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14, February 2024
North Korea fires several cruise missiles into Sea of Japan 0
North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, part of a string of weapons tests this year that have accompanied increasingly aggressive rhetoric from leader Kim Jong Un. So far this year, Kim has declared South Korea his country’s “principal enemy”, jettisoned agencies dedicated to reunification and outreach, and threatened war over “even […]
14, February 2024
Africa Cup of Nations: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours 0
Cash, houses and honours are being bestowed on footballers from Ivory Coast and Nigeria, after Sunday’s riveting Africa Cup of Nations final. Every player in Ivory Coast’s winning squad will pocket $82,000 (£65,000) and get a villa worth a similar amount, the presidency announced. “You have brought happiness to all Ivorians, bravo, bravo,” said President […]
13, February 2024
Patrick Mboma’s son Kenji Mboma selected in the first division club FC Cincinnati 0
Cameroonian footballer Patrick Mboma’s son Kenji Mboma is selected in the first division club FC Cincinnati for the 2024 MLS super draft. He is a left-footer player and has played very well for his long range goals and exceptional dribbling skills. Mboma had played for Dayton and has a record of scoring nine goals and […]
13, February 2024
Russia puts Estonian Prime Minister Kallas on a wanted list 0
Russia has put Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on a wanted list, an official register showed Tuesday, as tensions soar between Russia and the West over Ukraine. Kallas’ name appeared on the Interior Ministry’s register of people wanted in connection with criminal charges. It didn’t specify what charges Kallas was facing. It is the first […]
13, February 2024
Geneva: Paul Biya’s Bodyguards Guilty Of Assaulting Journalist 0
Switzerland’s appeal court has upheld guilty verdicts against six bodyguards of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya for the 2019 assault of a journalist, the Keystone-ATS news agency reported Monday. The judges, whose ruling was confirmed by Robert Assael, a lawyer for one of the six, rejected their claims that they had immunity as they were protecting […]
12, February 2024
Southern Cameroons Crisis: At least 2 school children killed, 20 injured in explosion in Nkambe 0
At least two people died and 20 others were injured in an explosion on Sunday in Nkambe, Northwest region, according to witnesses and local police. The blast occurred in Nkambe, a town in the region, as school children were taking part in activities to mark National Youth Day, which has been celebrated in the country […]
12, February 2024
World record marathon holder Kelvin Kiptum dead in Kenya road accident 0
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a car crash in western Kenya that left a third passenger injured, police said Sunday. “The accident happened around 11 pm (2000 GMT). The car had three occupants, two died on the spot, while one was taken to hospital. The two are […]
12, February 2024
Haller’s late goal seals Ivory Coast’s 2-1 win over Nigeria in AFCON final 0
Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as hosts Ivory Coast fought back to beat Victor Osimhen’s Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final and complete the most remarkable of major tournament turnarounds by claiming their third continental title. Nigeria looked set to repeat their 1-0 victory over the Ivorians here at the […]
11, February 2024
Olembe tragedy families invited to AFCON final 0
Families of the victims of the Stade d’Olembe tragedy that took place during the last Africa Cup of Nations in Yaounde, Cameroon, have been invited to Sunday’s final in Abidjan, according to Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe during an address to review the ongoing AFCON. At least eight people were killed and […]
14, February 2024
How Biya destroyed democratic principles in Cameroon 0
by soter • Editorial, Headline News
Elections even under the one-party state in the days of President Ahmadou Ahidjo stood as the cornerstone of government establishment and security, grounded in the foundational principle of freedom. However, immediately Mr. Paul Biya took office in 1982, Cameroon’s electoral landscape suddenly became a distressing narrative and today; the nation is grappling with the erosion […]