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15, January 2024
Another AFCON surprise: Brave 10-man Guinea hold Cameroon 0
Guinea joined a growing list of surprise sides at the Africa Cup of Nations by drawing 1-1 against five-time champions Cameroon in Group C on Monday despite playing the second half with 10 men. Mohamed Bayo gave Guinea the lead before captain Francois Kamano was sent off just before half-time. Frank Magri equalised early in […]
15, January 2024
Senegal start AFCON defence with win over Gambia 0
Lamine Camara scored twice as Senegal kicked off their Africa Cup of Nations title defence with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Gambia in Yamoussoukro on Monday. Senegal moved top of the early Group C table ahead of Cameroon’s game against Guinea later Monday. Aliou Cisse’s showed enough quality in the Ivorian heat to suggest they […]
15, January 2024
Rigobert Song optimistic as Cote d’Ivoire hosts Nations Cup 0
Cameroon’s head coach, Rigobert Song, expressed optimism on Sunday, hoping that the Indomitable Lions would create history once again, just as they did in 1984 when they clinched their maiden Nations Cup title in Cote d’Ivoire. Cameroon will kick off their Nations Cup campaign on Monday, facing Guinea in the Group C opener, which also […]
15, January 2024
Bishops in Cameroon express “compassion” for victims of “atrocities” in regions 0
Catholic Bishops in Cameroon have expressed their “compassion” for victims of violence in the Far North region as well as the Northwest and the Southwest regions of the Central African nation. In the final communiqué issued at the end of their 47th Annual Seminar, members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) denounce the […]
14, January 2024
Hosts Ivory Coast celebrate as team wins Africa Cup of Nations opener 0
It was no memorable performance, but delighted supporters nevertheless clogged the streets and parties continued late as host Ivory Coast opened proceedings at the Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 2-0 victory over Guinea Bissau in Abidjan on Saturday. Fans lined the route from the Alhassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in the north of the […]
12, January 2024
Indomitable Lions do best when West Africa hosts Cup of Nations 0
The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations is being staged in the west African country of Ivory Coast, and no team has been more successful in the region than Cameroon. They won the first of five titles in 1984 when Ivory Coast previously hosted the biennial African football showpiece. Among the winning team was forward Roger […]
12, January 2024
Congo-Démocratique: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near-record level 0
Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa – the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo – with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe. The overflowing River Congo, passing through much of the country, has also swamped places outside the capital. The vast, vital waterway has reached its highest level in […]
12, January 2024
South Africa says Israel’s response to Hamas operation breached Genocide Convention 0
South Africa says Israel’s response to the offensive launched by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group on October 7 had breached the Genocide Convention, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague holds a hearing against Israel for Gaza’s “genocide” case. At the top UN court in The Hague on Thursday, South Africa said […]
12, January 2024
Southern Cameroons: CDC accumulates CFA35 billion in salary arrears despite govt aid 0
Despite resuming operations in 2020 after a suspension in September 2018 due to the Anglophone crisis, CDC continues to struggle with paying its employees’ salaries. This challenge persists despite various financial support from the state, the sole shareholder of the company. “The operational challenges faced by CDC do not allow it to honor its financial […]
15, January 2024
US-owned cargo ship targeted with anti-ship ballistic missile off Yemen coast 0
by soter • Business, Headline News, World
Houthi rebels have hit a US-owned container ship with a ballistic missile off the coast of Yemen, the US says. The vessel, Gibraltar Eagle, reported “no injuries or significant damage”, according to the United States military command for the Middle East (Centcom). The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel is continuing on its journey in the Gulf of […]