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8, August 2024
Yaoundé: UN rights chief calls for access to Southern Cameroons 0
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights requested on Wednesday better access to Cameroon’s restive separatist regions and called for revisions to an anti-terror law that rights groups say has been used to silent dissent. Factions of secessionist militias have been battling government troops in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions since 2017, leading to thousands of […]
8, August 2024
Football: Portugal defender Pepe announces retirement at 41 0
Portugal veteran Pepe announced on Thursday in a video on social media he was retiring from football aged 41. “I would like to thank you all,” said the centre-back as he cited the clubs he represented, as well as the Portuguese national team and his family. “Everyone gave me the support I needed to leave […]
8, August 2024
FECAFOOT cancels kit deal with One All Sports 0
FECAFOOT on Monday terminated its contract with American Sportswear giant One All Sports, ending a two-year partnership. In a release announcing the termination, the Secretary General of FECAFOOT Blaise Djounang cited contractual breaches as the reason for the decision. The Blaise statement furthered “The Cameroon Football Federation places great importance on the proper fulfillment of […]
8, August 2024
Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont sought by police upon return to Spain 0
The former head of Catalonia, Charles Puigdemont, was back in Spain on Thursday after seven years on the run, despite facing arrest. Puigdemont, who fled the country over his role in a failed bid for Catalonian independence, addressed supporters at a park near the regional parliament, which is set to elect a new leader later […]
8, August 2024
World Bank urges Biya regime to enhance tax collection 0
Cameroon, Central Africa’s second-largest economy, needs to strengthen its tax collection and improve public spending efficiency to boost economic growth, according to the World Bank. Despite reducing its fiscal deficit by approximately 5 percentage points over six years to just 1.1% of GDP in 2022, largely through cuts in public investment, the World Bank emphasizes […]
6, August 2024
US: Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as running mate 0
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday, according to US media. Walz, a former US Army National Guard veteran and teacher, brings a blend of progressive policy achievements and Midwestern appeal to the Harris-Walz ticket, as they prepare to challenge Donald Trump and his running […]
6, August 2024
Former French president Sarkozy leading a mission of entrepreneurs to Cameroon 0
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will lead a mission of local entrepreneurs to Cameroon to explore investment opportunities in the African country and promote new projects. The mission, the date of which is not known, was announced in recent days by the former president himself, who met the president of Cameroon on the occasion […]
6, August 2024
Cameroonian-born Ngamba guarantees refugee team first Olympic medal 0
Boxer Cindy Ngamba said she was “just human like any other refugee” after making history by guaranteeing the Refugee Olympic Team a first Games medal. The 25-year-old beat sixth-seeded Frenchwoman Davina Michel by unanimous decision on Sunday to reach the women’s 75kg semi-finals. With both losing semi-finalists awarded bronze, the Cameroon-born fighter is assured of […]
4, August 2024
Djokovic wins his first Olympic gold after beating Alcaraz 0
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic scored his first Olympic gold on Sunday after beating Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in stunning men’s tennis singles final. Djokovic, who claims a men’s-record 24 Grand Slam titles, previously won a bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics — but he had made it clear that was not sufficient. Novak Djokovic won his first […]
8, August 2024
Former CAF president Issa Hayatou dies aged 78 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
CAF legend Issa Hayatou, one of the greatest African football leaders of all time, has died at the age of 78. The former Vice President of FIFA and former head of the Africa Football Confederation (CAF) reportedly died from an undisclosed illness. Issa Hayatou won the presidency of the African Football Confederation in Morocco when […]