Religious leaders in Cameroon have been visiting towns along the country’s border with Nigeria this week in a bid to curb fresh recruitment efforts by Boko Haram. Imam Abbo Hamatoukour, who hails from the nearby town of Garoua, is taking part in an outreach program sponsored by both Muslim and Christian preachers. Cameroon, featuring the […]
Malta’s national football team coach, Tom Saintfiet, has been given the sack after he reportedly replied to a call for a position within the Cameroonian Football Federation. The Malta Football Association has released a statement relating to his departure. “Following a thorough analysis of the situation, a decision has been taken to relieve Mr Saintfiet of his duties as […]
The Roman Catholic church should mediate in the crisis in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, where separatists and security forces are embroiled in a dangerous conflict, a thinktank urged Thursday. “The Catholic Church could help break this dangerous stalemate,” the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report. “Other than the Catholic clergy, there are […]
The paramount chief of the Bafaw in the South West region of Cameroon, Fon Victor Mukete, is facing headwinds at the Senate and in his native region of the southwest following a video released on Youtube wherein he was showering praises on the country’s president, Paul Biya, for appointing him as the senator for Meme […]
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed calls by the country’s opposition to step down, saying there is no logic in signing a peace agreement with the opponents and then resign as president. “They want me to sign the agreement and then step down immediately. Just imagine, what is my incentive in bringing peace if […]
Billionaire Vincent Bollore was charged by French investigators as part of a probe into the possible use of bribes in two African countries to obtain port contracts from public officials, according to a statement from his company. The charges stem from a case focusing on suspicions of foul play when Bollore SA was awarded contracts to operate […]
Police have arrested two Cameroon men for having swindled a man from Oman out of Bt4 million worth of Omani banknotes. Pol Maj-General Maitree Chimcherd, commander of the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), told a press conference on Wednesday that Pierre Alain Gandjui and Jean Robert Kongne were arrested on Tuesday. The arrests were made a […]
For almost two years, Southern Cameroons has been reduced to an abattoir with government troops killing innocent citizens as if they are not nationals of Cameroon. In many parts of Southern Cameroons, young men, many of whom are innocent and have nothing to do with the ugly fighting that is playing out over there, have […]
Gunmen have killed 19 people in an attack on a church in the central Nigerian state of Benue. The attack by the armed men, believed to be cattle herders, was launched on Tuesday at around 06:00 am local time (05:00 GMT) in the village of Ayar Mbalom, in Gwer East local government authority, according to […]
