The people of Nchang village, a community in the Mamfe Central Sub Division in Manyu have been plunged into mourning following the death of Sisiku Tarkang Philip. According to Cameroon Concord News Yaoundé Bureau Chief, the much respected Manyu traditional and political figure passed away on Sunday. Although no formal announcement has been made of […]
President Joe Biden on Wednesday outlined a $2.3 trillion plan to reengineer the nation’s infrastructure over the next eight years in what he billed as “a once in a generation investment in America” that would undo his predecessor’s signature legislative achievement of giant tax cuts for corporations in the process. Speaking at a carpenters union […]
Supporters of Laurent Gbagbo erupted with joy over the International Criminal Court’s decision to uphold the former Ivorian president’s acquittal of crimes against humanity. But for victims of the deadly 2010-2011 post-electoral violence, the reaction was altogether different. FRANCE 24’s Sam Bradpiece reports from Abidjan. At the headquarters of Gbagbo’s party, the Popular Front (FP), […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) initially pledged to use its US$1 trillion lending capacity to help countries cope with the most serious health and economic crisis in recent history. It has approved only 10 per cent of this amount, in part due to technical restrictions as well as many countries’ mounting debt. Recent developments in […]
Benin refused to play a decisive African Cup of Nations qualifying game in Sierra Leone on Tuesday after disputing that five of its players had tested positive for Covid-19 just before kickoff and should be ruled out of the match. The farce left the final place at next year’s African Cup undecided on the last […]
Gunfire was heard near Niger’s presidency early Wednesday, two days ahead of the swearing-in of president-elect Mohamed Bazoum. The “attempted coup” was repelled by presidential guards, said FRANCE 24’s special correspondent Cyril Payen reporting from the capital, Niamey. “Heavy gunfire was heard for half-an-hour in the presidential palace area. The presidential guard repelled the attack […]
Cameroon’s military on Tuesday said it deployed troops to its northern border with Nigeria after a series of attacks authorities say were carried out the terrorist group Boko Haram. The group did not claim responsibility, but Cameroonian authorities said they also deployed village militias in response to the attacks. Cattle rancher Donald Kulbe says economic […]
Officially, Franck Biya, the son of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, has no political ambitions. As discreet as he is influential with his father, he has made efforts to surround himself with childhood friends and relatives, most of whom have economic or financial backgrounds. Franck Biya has never run for political office and does not appear […]
Ambazonia Restoration Forces destroyed a police vehicle that was heading to the Upper Banyang Sub Division on Sunday as it pressed on with an offensive against Cameroon government troops deployed to Manyu. A Manyu Ghost Warriors statement said four police officers were killed during the attack in the Tinto 1 forest but our reporter in […]
Tanzanian police announced Tuesday that 45 people had died during a stampede in Dar es Salaam on March 21 as mourners paid their last respects to the late president John Magufuli. The crush took place when thousands of grieving citizens tried to push their way into a stadium in the city to bid farewell to […]
