Layouts
25, July 2023
Douala mourns victims of building collapse as death toll jumps to 34 0
The death toll from a weekend building collapse in Cameroon’s commercial hub Douala has risen to 34 from an earlier estimate of 12, the housing and urban development minister said on Monday. The four-storey building collapsed on Sunday, destroying a nearby building and injuring scores of residents. “The building in question unfortunately had no building […]
25, July 2023
Southern Cameroons: Amba ambushes military convoy, kills three soldiers in Ekok 0
Ambazonia Restoration Forces have ambushed a military convoy in Ekok, Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu, on Monday, killing at least three soldiers. The attack would be the second against the military within a week as last Friday; one gendarmerie officer was killed in Otu a border settlement not far away from Eyumojock town. According to […]
25, July 2023
Biya and wife are back in Yaoundé after a-month in Europe 0
President Biya and wife Chantal have landed back in Yaoundé after he reportedly took part in a summit in France a month ago. Photos shared on social media on Tuesday showed a beaming Biya dressed in a blue suit outside the arrivals section of Nsimalen International Airport. Biya and his gang were received at the […]
25, July 2023
UK: Prof. Julius Oben’s contribution to Ayuktayak development legendary! 0
Manyus and members of several Cameroonian communities in Great Britain were treated to a cheerful and vibrant gala in Birmingham, UK on Saturday, July 22 2023, intended to raise funds for the ongoing Besongabang water project. Besongabang is one of the largest villages in Manyu Division, Cameroon, with a population of over 2,552, according to […]
24, July 2023
Real Madrid Football Club receives Francis Ngannou ahead of fight with Tyson Fury 0
Cameroonian-French professional mixed martial artist Francis Zavier Ngannou is back on social media trends. The 36-year-old is trending after teaming up with Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid. Francis Ngannou and Real Madrid On the third day of Real Madrid’s training in Los Angeles, Francis Ngannou was there. When the team was on the UCLA […]
24, July 2023
Gabon: Ali Bongo to face 18 other presidential candidates in August election 0
Gabon’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba will face 18 other candidates in next month’s presidential election, authorities announced Monday. Bongo is favourite to win a third term at the head of the oil-rich West African state ruled by his family for 55 years. The 64-year-old, who took over from his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba in 2009, […]
24, July 2023
At least 15 killed, 19 missing after ferry sinks off Coast of Indonesian Island 0
At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a ferry sank off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said. The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after midnight local time (1700 GMT on Sunday), the local office of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said […]
24, July 2023
Douala building collapse death toll could rise as 16 confirmed killed 0
At least 16 people have been killed and nearly three dozen injured after a four-storey building collapsed onto a smaller one in Cameroon’s largest city, according to authorities. “The casualty figures may be higher”, said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of Cameroon’s Littoral region, where the city Douala is located. The commercial centre is 210 […]
24, July 2023
Douala: At least 12 killed in building collapse 0
A four-storey building collapsed in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala, killing at least 12 people and injuring others, the regional governor said on Sunday. The building, located in the city’s eastern Ange Raphael neighbourhood, caved in around midnight. “Twelve died and the others are in hospital for medical attention,” the governor of the surrounding Littoral region […]
26, July 2023
US: Hollywood heavyweights lead strike rally in Times Square 0
by soter • Entertainment, Headline News, Life
Hollywood A-listers including Emmy winner Bryan Cranston and a group of Oscar winners on Tuesday led a large rally of striking actors and writers in New York’s Times Square, as the stalemate with studios and streamers dragged on. Academy Award winners Brendan Fraser, Jessica Chastain and F. Murray Abraham were among the stars joining the […]