Pope Francis skipped the stairs in boarding the papal plane for a two-day trip to Malta on Saturday, instead using a boarding lift for reduced mobility passengers. The 85-year-old departed from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport at 8:40 local time (0640 GMT) en route to Malta, where he will meet Prime Minister Robert Abela and dignitaries in […]
The 2022 World Cup draw has Cameroon facing Brazil, England taking on the USA and reigning champions France meeting Denmark in the group stage as the focus turned to the football after a number of off-field issues dominated the leadup to the awarding of the tournament. Here are the groups the teams have drawn: Group […]
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) have called for a replay of their World Cup play-off second leg against Cameroon over “scandalous” refereeing decisions. Algeria fell at the final qualifying hurdle after Karl Toko Ekambi’s 124th-minute winner helped Cameroon book a spot in Qatar ahead of Friday’s World Cup draw. Cameroon won the tie on away […]
The French medical charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said Thursday that five employees who were kidnapped more than a month ago in troubled northern Cameroon had been released in neighbouring Nigeria. The five, who were seized on February 24 at Fotokol, a border area that frequently suffers jihadist attacks, have been taken to a “safe […]
Beaten at home last Friday, the Indomitable Lions managed to reverse the result and book their ticket to the finals in Qatar Cameroon coach Rigobert Song has thanked his players for the solid display that saw them defeat Algeria 2-1 and qualify for the World Cup finals in Qatar. The Indomitable Lions went into the […]
Now that the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) party is over and the continent’s spotlight is no longer on Cameroon, many realities of its citizens’ daily lives are hitting them hard, including escalating food prices. President Paul Biya’s government might have spent billions in a blatant attempt to appease a frustrated youth and improve his […]
Ready to return home after his appointment as Bishop of the Mamfe Diocese, Bishop Aloysius Fondong and the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Bamenda Ecclesiastic Province His Grace Andrew Nkea met with Pope Francis on Wednesday March 31, 2022. Archbishop Andrew Nkea reportedly introduced the new Bishop of Mamfe to the Holy Father, Pope Francis who […]
89 year-old President Paul Biya who has served as head of state since 1982, has too much blood on his hands, said Cameroon Concord News chief political analyst Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai. Agbaw-Ebai, the current Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Concord Group, made the remarks during an editorial meeting on Wednesday while commenting on the Francophone […]
President Joe Biden will receive a second Covid-19 vaccine booster shot on Wednesday, the White House said. Biden, 79, will get the injection after he addresses the public on a new government website, COVID.gov, aimed at assisting efforts to expand the pandemic response, including information about testing and vaccinations. “The shot will be administered by […]
Cameroon, Ghana and Tunisia fired their coaches after unsatisfactory Africa Cup of Nations results this year, and the bold moves paid off this week with qualification for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Hastily appointed Cameroon boss Rigobert Song saw Karl Toko Ekambi score in the 124th minute on Tuesday to snatch a 2-1 win […]
