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1, February 2017
Anglophone Crisis: Barrister Nico Halle will not seek another mandate as head of the Bar Association of Cameroon 1
There is too much uncertainty about the future of the Bar Association of Cameroon caused by the current Southern Cameroons strike action. We gathered that among the difficult situations facing the Cameroon Bar is the renewal of the mandate of the management team that ended on January 31st, 2017. Barrister Ntumfor Nico Halle was elected […]
1, February 2017
Cracks in the Biya regime as Southern Cameroons protest continues 2
Growing frustration accentuated by internal rivalry and personality conflicts has left Biya and his cabinet in shambles following the successful on-going civil disobedience campaign in British Southern Cameroons. With age telling on the chief executive and his health now being discussed by hard-liners of the regime, the shutting down of internet services and the arrest […]
1, February 2017
UK: Parliament begins debate on Brexit bill 0
UK lawmakers have gathered in Parliament to debate whether the British government can trigger Britain’s formal exit from the European Union. A bill authorizing UK Prime Minister Theresa May to invoke Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty starts its route through Parliament on Tuesday and is expected to pass overwhelmingly. Although most lawmakers campaigned […]
1, February 2017
Two bomb attacks hit Nigeria 0
Two bomb attacks have hit separate locations in northern Nigeria in what officials believe were attempts by Boko Haram terrorist group to make up for its recent losses in the face of the Nigerian army. A civilian vigilante in Banki, near the Cameroon border in the northeastern state of Borno, said on Tuesday that an […]
31, January 2017
Biya appoints Brigadier General Valere Nka as new head of the 4th Inter-Armed Military Legion 0
President Biya has reportedly appointed Brigadier General Valere Nka as head of the 4th Inter-Armed Military Region (RMIA). The decision was made public on Monday the 30th of January 2017 in Yaounde, the nation’s capital. Cameroon Concord News understands the decree gave the job to General Valère Nka par interim replacing General Jacob Kodji, who […]
31, January 2017
Morocco rejoins African Union after 33 years of absence 0
The African Union has readmitted Morocco into the bloc 33 years after its withdrawal over the still existing Western Sahara dispute. The majority of the AU member states voted for the re-admission of during the 28th summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Monday, leaving the issue of the disputed territory of Western Sahara […]
31, January 2017
Consortium calls on Southern Cameroonians not to listen to Senator Musonge 2
The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has appealed to West Cameroonians not to pay attention to Senator and former Prime Minister Peter Manfany Musonge. Consortium sources say the former Head of Government is under duress from the Biya Francophone regime. Musonge who is at the mercy of President Biya over the hundreds of millions he […]
31, January 2017
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Moderator Fonki Samuel Forba is moving the goalpost 4
Cameroon Tribune has reported a slight change of position by Moderator Fonki Samuel Forba of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon. The respected man of God was quoted as saying that the government should dialogue on what he stated as “points agreed between the State and teachers trade union leaders.” The leader of the Presbyterian Church […]
30, January 2017
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Pro Yaounde diplomat elected President of the African Union 0
Chadian Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2008, Moussa Faki Mahamat, 56, has been elected to the presidency of the African Union (AU) Commission today Monday January 30th in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the 28th Summit of the pan-African organization. Faki Mahamat has been painted as “a faithful among the faithful” of Chadian President Idriss Déby […]
1, February 2017
African Union: Leaders adopt strategy on ICC pullout 2
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
African leaders have renewed their determination to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) collectively, accusing the international body of discriminating against Africans. The African leaders adopted a strategy for their collective withdrawal at the 28th African Union (AU) summit, which wrapped up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday. A draft of the strategy, […]