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9, July 2016
Cameroon ambassador to the US holds talks with the King of Lewoh 0
Cameroon’s new ambassador to the United States of America, Etoundi Essomba has met with the Supreme Leader of the Lewoh people from the Lebialem division in Cameroon. Veteran Cameroonian journalist, Asonglefac Nkemleke reported via his face book page that Ambassador Etoudi Essomba also held discussions with members of the Lewoh Cultural and Development Meeting (LECUDEM). […]
9, July 2016
NATO agrees to deploy thousands of troops in Poland and the Baltic states 0
NATO leaders have agreed to deploy thousands of troops in Poland and the Baltic states in a bid to strengthen the 28-nation alliance’s eastern borders in Europe against Russia. The Western military alliance announced on Friday that it will move four battalions totaling up to 4,000 troops to northeastern Europe on a rotating basis to display its readiness […]
9, July 2016
African Americans oppressed by police like Palestinians 0
The police killings of two black men in the United States in the past week underscores that African Americans continue to be oppressed as an ethnic group like the Palestinians, an American researcher and historian says. Law enforcement in the US is committing “genocide” against blacks on a daily basis, Dr. Randy Short, who has a […]
8, July 2016
The Holy Father Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brazilian Bishop 0
The archbishop of Paraiba, Monsignor Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, 66, resigned under the article of canon law that allows bishops to retire early for “grave” reasons that make them unfit for office. Francis appointed an administrator to run the archdiocese until a permanent replacement is found. In a farewell letter, Monsignor Pagotto admitted he had […]
8, July 2016
Eneo angers Yaounde city dwellers with sharp increase in electricity bills 0
Households in the nation’s capital Yaoundé have registered their protest following a sudden increase in electricity bills. The offices of Eneo, the company responsible for the distribution of electricity have all been receiving large numbers of complaints this week. Cameroon Concord News spoke to some of the Yaoundé city dwellers who revealed that the bills moved […]
8, July 2016
USA: A nation ruled by a culture of white supremacy 0
A human rights attorney says US investigations into police killing of two African-Americans in Louisiana and Minnesota recently will not lead to the administration of justice. A video that shows the aftermath of police shooting can be investigated as a federal crime, but the investigation “will not ensure there is going to be justice for the victim,” human rights attorney from New […]
8, July 2016
Another electricity company created in Cameroon 0
Another electricity company known as the Nachtigal Hydro Power Company has been created in Cameroon. An agreement to concretize the existence of this company was signed on the 7th of July 2016 in Yaounde by representatives of France, Cameroon and the International Finance Corporation. The Minister of Water Resource and Energy Basile Atangana Kouna signed […]
7, July 2016
Former UK Prime Minister: World’s worst terrorist 0
The sister of a British soldier killed in the Iraq war has called former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair the world’s “worst terrorist” after hearing the Chilcot inquiry report into the UK role in the 2003 Iraq invasion. “There is one terrorist that the world needs to be aware of and his name is Tony Blair, […]
7, July 2016
Sino-Cameroon relations: No visa restrictions for holders of diplomatic and service passports 0
Holders of diplomatic and service passports from Cameroon and China will soon travel between both countries without any visa restrictions. The visa exemption is in line with an agreement signed on the of 7th July 2016 between Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella and Chinese Ambassador to Cameroon, H.E. Wei Wenhua. The Chinese […]
9, July 2016
Cameroon: Beggars abandoned streets following adoption of new penal code 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Editorial, Headline News, News
Beggars in Yaounde have abandoned the streets following the adoption of a penal code on begging, which promises sanctions to those guilty of aggravated begging. The article on begging stipulates that anyone who has a means of subsistence but begs to earn a living will be liable to a prison sentence of up to three […]