A debacle, a cold shower and a slap in the face: French commentators spared no hyperbole in describing the rejection of France’s nominee for the European Commission, Sylvie Goulard, claiming Emmanuel Macron had been punished for his arrogance. In a humiliating first for France, European lawmakers (MEPs) on Thursday voted overwhelmingly – by 82 to 29 – to refuse Goulard’s […]
A senior adviser to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned, with the State Department mired in a controversy over the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine that has prompted an impeachment inquiry targeting the president. Michael McKinley, a career diplomat who has served as Pompeo’s policy adviser since May 2018 following previous posts as […]
Violence in Burkina Faso has caused more than a quarter of a million people to flee their homes over the last three months, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says. “Some 486,000 have been forced to flee within the country, 267,000 of whom in the past three months alone. A further 16,000 are refugees […]
Cameroon ministry of supreme state audit on Thursday began training some senior government officials on the handling and control of public funds. The training, first of its kind, is to encourage transparency in the management of public affairs, combat corruption, embezzlement and all the malfunctions existing in public life in Cameroon, said Rose Mbah Acha, […]
Nigeria and Cameroon are in talks to create a uniform price for cocoa produced in both countries. Vice President of the World Cocoa Producers Organisation, Sayina Riman, disclosed this to Reuters on Thursday. The move follows Ghana and Ivory Coast’s union in July, which set the price for a ton of cocoa from their countries at $2,600 […]
When Cameroon ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982, it pledged to protect and preserve its rich historical and cultural heritage. Cameroon is also party to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property. Now, it faces a crucial test in keeping these promises following an attack by government troops on a sacred site of great cultural importance. On September […]
Top US and Chinese negotiators wrapped up a first day of trade talks in more than two months on Thursday as business groups expressed optimism the two sides might be able to ease a 15-month trade war and delay a US tariff hike scheduled for next week. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade […]
The retired Cameroon forward has picked his best coach having gone under the tutelage of many famous mentors. Samuel Eto’o has stated Luis Aragones is the best manager to tutor him. The Cameroonian played under the Spaniard during his four-year stint at Mallorca between 2000 and 2004. Eto’o found greater success playing at Barcelona and […]
Angry farmers stormed a city hall in southern Mexico, seized the mayor, and dragged him through town from the back of a pickup truck in protest, officials said Wednesday. The incident occurred Tuesday when dozens of members of the Tojolabal indigenous community, armed with clubs, broke into the mayor’s office in the town of Las […]
President Paul BIYA and wife – First Lady Chantal BIYA took part in the opening ceremony of the Global Fund’s sixth Replenishment Conference on 9 October 2019. They were welcomed at the Congress Centre of Lyon by Donald Kaberuka, Chairman of the Fund. Speakers of the day were: Mr Gerard Collomb, the Mayor of Lyon; […]
