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14, November 2023
Yaoundé will be eventually forced to back down in face of Amba resistance 0
The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government has hailed the steadfastness of Southern Cameroon fighters in the face of continued French Cameroun military operations in Ground Zero, stressing that Yaoundé will eventually have no option but to retreat in humiliation. Dabney Yerima made the remarks in a Saturday audio broadcast from Holland. The exiled […]
14, November 2023
UK: Former Prime Minister appointed foreign secretary 0
David Cameron has said he wants to support Prime Minister Rishi Sunak “at a hard time”, after making a dramatic comeback to government in a major cabinet reshuffle. The former prime minister has been appointed foreign secretary and accepted a peerage to take the post. He replaced James Cleverly, who became home secretary after Mr […]
14, November 2023
Yaoundé: Minister Beti Assomo urges tightened security for year-end celebrations 0
Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo on Monday warned that measures needed to be taken to tackle security challenges that will likely characterize end-of-year festivities. “Our compatriots will have to live this end of year period in a security context marked by pockets of security concerns, particularly in the Far North, Northwest and Southwest regions,” Assomo […]
14, November 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 4 soldiers, 6 Amba fighters killed in Belo 0
At least six separatist fighters and four soldiers were killed in clashes over the weekend in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region of Northwest, local and security sources said Monday. On Sunday, separatist fighters ambushed soldiers on patrol in Belo locality of the region, killing three of them after a shootout, a military official in the region, […]
12, November 2023
Pope Francis dismisses US bishop who was prominent critic 0
Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed US bishop Joseph Strickland, a prominent conservative who has repeatedly criticised his papacy, following concerns over his leadership and governance. The Vatican did not explain the move, a rare sacking in the Catholic Church where troublesome senior clerics are normally encouraged — or told — to resign. But a US […]
11, November 2023
Esther Njomo Omam wins 2023 Global Pluralism Award 0
Esther Omam, a Cameroonian human rights defender is among three winners who have been selected as the 2023 Global Pluralism Award recipients. The winners receive Sh5.5 million each to continue their work towards pluralism. Build Up, a Kenyan organization that works with peacebuilding institutions and a network of peace innovators to tackle polarization and make […]
11, November 2023
Cameroon receives US$ 6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund 0
The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Martin Griffiths, approved the allocation of US$6 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the humanitarian response to the needs of the most vulnerable population in Cameroon. “Underfunding of humanitarian aid is depriving hundreds of thousands of people, already facing violence, displacement, disasters and epidemics, […]
10, November 2023
Cameroon’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review 0
Cameroon’s human rights record will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 14 November 2023, in a meeting in Geneva that will be webcast live. Cameroon is one of 14 States to be reviewed by the UPR Working Group during its […]
10, November 2023
Yaoundé: Biya bids Ambassador Bashkin of Russia farewell 0
The 90-year-old Cameroonian dictator met the outgoing Russian ambassador at the so-called Unity Palace. Ambassador Anatoly Bashkin made a review of the latter’s 6-year mission to Cameroon with a particular focus on Biya’s participation at the recent second Russia-Africa Summit. Mr Bashkin reminded Biya of the issues President Vladimir Putin raised in Saint Petersburg and […]
14, November 2023
Gabon junta promises free elections in August 2025 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Politics
Gabon’s military leaders who deposed president Ali Bongo Ondimba in August announced on Monday that elections would be held in August 2025 under a timetable that first foresees national dialogue. “August 2025: elections and end of the transition,” a regime spokesman said on live state TV, referring to an official but “indicative” transition timeframe, adopted […]