Pubs were shuttered and pints left unpoured on St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin Tuesday, as the Irish capital swapped its annual riot of celebration for “social distancing” designed to stem the spread of coronavirus. The cobbled streets of Temple Bar — usually the epicentre of celebrations — were deserted. “This place would be just swarming […]
African football’s governing body has taken significant measures in light of the coronavirus and has cancelled the Cameroon 2020 CHAM tournament. The Confederation of African Football also took steps to reduce the upcoming footballing schedule in order to reduce the spread of the pandemic. Caf also announced the decision to suspend the upcoming Africa Cup […]
The Southern Cameroons-Ambazonia leader, President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and his top aides are expected to be back in court on Thursday for the first time after they were handed a life sentence by the Yaoundé Military Tribunal. Cameroon Concord News understands the defiant leader will take his place in the dock behind his defense lawyers […]
Slot machines switched off, blackjack tables deserted… several of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas will shut their doors Tuesday to tackle the spread of the new coronavirus. The sweeping closures will deal a heavy blow to tourists and gamblers — and many of the city’s vulnerable contract workers. The virus claimed its first victim […]
France will deploy 100,000 police to enforce a lockdown ordered by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s interior minister said on Monday, and fixed checkpoints will be set up across the country. “Stay at home,” Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said, adding that fines of up to 135 euros would be […]
Russia’s Constitutional Court has approved the proposed amendments to the country’s constitution, including the one that would allow Vladimir Putin to run again for president in 2024. The Constitutional Court published the ruling on its website on Monday, two days after Putin signed off the final reform package. The court had a week to consider its ruling. […]
Pangolins were once a prized item in the markets of Gabon’s capital Libreville, but bushmeat sellers have started hiding the small, scaly mammals behind boar legs and porcupine carcasses. Trading the endangered animal, considered to be the most poached in the world, is illegal in the West African country. But that’s not why the merchants […]
The Ambazonia Interim Government of Southern Cameroons-controlled English speaking regions have announced a decision to boycott Cameroon’s re-run parliamentary elections to be held from March the 20th to the 22nd. 87 year old President Biya has already called for a re-run of the parliamentary elections, according to a statement issued by the Etoudi presidency. Speaking […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Yeguie Djibril has not been diagnosed with coronavirus. But needed to have been self-isolating at home in Yaoundé upon his return from France-a country that recently confirmed its coronavirus outbreak is “very worrying” and “deteriorating very fast”. Supported by two men, the 80 year old speaker of the […]
Germany on Monday introduced border controls with Austria, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland in a bid to stem the coronavirus outbreak. Only those with a valid reason for travel, like cross-border commuters and delivery drivers, are allowed through, officials said. The measures started at 0700 GMT, AFP reporters said. At the border between Germany’s Kiefersfelden […]
