US President Barack Obama has been delivered a calculated diplomatic snub in Hangzhou, China, where global leaders are convening for the G20 summit. The problems began as soon as Obama’s plane landed in Hangzhou on Saturday. Unlike Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Brazilian President Michel Temer and British Prime Minister […]
Representatives from the European Union and a number of donor states have visited South Sudanese refugees in Uganda for a first-hand account of their plight. At least five thousand are arriving on a daily basis in Uganda from the Uraba border point in the country’s west. The latest estimates indicate that there are currently over 700,000 […]
Gunmen have abducted 15 workers of a major Nigerian oil facility in the south as unrest continues to plague the African country’s main source of revenue. A police spokesman in Rivers state said Saturday that the oil workers were on their way to the facility in Port Harcourt when they were kidnapped late on Friday. “Fifteen […]
A business card is currently circulating in Yaounde stating that President Biya has created a cabinet for his in-laws at the presidency of the republic. The card bears the symbols of authority of the Republic of Cameroon in the colors green, red and yellow, and black writings. One can read including “Civil Cabinet, Cabinet Beau-Pére […]
A plane crash was narrowly avoided on Friday evening at the Nsimalen international airport in Yaounde. The Boeing 767 dubbed the “Dja” an aircraft of the national airline (Camair-Co), almost crashed around 7:15 p.m. (local time) during take-off. Our chief intelligence officer in Yaounde reported that the plane was about to leave the tarmac of […]
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has marked 2016 as the deadliest year to date for refugees who venture the perilous North Africa-Italy route to reach Europe. “So far this year, one person has died for every 42 crossing from North Africa to Italy, compared to one in every 52 last year. This […]
Hundreds of military and police forces have been deployed in Gabon’s capital of Libreville to deal with persisting riots after a disputed presidential poll in which incumbent President Ali Bongo claimed victory. The Friday riots took place as the Central African country’s opposition leader Jean Ping also declared himself the rightful president and demanded a […]
Cameroon’s State broadcaster, CRTV, that was built and equipped by Siemens in Germany has acquired two state-of-the-art Outside Broadcast Vans (OB Vans) in view of an optimal coverage of the upcoming Female Africa Nations Cup billed for Yaounde and Limbe from 19 November to 3 December 2016. Communication Minister, Issa Tchiroma Bakary on September 1, […]
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov has died almost one week after he suffered a brain stroke, Reuters news agency says citing three diplomatic sources. The 78-year-old president had been taken to the hospital following the stroke on Saturday, but his health condition had sharply worsened over the past 24 hours, the government said in a statement on Friday. The statement, […]
The new Cameroon 2016 home kit introduces a simple and clean design that highlights Puma’s completely new ‘evoKNIT’ football shirt technology. Combining the country’s traditional style – green shirt, red shorts and yellow socks – the Cameroon 2016 home shirt boasts a simple and almost one-colored design. The Puma logo, placed in the upper center of […]
