An attack which killed 15 United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo late Thursday is one of the worst in the history of the organization. The following is a look at previous deadly attacks on the so-called Blue Berets: Democratic Republic of Congo: December 7, 2017: At least 15 United Nations peacekeepers from Tanzania […]
A news reporter serving with a local radio station was caught by a stray bullet in Mamfe and civilians were trapped in clashes between Southern Cameroons fighters and Cameroon defense and security forces in Manyu Division. Heavy fighting erupted on Thursday, December 7, 2017 and lasted until the early hours of today Friday December 8. […]
Nigeria called for an end to violence in neighbouring Cameroon, where a crisis sparked by a separatist drive in English-speaking areas has forced thousands of people to seek sanctuary across the border. “The Nigerian state by no means supports the secessionists,” Nigerian ambassador Lawan Abba Gashagar said Thursday, after a meeting with President Paul Biya. […]
Over 1.2 million people in war-torn South Sudan are one step away from famine — twice as many as at the same time last year — and in early 2018 half the country’s population will be reliant on emergency food aid, the UN humanitarian chief said Thursday. Mark Lowcock told the UN Security Council that […]
The Limbe 1 Council Hall on Tuesday the 5th of December 2017 almost turned into a battle ground involving families and supporters of the three candidates vying for the vacant stool. But for the timely intervention of the forces of law and order there could have been bloodshed. The long awaited consultative talks were presided […]
English-speaking and French-speaking bishops in Cameroon are being divided by the year-long ‘Anglophone crisis’ which has been threatening the country. On October 1, secessionist leaders in the English-speaking part of the country made a nominal declaration of independence. Government forces clashed with independence-minded demonstrators, leaving at least 17 people dead (although opposition leaders claimed at […]
The chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Germany has asked party members to support him on forming a “grand coalition” with Chancellor Angela Merkel’sconservatives. Martin Schulz made the appeal at a party gathering in Berlin Thursday to discuss talks with Merkel’s center-right bloc composed of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU). […]
The Nigerian High Commissioner to Cameroon, S. Lawan Abba Gashagar has handed a sealed envelope from President Buhari to his Cameroonian counterpart Paul Biya. State radio and television reported that the Nigerian diplomat met the Cameroonian dictator on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Unity Palace. Ambassador Lawan Abba Gashagar said in an interview that […]
The Biya Francophone Administration is intensifying troops’ involvement in the Southern Cameroons conflict having announced a war against the interim government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. The heavy deployment of soldiers, gendarmerie and the police units raises fresh questions about the idea of a “One and Indivisible Cameroon” where the number of troops has […]
Patrice Nganang, a Cameroonian writer living in the United States of America who visited Southern Cameroons recently has been arrested by Secret Service Officers loyal to the Biya Francophone regime in Yaoundé. Cameroon Intelligence Report gathered from local media sources that the arrest was made on Wednesday night at the Douala International airport. Some pro […]
