The Cameroonian war of independence was a “dirty war” waged by French colonial troops but it never made headlines and even today goes untold in school history books. The brutal conflict unfolded in Cameroon, which on January 1 marks its 60th anniversary of independence — the first of 17 African countries that became free from […]
Cameroon became independent in 1960, the first of 17 African countries to break free from their European colonial masters that year. Here are key dates in the country since then. – 1960: independence – Cameroon was a German protectorate and was split between Britain and France after World War I. The French-administered territory became independent […]
Takfiri militants killed at least 10 people and took two women captive in an attack on a convoy in northern Nigeria that targeted Christians and those associated with international aid groups, witnesses said on Friday. In the December 22 attack, they told Reuters, militants posing as soldiers stopped a convoy of commercial vehicles traveling toward […]
Next year will see a wave of celebrations in Africa among 17 countries that gained their independence in 1960. But in Cameroon, the first country in the jubilee line, the mood among many people is sour. The highly diverse central-western state was traditionally viewed as one of the most stable in Africa. But today, a […]
The Federal Government says it will take appropriate diplomatic measures on Cameroon’s breach of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which caused flooding in some parts of the country. Mr Suleiman Adamu, Minister of Water Resources said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. Adamu said the breach of […]
As the year ends, many Cameroonians, especially those who are still naïve, are scanning the sky for any good news that will be announced by Cameroon’s 86-year-old president, Paul Biya, who has ruled the country for 37 years. For most of the time he has been in power, Cameroonians have gone from crisis to crisis […]
The president of CAF Ahmad Ahmad is said to have confirmed that the starting date of the 2021 AFCON to be hosted by Cameroon will see a major back track from June to January. CAF had before this year shifted the date to mid year, reason why this year’s competition in Egypt was played in June. CAF has sited unfavourable climatic […]
An earthquake struck Iran on Friday less than 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the country’s only nuclear power plant, monitors said. There were no immediate reports of any damage. The US Geological Survey said the 5.1 magnitude quake struck 44 kilometres (27 miles) southeast of Borazjan city and at a depth of 38 kilometres. Its […]
Iran, Russia and China have begun a four-day joint maritime exercise in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area. The “Marine Security Belt,” as the event is codenamed, will last until Monday. On Wednesday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, the spokesman for Iranian Armed Forces, said the event was meant to promote the security […]
A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said. The Fokker 100 aircraft heading for the capital Nur-Sultan on a pre-dawn flight “lost altitude during takeoff and broke through a concrete […]
