkozy defeated in first round of presidential primary

21, November 2016

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France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy has bid farewell to politics after conceding defeat in the first round of the country’s right-wing presidential primary.

“I did not manage to convince the voters,” said Sarkozy during a speech to his supporters given late on Sunday after partial votes showed his loss.

His former prime minister Francois Fillon took the lead in the two-round primary, which is widely expected to decide the country’s next president.

French politician Francois Fillon, member of the conservative Les Republicains political party, delivers a speech at his campaign headquarters after partial results in the first round of the French center-right presidential primary election vote in Paris, France, November 20, 2016. 

Fillon took over 43 percent of the votes while former prime minister Alain Juppe had over 26 and Sarkozy 23 percent. Sarkozy also said that he would be voting for Fillon in next Sunday’s second round, in which only two candidates progress.   “I have no bitterness, I have no sadness, and I wish the best for my country,” he added.

French politician Alain Juppe, current mayor of Bordeaux, and member of the conservative Les Republicains political party, reacts after partial results in the first round of the French center-right presidential primary election vote at his campaign headquarters in Paris, France, November 20, 2016.

France’s center-right Republican Party kicked off its nominating contest earlier in the day to determine the party’s presidential candidate in the next year’s election.

With the French left remaining divided until now, the next French president will possibly either be the Republican nominee or the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

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Fear of TAC, CATTU: Biya regime deploys troops to North West and South West regions

21, November 2016

Fear of TAC, CATTU: Biya regime deploys troops to North West and South West regions 1

The strike action announced by the Anglophone teachers’ trade unions is holding as planned. In a show of blind bravado and naive brutal force, the CPDM regime’s ill trained soldiers, Gendarmes and police have been deployed to the towns of Bamenda, Kumbo, Nkambe, Kumba, Muyuka, Limbe, Mutengene, Buea and Tiko.  A spokesman for the teachers was quoted as saying that “this excessive show of force belittles the state of Cameroon because it has never dialogue with those who are complainants and have never solved the issues raised.”

The marginalization of English speaking Cameroonians have been complete and total in all the facets of life ranging from job opportunities, job creation, and educational facilities as well as the issue of attempting to gang up and rape all the cherished Anglo-Saxon values. Today the teachers have joined the already striking Common Law lawyers and other stake holders to continue denouncing this act of grave violation of the Constitution.  The Biya Francophone Beti-Ewondo regime has always wanted to completely delete the Anglophone values. Francophones are now teaching in Anglophone High Schools as well as in our Anglo-Saxon institutions of learning like Universities and Polytechnics.

The government has drafted thousands of troops to Bamenda, Kumba, Victoria, Buea and Tiko. These are meant to foment trouble today Monday the 21st of November 2016 and blame it on the unions. The unions have not called for street protests and have issued a strongly worded statement urging teachers to stay at home and also informing parents to keep their children home and watch over them closely.

The teacher’s statement signed by Tassang Wilfred of CATTU observed that when street protest shall become necessary, the unions shall do that and shall assume responsibility. Cameroon Concord News gathered the unions were not in the Yaoundé meeting and have stated they want SOLUTIONS not Resolutions.

By Bernard Ngouche Ndim

Peru: Obama and Putin meet for 4 minutes

20, November 2016

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US President Barack Obama has held a brief meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to talk about the situation in Syria and Ukraine.

Sunday’s short talk on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, was the first one the two world leaders had since Donald Trump won the US presidency and believed to be the last one to be held in person.

The US president called on Russia to be committed to the Minsk deal, aimed at controlling the crisis in eastern Ukraine, while stressing the need for continuation of talks on Syria, according to the White House.

“The president urged President Putin to uphold Russia’s commitments under the Minsk agreements, underscoring the US and our partners’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty,” AFP quoted a White House official as saying.

Obama also “noted the need for Secretary (John) Kerry and Foreign Minister (Sergei) Lavrov to continue pursuing initiatives, together with the broader international community, to diminish the violence and alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.”

The four-minute meeting was held during Obama’s last foreign trip as the president. In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election held on November 8, Trump, the GOP nominee, called for a “very, very good relationship” with Putin, saying he is a better leader than Obama.

As Obama prepares to leave the White House, ties between Moscow and Washington remain at the lowest point since the Cold War, most notably over the situation in Syria and Ukraine.

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Women’s Africa Cup of Nations: The giants of Africa to clash with Mali today in Limbe

20, November 2016

Women’s Africa Cup of Nations: The giants of Africa to clash with Mali today in Limbe 0

Nigeria, the reigning African champion will be entering the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted in Cameroon today Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Limbe Omnisports. The Super Falcons will face the Malian selection which was recalled to replace Equatorial Guinea sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football.

The captain, Rita Chikwelu and her teammates have displayed too much confidence ever since they landed in the South West region. To be sure, they got off the bus singing and were seen in such a hurry to get back to the locker rooms that they nearly got the wrath of the men in charge of security. The meeting Nigeria-Mali starts at 16:00.

