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3, February 2024
Senegal’s President Macky Sall postpones Feb 25 presidential elections indefinitely 0
Senegalese President Macky Sall on Saturday announced the indefinite postponement of the presidential election scheduled for February 25, just hours before official campaigning was due to start. In an address to the nation, Sall said he had signed a decree abolishing a previous measure that set the date as lawmakers investigate two Constitutional Council judges […]
3, February 2024
FIFA set to open investigation on Samuel Eto’o match fixing and threat charges 0
Cameroon’s football legend Samuel Eto’o has been accused of making threats and match-fixing, with the Barcelona legend’s file sent for investigation to the FIFA Ethics Committee. Former Barça striker and current President of the Cameroonian Football Federation, has been accused of match-fixing and paying someone to make threats. According to a report by The Athletic, […]
3, February 2024
CDC faces workforce exodus and financial strain amid ongoing Ambazonia crisis 0
Between 2021 and 2022, the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), a state-owned agro-industrial enterprise operating banana, oil palm, and rubber plantations in the Littoral and Southwest regions of Cameroon, experienced a staggering 34.7% reduction in its workforce. The information was revealed in a recent report by the Technical Commission for the Rehabilitation of Public and Para-public […]
3, February 2024
Yaoundé: Dion Ngute raises fuel prices 0
The Cameroonian government on Friday hiked fuel prices, which will go into effect from Saturday. According to a statement by Seraphin Magloire Fouda, Secretary General at the Prime Minister’s Office, the price of a liter of Super has been increased from 730 XAF (approximately 1.21 U.S. dollars) per liter to 840 XAF (approximately 1.39 U.S. […]
2, February 2024
Basketball: Six unpaired Michael Jordan sneakers sell for $8 mn 0
Six single Nike Air Jordans, worn by the eponymous basketball star in the 1990s, sold Friday for a record $8 million, according to auction house Sotheby’s. Michael Jordan gave the separate shoes to Chicago Bulls communications executive Tim Hallam, after decisive games that helped the club win six NBA championships from 1991 to 1993 and […]
2, February 2024
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped 0
Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other person in south-western Nigeria, authorities say. The attackers stormed the palace of Segun Aremu – a retired army general and monarch whose official title is the Olukoro of Koro – on Thursday night. It is not clear who the gunmen […]
2, February 2024
Africa Cup of Nations: Lookman goal takes Nigeria into AFCON semi-finals 0
Ademola Lookman scored his third goal in two games as Nigeria advanced to the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday with a 1-0 victory over Angola in the last eight. Lookman again stole the limelight from Victor Osimhen by following his brace in the 2-0 defeat of Cameroon in the last 16 […]
1, February 2024
Biya, Chadian delegation discuss cooperation 0
President Paul Biya on Tuesday met with a Chadian delegation made up of three ministers. The two sides discussed ways to enhance their historical, friendly relations. In a statement issued Tuesday night, the Cameroonian Presidency said that Cameroon is a strategic trade partner to Chad, and that the establishment of a safe corridor for the […]
1, February 2024
Central Africa Communication Ministers Discuss Ways to Stop Hate Speech 0
Communication ministers from the Economic Community of Central African States, ECCAS, are meeting in Bangui, Central African Republic, this week to map out ways to stop the spread of hate speech. Officials from central African states say some influential politicians, business moguls and community leaders are using radio, television and social media to propagate information […]
3, February 2024
Ivory Coast sink Mali at the death in AFCON quarters 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Sports
A back-heel goal by Oumar Diakite in added time at the end of extra time gave hosts Ivory Coast a 2-1 win over Mali in Bouake on Saturday after a dramatic Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final. Reduced to 10 men by a red card at the end of the first half, the Ivorians fell behind […]