UNICEF says gunmen have attacked a convoy of humanitarian trucks belonging to a contractor of the United Nations Children’s Fund in South Sudan, killing one person. The attack was carried out near the town of Mangalla, north of the capital Juba, on Wednesday, UNICEF said in a statement. “We have received reports that two trucks belonging […]
The senseless war in Southern Cameroons has exhausted all superlatives. Worst day, worst month, worst year, worst ever. To be sure, words can no longer describe the killings currently going on in Southern Cameroons. For the past few days, Cameroon government army soldiers have fired rockets and artillery in many areas in the Northern and […]
18 Anglophones were transferred yesterday from Buea Central Prison to Kondengui Prison, Yaounde. These 18 detainees are currently detained in ‘Kosovo’, a section of Kondengui maximum security prison. They have been kept in tight chains and were brutally tortured last night by prison guards who repeatedly called them Ambazonians. This prompted a strike action in […]
Germany coach Joachim Loew will stay in his post to lead a national team overhaul after the current world champions crashed out in the group stage at the World Cup in Russia, the German Football Federation (DFB) said on Tuesday. Loew’s contract runs until 2022, having been extended for two years in May. But his […]
French president Emmanuel Macron offered to support Nigeria’s efforts to realise security within its borders and eliminate terrorist organisation, Boko Haram, through securing the Sahel region. Macron arrived in Abuja, the federal capital of Nigeria, on Tuesday, where he addressed a joint press conference with his counterpart Muhammadu Buhari. The two leaders discussed security in […]
President Emmanuel Macron arrives Tuesday in Nigeria on his latest soft power mission while attempting to reassure African nations that France’s interest in the continent is more than just colonialism revisited. Africa has emerged as a cornerstone of Macron’s effort to boost France’s global influence. A high-profile November trip to West Africa was aimed at redefining France’s relationship with […]
Nigerian police said they have rescued the father of national soccer team captain John Obi Mikel after he was kidnapped for the second time in seven years. Mikel has been playing in the World Cup in Russia, although Nigeria failed to make it out of the group stage. Police in the southern state of Enugu […]
Mikel John Obi was told that his father had been kidnapped and would be killed if he reported anything – just hours before he led Nigeria into their final World Cup group phase tie against Argentina. The Nigeria captain received the shocking news as he travelled on the team bus to the stadium in St […]
“No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other’s security, and only by working to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security for ourselves.’
The 31st African Union summit ended in Nouakchott, Mauritania on Monday with advisory decisions on Libya, Somalia and South Sudan. Twenty two (22) African heads of states, four prime ministers and two foreign ministers attended the two-day summit. In a statement, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council said international actors should resume their efforts […]
