The African Union (AU) has called for action regarding the situation in South Sudan, where a recent ceasefire agreement between feuding parties collapsed soon after it was reached. AU Chief Moussa Faki Mahamat called on African leaders at a gathering in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, on Saturday to take measures against South Sudan’s President Salva […]
Beginning with the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and a thrilling Last 16 encounter on Saturday, where France have beaten Argentina 4-3, to reach the Quarterfinals of the Tournament. France’s forward Kylian Mbappe (R) reacts with France’s forward Antoine Griezmann after scoring his team’s third goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football […]
Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Friday that it has decided to open up parts of Virunga and Salonga National Parks, home to mountain gorillas, bonobos and other rare species, to oil drilling. Earlier proposals to allow oil exploration in the parks met fierce resistance from environmental activists, who say drilling would place wildlife […]
Doctors Without Borders has slammed the EU’s new refugee deal, warning that the European governments will be responsible for putting the lives of the most vulnerable people at stake. “The only thing European states appear to have agreed on is to block people at the doorstep of Europe regardless of how vulnerable they are, or […]
Ambazonian Barrister Chief Charles Achaleke Taku has been elected president of the International Criminal Court Bar Association replacing the renowned Karim Khan. His Royal Highness Chief Charles Taku is a Southern Cameroons lawyer with 30 years experience in the International Criminal Court and the Sierra Leone Tribunal including the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Arusha). […]
It has a sky-blue-and-white striped flag stamped with a dove and a national anthem that speaks of “the heroes who bore the land with their blood.” “Glory to the father for making you a nation, a joy forevermore,” the lyrics say. “Ambazonia, land of freedom.” The nation of Ambazonia doesn’t officially exist. But a violent […]
The European Union must strengthen its defenses, spend more and be able to act independently of the United States, the bloc’s leaders said in a summit statement released early on Friday, pledging to push ahead with a new military cooperation pact. The pledge came after leaders met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday and it […]
President Biya now has an opportunity to announce significant reforms that could help him get a respectable exit from the Cameroon political scene and de-escalate tensions with Southern Cameroonians. The 85 year-old monstrous liability of a head of state is due to meet with the US and French ambassadors to discuss the way forward for […]
After nine hours of talks, EU leaders forged a hard won agreement on migration early Friday. “Disembarkation platforms”, “controlled centres” and strengthening external borders are the main points of the deal reached at a Brussels summit. – Disembarkation platform To deter Mediterranean crossings, the leaders pledged to “swiftly explore” the still vague concept of “regional […]
European Union leaders reached a crucial deal on steps to tackle migration during all-night talks Friday after resolving a bitter row with Italy’s hardline new premier. German Chancellor Angela Merkel had warned that the bloc’s “destiny” was at stake if it failed to reach an agreement, with her own job also hanging in the balance […]
