Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has vowed to prevent a repeat of the 2011 uprising, threatening to take measures against anyone trying to destabilize the country, a day after opposition politicians called for a boycott of the March presidential election. “Be warned, what happened seven or eight years ago will not be repeated. … You […]
The UN refugee agency has appealed for $157 million to help over 280,000 people affected by the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group. On Wednesday, the UNHCR announced that the amount was required to aid some 208,000 Nigerian refugees and 75,000 of their hosts in Niger, Cameroon and Chad, who are under pressure from the influx of […]
Kenya now has a ‘people’s president’ as the adamant opposition leader Raila Odinga is sworn in during a mock ceremony branded by the government as treason. The ceremony, staged by Odinga’s followers in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, was a sign of protest against President Uhuru Kenyatta’s new term, which came after months of political […]
Cameroonian authorities have become more concerned about the political and military conflict in the country as it continues to spill out of the control. Rumors making the rounds for some time now that young Francophone fighters are swelling the ranks of Anglophone fighters in Ndian Division are being confirmed by some senior political authorities in […]
At least more than 80 Cameroonian gendarmes late Monday night crossed the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon and invaded Danare, in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The gendarmes, according to sources, claimed that they were fighting Cameroon militants who took refuge in the community. There are well over 5,000 Cameroonian refugees […]
To understand the corruptive influence of France in Nigerian politics that is central to the rendition of Southern Cameroons leaders who were legally on the territory of Nigeria under the protection of international law, one needs to go back to the overthrow of President Shehu Shagari December 31, 1983 by a military junta led by […]
The militaries of Chad and Cameroon will soon be introducing Cessna Grand Caravans into service after aircraft were delivered from the United States. Two Grand Caravans in military camouflage were seen transiting Gran Canaria, Spain, on 12 January. Although they had their roundels partially taped over, it was possible to make out yellow and red […]
Facing tensions on two fronts with bitter unrest in English-speaking regions and Boko Haram jihadist attacks in the north, Cameroon must tackle an additional political challenge this year with strongman Paul Biya seeking re-election as president. Biya has spent 35 of his 84 years ruling the west African country, where presidential, legislative, senate and municipal […]
The news of Mr. Ayuk Tabe and his collaborators being shipped to Cameroon has hit Southern Cameroonians like a ton of bricks. The announcement of Mr. Ayuk Tabe being in the custody of Cameroon security officials was made yesterday by Mr. Issa Tchiroma, the country’s communications minister, who is known for his manipulation, deception and […]
Chadian police arrested more than 60 students and schoolchildren Monday as they protested in N’Djamena against austerity measures slashing their teachers’ pay, said an AFP journalist on the scene. Police dispersed gatherings of young people in the capital with tear-gas grenades and turned out in riot gear to patrol key street junctions and certain schools […]
