The center-right pro-union Ciudadanos Party, which was born out of opposition to Catalan separatism, holds a rally in front of Catalonia’s regional government headquarters in Barcelona run under the slogan “That’s enough! Justice and coexistence.” Ahead of next month’s general elections, Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faced sharp criticism Sunday for his handling of violent […]
President Paul Biya convened a national dialogue last month to address the conflict between his government and the people in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions in the North West and South West. At the heart of the conflict in which 3000 have been killed are grievances over marginalisation and the imposition of French language and administration. The stated intention […]
A military court sentenced former Equatorial Guinea Chief of Staff Ruslan Hermes Nguema Oyana to 18 years in prison on Friday for embezzlement of public funds, the country’s military sources reported on Saturday. Colonel Oyana was also ordered to reimburse the 38 million CFA francs (about 58,000 euros) embezzled, the same sources noted, confirming information broadcast on […]
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the next G7 summit will not be at one of his own Florida golf clubs, reversing a decision that had sparked corruption accusations. Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney had announced the venue for the summit on Thursday, causing a firestorm among Trump’s Democratic opponents in […]
Yet more drama in London’s capital on Saturday, as the British PM tried and failed to get his Brexit deal through the House of Commons. MPs voted on an amendment which delays a meaningful vote on Boris Johnson’s EU withdrawal deal which passed by 322 votes to 306. Mr Johnson responded with defiance. This latest […]
Pascal Siakam, a major contributor in Toronto’s run to the NBA title last season, has signed a four-year maximum rookie contract extension for $130 million, according to multiple reports Saturday. The 25-year-old Cameroonian forward signed the deal ahead of a Monday deadline for such extensions for 2016 draftees, ESPN and the Toronto Star reported. Siakam […]
Spanish newspaper el Periodico Mediterraneo reports that Zambo Anguissa’s luxury coastal villa in the town of Grau was burgled last weekend. Thieves are said to have climbed in through the balcony of his home near the beach. They then stole over £85,000 worth of jewellery, prompting him to call the police upon discovering his possessions had gone, […]
China launched the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan City, central China’s Hubei Province, on Friday evening with a dazzling ceremony showcasing the nation’s ancient civilization and an offer of friendship to the world. Chinese President, Xi Jinping, announced the opening of the 7th International Military Sports Council (CISM) Military World Games. In a stadium […]
The three-day ‘Marches For Freedom’ in support of Catalonia’s pro-independence leaders converged on the region’s capital on Friday in a show of force that brought over half a million protesters together. The marches took off Wednesday from five cities across Catalonia to denounce a Spanish court verdict that handed 9 pro-independence leaders long jail terms for […]
Cameroon’s ruling party, Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), said on Friday the country needs over 5 billion U.S. dollars to reconstruct and develop troubled English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest. Party spokesperson, Jacques Fame Ndongo, who is also Cameroon’s Minister of Higher Education, told reporters the money will be used to rehabilitate infrastructure destroyed by […]
