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13, September 2024
Senegal’s president dissolves parliament to call a snap legislative election 0
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal dissolved the opposition-dominated parliament on Thursday, paving the way for a snap legislative election six months after he was voted in on an anti-establishment platform. The new election has to take place within the next 90 days, according to the country’s constitution. Analysts say that Faye’s political party, PASTEF, […]
12, September 2024
Cameroon sees 19% boost in investments for 2023 0
Businesses in Cameroon increased their investments by 19% in 2023, according to a report released on September 10 by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). However, despite this rise, the deterioration of production equipment continues, increasing from 59.6% in 2022 to 60.1% in 2023, the document noted. This means that even though companies put more […]
12, September 2024
BEAC cuts liquidity injection to banks to CFA 200bn 0
The Central Bank of Central African States (BEAC) announced yesterday a new liquidity injection for banks, amounting to CFA200 billion. This comes just a week after a similar operation for CFA250 billion, which saw a subscription rate of almost 170%. Banks had expressed a total demand of CFA423 billion. After gradually increasing the weekly liquidity […]
11, September 2024
Beti Assomo discusses cooperation with South Korea defense chief 0
South Korea Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun held bilateral talks with his counterpart from Cameroon on Wednesday to discuss the security situation, and ways to broaden defense and arms industry cooperation, his office said. In what marked the first defense ministerial meeting between Korea and Cameroon since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1961, Kim and […]
11, September 2024
New York: Philemon Yang chairs UN Assembly 0
Former Prime Minister Philemon Yang took over the presidency of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Tuesday, calling on the world’s divided nations to come together and act to address global challenges, from climate change to poverty, conflict and armed violence. Yang told the 193-member world body that there were doubts about the ability […]
11, September 2024
Football: Manchester United post losses for fifth straight year 0
Manchester United on Wednesday posted net losses of £113.2 million ($148 million) for 2023/24 despite earning record revenues — their fifth straight year of losses. In the year to June 30, 2024 the Premier League club recorded record revenues of £661.8 million — up 2.1 percent — driven by record commercial and matchday revenues. United […]
11, September 2024
US: Trump claims presidential debate was ‘rigged’ against him 0
Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that his televised debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris and carried by American outlet ABC had been “rigged”. He also criticised Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, for endorsing Harris after the debate. Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed — […]
11, September 2024
US Presidential Debate: Harris won every round. Trump never landed a punch 0
US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump clashed in a fiery presidential debate last night, with Harris frequently putting Trump on the defensive. With sharp critiques and direct jabs, she repeatedly forced Trump to defend his record and past behaviour. The headlines speak for themselves today. “Harris Puts Trump on Defensive in […]
10, September 2024
Chad: Floods have killed hundreds of people and affected 1.5 million 0
Every single one of Chad’s provinces have been hit by intense floods brought on by severe rainfall that have left 341 dead and affected a total of 1.5 million inhabitants since July, the UN said on Monday. Weeks of severe flooding in Chad have left 341 people dead and some 1.5 million affected since July, […]
13, September 2024
Football: PSG ready to try ‘legal forum’ after Mbappé refuses mediation in wage dispute 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Paris Saint-Germain are ready to face Kylian Mbappé in a “legal forum” after the France forward refused an offer from the French football league’s governing body (LFP) to mediate on a wage dispute, the Ligue 1 club said on Thursday. While PSG welcomed the LFP’s offer to mediate on Wednesday, the offer was refused by […]