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10, June 2024
Israel: Netanyahu under increased pressure after war cabinet minister resigns 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz on Sunday announced his resignation amid celebrations for the rescue of four hostages from war-torn Gaza in a raid that Palestinians say killed hundreds. Gantz’s resignation is the latest sign of sharpening domestic dissent over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the eight-month war, and is the first major […]
9, June 2024
Exclusive: Dr Joachim Arrey speaks of Biya, Manyu politics and Cameroon in 2025 0
by soter • Breaking News, Editorial, Headline News
“Manyu needs a new generation of politicians if it must be relevant in Cameroon’s new political landscape as elections approach. Our past politicians like Samson Georges, Emmanuel Tabi Egbe, Michael Kima Tabong, W.N.O Effiom etc. were men of unparalleled integrity and wisdom. They inspired many of us in more ways than one and young people […]
8, June 2024
Cameroon: A ticking time bomb! 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
Not many in the international community are paying attention, but Cameroon, a once prosperous nation, is inching closer to an implosion. A storm of epic proportion is gathering in Cameroon. With the country’s long-serving and narcissistic president, Paul Biya, quietly being elbowed out of power by members of his inner circle who are misusing power […]
7, June 2024
‘Dictator’ Eto’o and chaos in Cameroonian football 0
by soter • Breaking News, Cameroon, Editorial, Headline News, Sports
Cameroonian football is in a state of chaos. For a proud country which boasts five continental titles and the most World Cup finals appearances by an African nation, the past two months have seen a very public row play out over who should coach the Indomitable Lions. Last week Belgian Marc Brys was removed as […]
7, June 2024
UN General Assembly elects Philémon Yang president of Seventy-Ninth Session 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics, World
Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark, Greece Elected Non-Permanent Members of Security Council for 2025-2026 Term In a series of elections today, delegates in the General Assembly chose its President for the seventy-ninth session, the Bureaus of the six Main Committees, as well the five non-permanent members of the Security Council for the next two-year term. Philémon […]
6, June 2024
Paris: Cameroon Colonel fighting to dodge rape charges 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
According to French publications, Law Enforcement News and the Parisien, a Cameroonian colonel has claimed diplomatic immunity in Paris, France after being accused of raping his daughter while in the country on military orders. This colonel is reportedly the assistant defense attaché to Paris from Cameroon. On May 26th, 2024, the stepmother of the 16-year-old […]
6, June 2024
Stupid Francophones: sports minister appeals for unity amidst growing tension ahead of World Cup qualifiers 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Cameroon’s Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Narcisse Moulle Kombi on Thursday appealed for unity amidst growing tension between the ministry and Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT). The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will play crucial World Cup qualifiers against Cape Verde on Saturday and Angola three days later but weeks of crisis among football stakeholders in […]
6, June 2024
419: Cameroonian nabbed for ‘black dollar’ scam in the Philippines 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested a Cameroonian national for allegedly collecting at least P4 million in exchange for fake dollar bills at a hotel in Makati. Members of the NBI Cybercrime Division posed as investors to apprehend Khan Fonkam, who allegedly promised to convert fake US dollars into real currency using a […]
5, June 2024
Yaoundé: Biya green lights €79.11mln agricultural expansion funding 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
President Paul Biya has ratified two financing agreements totaling €79.11 million (about CFA52 billion). The deals aim to support the implementation of the Hydro-Agricultural Development Project covering 15,280 hectares in the Mbéré, Vina, and Faro-et-Déo departments in the Adamaoua region. The first agreement, valued at €76.23 million (around CFA50 billion) is a buyer credit and […]
10, June 2024
France: Macron takes huge risk with surprise election 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Politics
President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections later this month in the wake of a big victory for his rival Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European Parliament vote. The far-right party is on course to win 32% of the vote, exit polls say, more than twice that of the president’s Renaissance party. […]