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Culled from Cameroun Info.Net

France: Republican Party holds presidential primary

20, November 2016

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France’s center-right Republican Party has kicked off its nominating contest to determine the party’s presidential candidate in next year’s election. Seven candidates are competing on Sunday to represent the Republican Party. The candidates include Jean-Francois Cope, 52, ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy, 61, ex-prime minister Alain Juppe, 71, ex-prime minister Francois Fillon, 62, Bruno Le Maire, 47, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, 43, and Jean-Frederic Poisson, 53, with the forerunners being Sarkozy, Juppe and Fillon. The three leading candidates have similar programs, underpinned by pledges to reinforce security, reduce immigration and cut taxes; however, they differ in style.

Sarkozy displays a tougher attitude, arguing that such a stance makes him a better choice than the mild-mannered Juppe to handle Donald Trump, the unpredictable US president-elect. Fillon, who is popular in the business world, has promised “radical” economic measures but is the most conservative of the three on social issues. A final televised debate of the seven candidates on Thursday produced no clear winner, although viewers polled afterwards said Fillon put in the strongest performance.

“We were expecting a duel but in the end a three-way contest has emerged,” political scientist Jerome Jaffre wrote in Le Figaro newspaper on Thursday. A voter survey on Friday gave Fillon 30 percent popularity while both Sarkozy and Juppe each separately wielded 29 percent support. With the French left remaining divided until now, the next French president will possibly either be the Republican nominee or the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

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AFCON 2016: Cameroon tops Group A with 3 points

19, November 2016

AFCON 2016: Cameroon tops Group A with 3 points 0

The Lions of Cameroon now head pool A after beating Mighty Egypt 2 goals to nil in the opening encounter of the female AFCON 2016.It started well in the first 45 minutes with an opening goal by Aboudi Onguené and that of Christine Manie that accorded the three points to the host nation.

Come on Girlssssssss!! The Nation is Behind You

19, November 2016

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The 10th edition of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) women’s football 2016 will kick off today Saturday in Yaoundé in Cameroon.  President Biya will witness the opening ceremony and the Cameroonian chief executive will watch the opener which begins at 15:30 (1430 GMT) that opposes Cameroon and Egypt.

Eight teams are participating in the competition. The matches will be played in Yaoundé in the Centre region and Limbe in the South-West.  Our Indomitable Lionesses are currently stationed in Yaoundé in the same pool as Egypt, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

In Limbe, our brother-enemy Nigeria has occupied the South West region excluding Bakassi alongside Mali, Ghana and Kenya. The finals will be played on December the 3rd.

Supported by an audience that lives predominantly below the UN poverty line but manipulated by the victories of football, the lionesses intend to put their names on the list of this competition.

Come on Girls!! The nation is behind you

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Ethiopian referee to handle Cameroon AFCON 2016 opener

19, November 2016

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Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse has be given the responsibility to handle the opening match of the Africa Women Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016.

The match to be played at 3:30pm Central African Time on 19th November 2016 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Yaounde will pit host Cameroon against Egypt.

Born on 30th April, 1980, 36-year old Lidya Tafesse has been an international referee since 2005. She has once played basketball and is a football lover.

She will be assisted by Malagasy Lidwine Pelagie Rakotozafinoro and Bernadettar Asimenye Kwimbira of Malawi.  Burundian Suavis Iratunga will serve as fourth official of the game.

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US President-elect agrees to pay $25 million to settle lawsuit against Trump University

19, November 2016

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US President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to pay $25 million in order to settle the lawsuit against Trump University, according to New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. Schneiderman made the announcement Friday, saying that the settlement amounted to “a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university.”

The settlement includes all the three lawsuits filed against the university. Trial for one of the cases was slated to begin on November 28. The money would be split among the suing students. According to Schneiderman, Trump would also pay an extra $1 million in penalties to the state of New York.

The university, which operated between 2004 and 2010, has been accused of being a sham aimed at ripping off students, who claim they were tricked into believing that the New York businessman would handpick the instructors. Apparently, the students were initially lured through free seminars, where the instructors steered them into higher cost ones.

Later on Friday, Trump’s office confirmed the announcement, saying that Trump agreed to settle the case in order to focus on his presidency. “We are pleased to announce the complete resolution of all litigation involving Trump University,” the Trump organization said. “While we have no doubt that Trump University would have prevailed at trial based on the merits of this case, resolution of these matters allows President-Elect Trump to devote his full attention to the important issues facing our great nation.”

During the presidential campaign, Trump had accused the federal judge overseeing the case of being hostile to him. “I believe he happens to be Spanish, which is fine. He is Hispanic, which is fine. And we haven’t asked for recusal, which we may do,” He said in May. “But we have a judge who is very hostile. Should’ve been thrown out. Wasn’t thrown out.”

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Foreign journalists to boycott women’s AFCON

19, November 2016

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Journalists from other African countries are threatening to boycott the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations beginning tomorrow in Yaoundé.  While the Confederation of African Football has awarded accreditation to journalists for the media coverage of the female AFCON 2016, which will kick off tomorrow Saturday, the presidential security department is now forcing all CAF accredited journalists to present a special badge emanating from their service to gain access to the opening matches and the final.

Cameroon Concord News has learnt that the presidential security operates a different security system and their decision reigns supreme whenever President Paul Biya is expected to take part in an event. This is a security measure unprecedented in other countries in such circumstances. The measure taken by the security services of the 83-year-old leader is not shared by journalists some of whom are considering a boycott.

By Rita Akana

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