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11, March 2024
Princess of Wales apologises for Mother’s Day photo ‘confusion’ 0
The Princess of Wales has apologised “for any confusion” her Mother’s Day photograph caused, after five agencies retracted it over editing concerns. Catherine, in a statement posted on Kensington Palace social media, said: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.” The image, taken by the Prince of Wales, was the first of […]
9, March 2024
French Cameroun: Far North Region is losing the battle against arms trafficking 0
Northern Cameroon has for decades been a hub for ammunition, small arms and light weapons trafficking in the Sahel. The problem has fuelled regional insecurity since 1980. In response, states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission created the Multinational Joint Task Force in 1994. But arms trafficking has worsened since Boko Haram’s emergence and expansion […]
9, March 2024
Yaoundé: Court documents allege counterintelligence spied on Martinez Zogo 0
Cameroonian authorities must disclose which journalists, in addition to murdered journalist Martinez Zogo, have been targeted for surveillance by the country’s counterintelligence service and ensure that spying on members of the media is immediately discontinued, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. The existence of a surveillance operation that allegedly spied on Zogo since at […]
9, March 2024
Joshua beats Ngannou by knockout 0
Ngannou returned to his feet and stood in the middle of the ring, talking to Joshua and the world knew it was all over! The pair exchanged greetings and Joshua said “don’t leave boxing.” It could be the last time we see Ngannou in a boxing ring. He’s lost both of his fights but, in […]
7, March 2024
Jurgen Klinsmann among those shortlisted for the vacant Indomitable Lions job 0
Rigobert Song was sacked as the head coach of the Cameroonian national team after the Indomitable Lions’ elimination at the Round 16 stage of the 2023 AFCON. It was clear the former skipper of Camereon, Song, was going to be sacked as his tenure had been marked with indiscipline and poor performance. 2017 AFCON winner, […]
7, March 2024
Cameroon cocoa hits record prices amid global demand surge 0
During a collective cocoa sale on March 5, 2024, in Abong-Mbang, a key cocoa-producing area in Eastern Cameroon, producer prices per kilogram soared to a new record of CFA4,225, marking the highest rate both nationally and globally. Following this milestone, on March 6, 2024, Cameroon’s Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, issued an official […]
6, March 2024
Champions League: Haaland scores as Man City cruised past Copenhagen 0
Manchester City enjoyed the perfect warm-up for Sunday’s crucial Premier League trip to Liverpool as they cruised past Copenhagen to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for a sixth successive season. Ahead by two goals from the first leg in Copenhagen three weeks ago, any lingering hopes of a shock were ended within nine minutes as […]
6, March 2024
Francis Ngannou clashes with Tyson Fury at Anthony Joshua news conference 0
Ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou clashed with Tyson Fury and says he is “just getting started” in boxing before his heavyweight fight with Anthony Joshua. Ngannou faces Joshua in Saudi Arabia on Friday but opted to do his best verbal sparring with former opponent Fury at Wednesday’s news conference. Joshua took a back seat as Fury […]
6, March 2024
Senegal sets March 24 as new date for delayed presidential election 0
The Senegalese government has set March 24 as the new date for the country’s delayed presidential election, according to an official statement issued Wednesday after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. President Macky Sall who faces term limits at the end of his second period in office, said in early February that he was […]
11, March 2024
Ukraine War: European arms imports nearly double 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
Weapons imports to Europe nearly doubled over the past five years, partly due to the war in Ukraine, while exports from Russia halved, researchers said on Monday. Ukraine has become the world’s fourth largest arms importer, while France has replaced Russia as the world’s second largest exporter behind the United States. Arms imports to Europe […]