South Sudan’s warring parties have agreed to a power-sharing agreement according to which rebel leader Riek Machar will be reinstated as vice president. “It has been agreed that there will be four vice presidents: the current two vice presidents, plus Riek Machar (who) will assume the position of first vice president, and then the fourth […]
Cameroon’s economy is expected to grow 4 percent this year, up from 3.2 percent in 2017 due to the start of natural gas production and construction work for an upcoming soccer tournament, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. Growth was slower in 2017 because of a sharp decline in oil output but new infrastructure projects […]
Powerful explosions have rocked the heart of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with the emergency services saying at least 13 people had been wounded. The first explosion occurred at a security checkpoint outside the headquarters of the Somalia’s Minsitry of Interior on Saturday morning. “A car bomb exploded … it is too early to know […]
A senior representative of the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia has warned the Biya regime that its decision to declare a war against the people of Southern Cameroons has left Ambazonians with no other choice but to fight for the creation of a sovereign Southern Cameroons state, increasing speculation that a real […]
A federal judge has ordered the US government to provide a list of the estimated 100 immigrant children under the age of 5, who were separated from their families, by Saturday evening. “What I’m contemplating is the government provides a list to plaintiffs counsel by tomorrow 5 p.m. (PDT, midnight GMT) with the identities of […]
Belgium struck early and held off a late Brazil fightback to send the five-times champions tumbling out of the World Cup with a 2-1 victory in an end-to-end thriller on Friday that earned them a semi-final against France. A Fernandinho own goal and a brilliant Kevin De Bruyne strike gave Belgium a spot in the […]
Cameroon blazed a trail for African football in 1990 to become the first team from south of the Sahara to reach the quarter-finals of a World Cup. But fast-forward to 2018, and football in the land of the “Indomitable Lions” — due to host the African Cup of Nations just months from now — is struggling. The administrators of the country’s professional league have suspended the climax […]
Cocoa prices in Cameroon are surging as farmers in the biggest producing regions flee an escalating conflict between government forces and a movement that wants independence for English-speaking territories. Producer pay in the world’s fifth-biggest cocoa grower jumped by more than two-fifths in the week through July 3, compared with the previous seven days, according to figures […]
The leaders of Southern Cameroons refugees in Nigeria have reportedly refused the so-called humanitarian aid from the ruling CPDM regime in Yaoundé. The Ambazonian leaders representing the more than 40,000 Southern Cameroons refugees in the Cross River State and Taraba told the Biya emissaries that “We do not need any help and do not want […]
Equatorial Guinea has granted amnesty to activists and members of the opposition ahead of a “national dialogue” this month, a decree signed by the Central African nation’s president said on Wednesday. The move is seen as a goodwill gesture before the talks involving government, opposition, religious and other groups planned for July 16 to 21. […]
