Former US President Barrack Obama decries the “utter loss of shame” in political leaders in an apparent jab at his successor Donald Trump. He made the comments while delivering the 2018 Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday a day after Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, held a summit in the […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May has narrowly avoided a defeat in parliament over post-Brexit customs arrangements, as she struggles to drum up support and unify her divided party around her strategy for separation from the European Union (EU). May won approval from the parliament by a margin of just six votes with 307-301 on Tuesday, […]
The International Criminal Court marked its 20th anniversary on Tuesday with a plea for all nations to help it seek justice for victims of war crimes, weeks after the acquittal of a former Congolese militia chief dealt a blow to its credibility. “Two decades after the Rome conference, the system of international justice created by […]
Armed separatists fighting for the creation of an English-speaking state in Cameroon have abducted at least seven traditional rulers they accuse of collaborating with the government. Some of the leaders are also accused of calling for the participation in this year’s presidential poll, against the wishes of the armed groups. As a choral group of […]
There have been mixed reactions in Cameroon following President Paul Biya’s announcement that he will run for re-election. Biya has been president for 36 years and if he wins another mandate he will be 92 years old by the time his term ends. The decision by Paul Biya to contest the October 7 presidential poll […]
The U.S. has expressed outrage over a recent video of execution being carried out allegedly by Cameroonian military personnel. Heather Nauert, U.S. Department of State spokesperson, in a statement called for thorough and transparent investigation by the government of Cameroon. It said: “The U. S. is gravely concerned over the recent video depicting men wearing […]
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Monday made clear he will not seek re-election in 2020 as he launched a new umbrella party that he said would help ensure continuity. The move will turn the Houphouetists Rally for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), currently the ruling coalition, into a formal party. Named in honour of the […]
Soccer legend Diego Maradona once again reiterates support for Palestine, embracing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting in Moscow and telling him that he is Palestinian in his heart. “In my heart, I am Palestinian,” Maradona told Abbas during the meeting on Sunday, which followed the final World Cup game. The Palestinian leader was in Russia at […]
The United States has issued yet another warning to African nations over the risk of being laden with unsustainable debt through large-scale infrastructure projects that are not economically viable. The criticism issued by the head of the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) on Monday, comes as Washington seeks to ramp up development finance in […]
It was formerly called the North West and South West regions of the Republic of Cameroon; today’s Federal Republic of Ambazonia (also known as Southern Cameroons) was declared independent from the French Cameroun recently. Although the government of La Republique du Cameroun started waging a war against the Southern Cameroons after the independence day declaration […]
