Nigerian authorities said on Tuesday that about 200 children had been seized in the latest school kidnapping in its violent north but they ruled out securing their freedom by paying a ransom. Police were trying to track the route the kidnappers had taken with the children, who were seized in a raid on an Islamic […]
The Francophone dominated Security Service arrested Amungwa Nicodemus, the lawyer representing jailed Southern Cameroons leader President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, on Monday in what critics argued is the most recent example of La Republique du Cameroun extensive efforts to muzzle the Ambazonia uprising. Barrister Amungwa Nicodemus is currently being held at the Secretariat of State for […]
Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo plans to return home on June 17 following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, his party said on Monday. Gbagbo’s return could be complicated by an outstanding 20-year sentence given to him in absentia in November 2019 by an Ivorian court for […]
Aside the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League (UCL) is by far the most prestigious football competition across the world – by virtue of its popularity and reach. The pool of players participating means that an there is always a medley of playesr from across all continents represented on the field. This adds to […]
Two French lawyers presented evidence to a court in Cameroon yesterday which they said showed the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, the jailed former head of the state-owned national radio and TV broadcaster CRTV, were unfounded and should be dropped. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to end the judicial conspiracy against the 71-year-old […]
Cameroon rights groups, opposition parties and local media are asking the government to publish its findings after most of a $335 million loan from the IMF could not be accounted for. At least 15 officials have appeared before commissions of investigation. A government statement read on Cameroon state media Monday calls on civilians to remain […]
Kidnap of Father Christopher Eboka in the Diocese of Mamfe Fellow Ambazonians, On Friday, 21 May 2021, unknown criminals abducted Father Christopher Eboka, a Priest in the Catholic Diocese of Mamfe. The perpetrators have since made contact, demanding a ransom of CFA 10 Million from the Catholic Church. The Interim Government of Ambazonia robustly condemns […]
Israeli nationalist hardliner Naftali Bennett’s latest announcement that he would join a governing coalition that could end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule has put the multimillionaire businessman-turned-politician in a position to punch above his weight as he eyes his country’s top job. It was another night of high political drama in a nation growing […]
The US spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish intelligence, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) said the US National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped on Danish internet cables to spy on top politicians and […]
West African leaders decided at an extraordinary summit on Sunday to suspend Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bodies after a second coup in nine months by the poor Sahel country’s military, but stopped short of reimposing sanctions. The putsch had sparked warnings of fresh sanctions and deep concerns over stability […]
