The protracted crisis in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, which has largely grounded schools and courts in the affected areas since November 2016, and threatened tip into full-scale conflict, seems to have no end in sight. In recent weeks, there have been deadly clashes between government forces and local protesters. Mass arrests in the Anglophone North West […]
A prominent lawyer from Cameroon’s English-speaking minority will stand in next year’s presidential election, he announced on Sunday, days after deadly clashes involving the anglophone community. Akere Muna, former vice president of the NGO Transparency International, said he would promote “zero tolerance for corruption, tribalism, nepotism and favouritism”. Muna’s announcement comes following protests in the […]
French Cameroun police have invaded the Roman Catholic Cathedral in the Mamfe County in Southern Cameroons today Monday the 9th of October following an order signed by the Senior Divisional Officer for Manyu. The invasion was followed by a skirmish between some prelates and the men in uniform. Several Francophone policemen arrived at the Cathedral […]
As instructed by US President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence has left a sport event, in which the players kneel during the national anthem. Pence left a Sunday Indianapolis Colts game early after players with the opposing team, the San Francisco 49ers, made the move. “I left today’s Colts game because @POTUS and I […]
The real world social network of the church is also under attack: for example, on October 8 people in churches in Buea were arrested en masse. Commemorations of those killed to date are scheduled for October 14. What is and will be the role of religious leaders in this unfolding crackdown? Involved in the blocking […]
Since the government of Cameroon brought death and destruction to its people in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon on October 1, 2017, an uneasy calm has enveloped the English-speaking regions of the country. The government’s raid is reported to have killed more than fifty people, with the international community calling for […]
President of the National Assembly of Mali says many African countries are willing to have expanded relations with Iran and that his country will never cooperate with the country’s enemies. Issaka Sidibe made the remarks in Tehran late Saturday during a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani who praised “friendship” between the Islamic Republic […]
The U.N. Human Rights office denounces the killings of demonstrators from Cameroon’s Anglophone community in towns across the Northwest and Southwest regions Sunday, October 1, and is calling for an impartial investigation into these events. Government figures put the number of deaths at about 10. But other estimates report many more people than that were […]
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has said that Madrid would not rule out suspending Catalonia’s autonomous status if its leaders declare independence. “I don’t rule out absolutely anything that is within the law … Ideally, it shouldn’t be necessary to implement extreme solutions but for that not to happen things would have to be changed,” […]
A huge explosion has rocked a gas station in Ghana’s capital of Accra, claiming the lives of an unknown number of people, and triggering the evacuation of a large number of local residents, police and government officials say. Police said the incident took place after a tanker caught fire in the Atomic Junction Square in Legon, […]
