House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that she is not yet ready to name her team for President Donald Trump’s trial in the US Senate on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. “The House cannot choose our impeachment managers until we know what sort of trial the Senate will conduct,” the Democratic […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the fight against jihadism in the Sahel was at “a turning point”, calling on the five countries in this African region to redefine “more clearly the objectives”. Macron was speaking on Sunday in Niger’s capital city Niamey, where he was paying his respects at the graves of 71 Nigerien […]
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, ADFD, has announced the approval of a concessionary loan worth AED55 million (US$15 million) for the Olama-Kribi Road project in Cameroon. In a statement, the Fund said that the 204-kilometre road will link the capital Yaoundé to Kribi – one of the largest seaports in the country. “Aimed at […]
An Ambazonian (Southern Cameroonian) United Kingdom based, Paulette Mengnjo, popularly known as “Mama Ambazonia” has mobilized resources to put smile on the faces of Ambazonian refugees in Nigeria. The leader of the Southern Cameroon, formerly the United Nations Trust Territory of Southern Cameroons under United Kingdom, H.E Sisiku AyukTabe and his cabinet marshalled out plan […]
Sudan has opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by members of the regime of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir, the state prosecutor said Sunday. The conflict, between pro-government forces and ethnic minority rebels, left around 300,000 people dead and 2.5 million displaced, according to the United Nations. “We have launched an […]
West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris that have underpinned the region’s common currency since its creation soon World War Two. Under the deal, the Eco will remain pegged to the euro but the African countries in the […]
Out-of-control French Cameroun soldiers have fired bullets through homes of petrol dealers along the Mamfe-Ekok highway killing 5 and injuring many in a move described by eye witnesses as unprecedented ever since the beginning of the Southern Cameroons crisis. The Francophone soldiers stationed in Mamfe destroyed houses, confiscated fuel and forced residents to flee. Cameroon […]
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the Rural Fire Service (RFS) headquarters in Sydney on Sunday, having returned from a holiday in Hawaii on Saturday night that has drawn sharp criticism as the wildfire crisis in his home state deepened. After the deaths of two firefighters on Thursday (December 19) night, Morrison announced he would […]
US President Donald Trump has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit him in the White House in the new year, British media reported on Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper reported that Trump’s invitation to Johnson was made after the British prime minister’s recent election win. Formal discussions on the exact timing of Johnson’s visit […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Ivory Coast, where he plans to share a holiday meal with French forces Friday evening, at the start of his West Africa visit aimed at confronting the region’s rising jihadist violence. The weekend trip is providing a respite for Macron from the ongoing strikes back home over his […]
