NEW research has revealed the devastating scale of destruction caused by the ongoing conflict in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions. Fighting between various armed groups and the Cameroonian armed forces has continued unabated in the regions for the past three years. Civilians have borne the brunt of unlawful killings, kidnappings, and widespread destruction of houses and villages. […]
At least 20 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the insurgents raided a Cameroon army outpost in the country’s Far North region, an official who asked to remain anonymous said on Monday . Villagers found several bodies of the insurgents on Monday in Blangafe, an island in the region after Cameroon military repelled Boko Haram […]
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the disgraceful judicial conspiracy against Amadou Vamoulké, a Cameroonian journalist who completed his fifth year in “provisional” detention yesterday while a court continued to drag out his trial. The court adjourned the trial for the 74th time yesterday, the fifth anniversary of Vamoulké’s arrest in 2016 on an absurd charge […]
In the most gruesome incident Boko Haram has killed and burned the bodies of five Cameroon government army soldiers. The Boko Haram militants also abducted women and children in the raid, officials say. The Cameroonian government soldiers were burnt to death while sleeping in their vehicles during an overnight stop, officials told Cameroon Concord News. […]
Red Bull have asked for an official review into the penalty given to Lewis Hamilton following his crash with Max Verstappen at this month’s British Grand Prix. The Dutchman was forced to retire and undergo a six-hour hospital check-up while Hamilton took victory to revive his title hopes after being hit with a 10-second penalty […]
More details on the health of Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, are gradually emerging. The 88-year-old is in a very bad shape. Sources close to the Yaoundé dictator have informed the Cameroon Concord News Group correspondent in Geneva that it will be a miracle if the ailing president emerges from his multiple and complicated health challenges. […]
Authorities in Haiti arrested a top official who served as general security coordinator when President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, his attorney told The Associated Press on Monday. Jean Laguel Civil joins more than two dozen suspects arrested by Haiti National Police as the investigation continues into the July 7 attack at Moïse’s private home. Civil’s […]
Initially led by the Italian Gruppo Piccini, the construction of the Paul Biya Stadium is now being handled by Magil construction. The Canadian company Magil has been drawing on its own funds to carry out work on the Paul Biya Stadium, which is due to welcome the Africa Cup of Nations in January and February […]
The trial of pro-Biafran independence leader Nnamdi Kanu, which was due to resume on Monday in Abuja before the Federal High Court of Nigeria, has been adjourned to 21 October, his lawyer told AFP. The leader of the Independence Movement for the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (Ipob), who has been advocating for the secession of […]
A new World Bank financing mechanism will allow developing countries to purchase Covid-19 vaccines collectively through the Covax facility, it was announced Monday. Covax was set up to ensure 92 developing territories could access coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic, with the cost covered by donors. The new mechanism will allow those countries to buy […]
