Middlesbrough have signed Cameroon centre-back Harold Moukoudi on loan until the end of the season from French top-flight side Saint-Etienne. The 22-year-old French-born defender made his Cameroon debut in October. He previously played youth international football for France and helped Saint-Etienne finish fourth in Ligue 1 last season. Moukoudi has played 14 times this season […]
Nigeria will work to fix security lapses that led to a US curb on immigration from the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Mr Buhari said he wants Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, to have “productive relations” with the US. He has appointed a minister to lead a committee to “study and address” the new […]
In recent days, more foreign leaders have spoken positively of and supported China’s efforts to battle the novel coronavirus outbreak through various means. In his call to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered sympathies over the pain and loss inflicted on Chinese families and wished each patient a speedy recovery. He expressed […]
The Ambazonia Interim Government has declared Cameroon’s upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections illegal, announcing a six-day “lockdown” in the country’s West in the lead up to the 9 February poll. Preparations for the vote have been met with fierce resistance by separatists, as the AGC – which, in 2017, declared an independent state in English-speaking […]
Zinedine Zidane’s double substitution at half-time transformed the Madrid derby on Saturday as Real Madrid edged past Atletico 1-0 to move six points clear at the top of La Liga. Karim Benzema scored the winner at the Santiago Bernabeu after Zidane’s decisive intervention turned a contest that Atletico had dominated into another comfortable Real Madrid […]
Antonio Rudiger rescued Chelsea as the German defender’s second goal of the game earned a 2-2 draw against top-four rivals Leicester on Saturday. Rudiger put Chelsea ahead early in the second half at the King Power Stadium before Harvey Barnes and Ben Chilwell scored in quick succession to give Leicester the lead. A thrilling second […]
A pirate gang has abducted a passenger from a ferry off Southern Cameroons. The incident took place five nautical miles (9 km) off Limbe on Thursday morning; we understand six gunmen in speed boat were involved in the action.
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas Saturday announced a cut of all ties with Israel and the United States, including security cooperation, days after Washington unveiled a controversial Middle East peace plan. Abbas spoke at an Arab League meeting in Cairo called after US President Donald Trump presented the plan, which is seen as staunchly favouring Israel, […]
The United Kingdom has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership, in a step cast by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the dawn of new era. Britain formally withdrew from the EU at 23:00 GMT on Friday, marking by both celebrations and anti-Brexit protests. Thousands of Brexit supporters gathered outside the British […]
US President Donald Trump on Friday slapped immigration restrictions on citizens of six countries including Nigeria, in addition to the list of nations already targeted by his controversial travel ban. Besides Africa’s most populous nation, the new measures also pertain to Myanmar, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Sudan and Tanzania, administration officials said. “The president’s decision is the […]
