British Prime Minister Theresa May has convened her “war cabinet” to decide the future of the UK’s relations with the European Union amid pressure to make decisions immediately. May is slated to meet with her most senior ministers, including the chancellor, Philip Hammond, the home secretary, Amber Rudd, the environment secretary, Michael Gove, and the foreign secretary, […]
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau released a video Tuesday pledging to continue attacks days after Nigeria’s military repeated that the jihadist group had been defeated. This screen grab image taken on January 2, 2018 from a video released on January 2, 2018 by Islamist group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaking in […]
The African Bar Association (AFBA) has accused Nigeria of detaining some Cameroonian refugees without trial. The association stated this in its resolution in Calabar. It said: “The abduction and continued illegal detention of Mr. Julius Ayuk Tabe and other Cameroonian refugees by the Nigerian security agents and their counterparts in Cameroon was wrong.” “More worrisome […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed an executive order aimed at boosting the domestic production of goods and creating jobs in science, technology and engineering in the west African country. Buhari, a 75-year-old former military ruler, has frequently spoken about ending the OPEC member’s dependence on oil exports while creating jobs by boosting local food production. […]
Unidentified assailants stabbed 12 patients in their hospital beds in the restive DR Congo city of Goma, with fears it was the work of Ugandan extremist rebels, officials said on Tuesday. Three of the victims were seriously hurt in the knife rampage overnight Sunday-Monday in two health centers in the Goma district of Mbosho, provincial […]
The statement in the Vanguard captioned “Nigeria pledges support to Cameroon over secession threat” dated 6 February 2018 if true, is the first statement made on behalf of President Mohammadu Buhari and the Federal Government of Nigeria admitting responsibility for the abduction and rendition to French Cameroun of the President and members of the Interim […]
The United States on Tuesday called on Cameroon to respect the rights of English-speaking separatists who have been extradited from neighbouring Nigeria. “The US condemns the ongoing violence in Cameroon’s anglophone regions,” Heather Nauert, the US State Department’s spokeswoman, tweeted. “We call on the government of Cameroon to respect the human rights, including due process, […]
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has come under intense pressure to step down before his term ends in 2019 over corruption allegations, as his own ruling party calls for a meeting of top members to discuss a “transition.” In a Monday statement, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) called for an emergency meeting of its […]
In an effort to intensify the onslaught against Boko Haram insurgents, the Nigerian military has inducted Cameroonian Defence Forces into Operation Lafiya Dole. According to the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, “The Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Rogers Nicholas, led a joint team of Field Commanders from Operation Lafiya Dole […]
Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and murdered two civilians, while six people were killed in an attack in northern Cameroon, a local resident and security sources told AFP on Monday. The attacks came as Nigeria’s military again maintained the jihadists had been defeated, and that its repeated raids and suicide bombings […]
