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7, July 2016
Russian military tech chief says robots will determine outcome of future wars 0
Robots will replace conventional soldiers on the battlefield in the future, says the Russian military’s tech chief. “I see a greater robotization [of war], in fact, future warfare will involve operators and machines, not soldiers shooting at each other on the battlefield,” RT quoted Lieutenant General Andrey Grigoriev, the head of Russia’s Advanced Research Foundation (ARF), […]
7, July 2016
Nigeria receives additional Sentinels 0
Nautic Africa recently delivered two Sentinel vessels to a Nigerian customer, which has received a number of other vessels from Nautic. The 35 metre vessels, Aquashield I and Aquashield II, were launched during a ceremony in Cape Town on 24 May and delivered on 16 June, Nautic Africa told defenceWeb. They will be used in […]
6, July 2016
Understanding the Anglophone Problem: Chief Charles Taku writes to Ntemfac Ofege 1
Ntemfac, I am concerned that this question of proving an alleged consent of parties out side a treaty framework conflates the international law basis on which the creation of states and the right of trust territories to independence clearly laid out in the UN treaty regime must firmly be considered. The voting pattern of the […]
6, July 2016
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison 0
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009. They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to conceal […]
6, July 2016
FBI decision on Clinton: Trump says US political system totally rigged 0
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says the FBI’s decision to not recommend criminal charges against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state underlines once again that the US political system is “totally rigged.” Trump made the comments at a rally on Tuesday […]
6, July 2016
Sexually transmitted diseases notably on the rise in the UK 0
British Health officials are warning of a dramatic rise in the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) of syphilis and gonorrhea in the United Kingdom since 2012. New figures published in a report by Public Health England (PHE) on Tuesday revealed that between 2012 and 2015, cases of syphilis rose by 76 percent, from 3,001 to 5,288, while […]
6, July 2016
Muslims celebrate end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan 0
Muslims from across the world, including in Iran, are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Shortly after sunrise on Wednesday, Iranian people turned out en masse throughout the country to take part in Eid al-Fitr mass prayers. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei led the Eid al-Fitr prayers at […]
5, July 2016
With a Far North dominated CPDM regime, Biya still donating food items and farming equipment to the Far North people 0
President Paul Biya after dishing out nearly all senior cabinet positions to the political elite of the Far North region has now resolve in donating consignments of food items and farming equipment to the Far North people. The president’s largess was sent to the people of Mosogo in the Mayo Moskota Division. The Biya’s gifts […]
5, July 2016
Biya donates 50 million FCFA for the construction of a Cathedral in Sangmelima 0
President Biya has reportedly made a donation of 50 million CFA francs for the construction of the Saint Joseph Cathedral in Sangmélima in the South Region. The Cameroonian chief executive also instructed Martin Belinga Eboutou, Director of the Civil Cabinet at the Presidency of the Republic to rally all senior elites of the South region […]
7, July 2016
Poultry farmers hold massive demo in Yaounde 0
by soter • Africa, Breaking News, Business, Editorial, Headline News
Poultry farmers have held a massive demonstration today in Yaounde. The farmers blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA), protesting against what they termed the destruction of the national poultry industry following the poor management of the bird flu crisis. Cameroon Concord News understands the farmers were led by […]