Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health Malachie Manaouda said on Monday 14 measles-related deaths were recorded in the country since January 2019. More than 90 percent of the victims were children. In total, 42 cases of measles have been reported since the start of the year, Manaouda told a press conference. A measles vaccination campaign targeting […]
The United Nations Security Council head is set to meet with President Donald Trump over lunch Thursday, then travel this month to a part of the U.S. that’s off the beaten path for diplomats: Ambassador Kelly Craft’s home state of Kentucky. Craft announced the plans Monday. The U.S. this month holds the rotating presidency of […]
Deposed Sudan President Omar al Bashir, already on trial over economic crimes during his 30-year reign, faces a possible death sentence over his role in the 1989 coup that removed the democratically elected government of Sadiq al-Mahdi from power. During a busy week where he has tried to build confidence in the judiciary following the […]
Two leading opposition parties in Cameroon have declared they will boycott the February 2020 municipal and legislative elections to protest the government’s failure to end the conflict in the western region and to effect political reforms. The Social Democratic Front, which boycotted the opening of parliament over the conflict earlier this month, said on Thursday […]
The controversial Southern Cameroons lawyer, Barrister John Nsoh provoked a storm recently by saying that the Ambazonia leader, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe is enjoying support from La Republique du Cameroun. John Nsoh was immediately accused of using the leader as scapegoat for his own failures. His remarks were aimed at supporters of the Ambazonia Interim Government […]
A civilian aircraft, MA60 operated by the Cameroon Airlines Company (CAMAIRCO) was attacked at the Bamenda Airport on Sunday 1 December 2019. No passengers or crew were hurt and the plane landed safely. It is unfortunate, that some media houses both within La République du Cameroun and elsewhere were misled into reporting that the attack […]
Ambazonia Vice President Dabney Yerima on Monday denied his restoration forces were behind the recent attack on Camairco passenger plane in Bamenda, saying the Francophone regime in Yaounde and the pro Yaounde armed militia groups needed to offer up evidence after blaming Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces. Dabney Yerima observed in this week’s briefing that Southern […]
The Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, Ms. Allegra Baiocchi, strongly condemns the killing of an aid worker in north-west Cameroon. “I am deeply saddened by the news of the horrific execution of an aid worker last night. On behalf of the United Nations and the wider humanitarian community, our deepest condolences go to his family, friends […]
The result of UN Secretary General, Guterres’ sold out diplomacy – a Potemkin Village of fake dialogue accompanied by violence and censorship. Guterres is no better than Biya. At least Biya is officially senile. What is Guterres’ excuse? Now on December 1 Guterres’ resident coordinator in Yaoundé has issued a statement about a death — […]
Security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has condemned the hiring of 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to combat Boko Haram in Borno State by Governor Babagana Zulum, descrining it as a huge mistake which is likely to increase security threats in Nigeria’s North-East. In a press statement issue in Lagos, Dr. Ekhomu, who is the President of the […]
