From the outset, Rex Tillerson’s first trip to Africa looked half-hearted and token, but with the hindsight knowledge that the U.S. Secretary of State was fired just two days in, his African hosts who must be wondering why they bothered. Beyond $533 million in humanitarian aid and some pat remarks about security and not getting […]
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bruised by half a year of post-election coalition haggling, was Wednesday elected by parliament to her fourth and likely final term at the helm of Europe’s biggest economy. Lawmakers in Berlin’s glass-domed Reichstag voted 364-315 with nine abstentions for Merkel, who was then to be formally appointed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier […]
Herders are believed to have killed 25 villagers in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, police said on Wednesday, in the latest violence linked to land, water, and grazing rights. The killings happened on Monday in the Bassa area of Plateau State, just a few days after at least five people were killed in the area. “The […]
US Senator John McCain has condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Gina Haspel to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), saying she was involved in “one of darkest chapters in American history.” “The torture of detainees in US custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history,” McCain said […]
March 27, 2018 has been set as a runoff date to elect Sierra Leone’s next president. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced on March 13 that former foreign affairs minister, Samura Kamara will face Julius Maada Bio, a former military head of state. Kamara who leads the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) came in second […]
The bodies of three gendarmerie officers including the newly appointed Commander of the Nguti Gendarmerie Brigade, Guy Robert Lontsi have been identified at the Manyemen hospital by family members. The three were reportedly killed on Tuesday morning in clashes between security forces loyal to the Biya regime in Yaoundé and Ambazonian militants. The suspected secessionists’ […]
The passport of French Cameroun CPDM baron who also moonlighted as Minister of Water and Energy, Basile Atangana Kouna has been confiscated by security agents in Yaoundé. Cameroon Intelligence Report understands the former cabinet minister has also been barred from leaving the country. The decision to keep Basile Atangana Kouna under surveillance was made public […]
One of the most senior officials at the US State Department has been fired after his remarks on the sacking of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appeared to contradict the version of events provided by the White House. Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein was fired by the White House just hours after his boss was […]
Members of the 10th Mountain Division’s First Brigade Combat Team returned to Fort Drum yesterday from a six-month deployment to Cameroon. They were part of a mission to support the Cameroonian military’s counter-terrorism efforts. Families sat eagerly in the bleachers of McGrath gymnasium, waiting to welcome their loved ones home. Emily Dunaway couldn’t wait to […]
Cameroonians were shocked on Tuesday after seeing the dilapidated house of their first and late President, Ahmadou Ahidjo, who was known as the father of the nation. Why it matters: Mr. Ahidjo was in power for 24 years, 8 months and 17 days between 18 February 1958, and November 4, 1982, when he resigned and handed over […]
