Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his planned visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York amid a political deadlock following Tuesday’s general elections. The decision was announced on Wednesday after both Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party and the centrist Blue and White alliance of former military chief Benny Gantz failed to garner enough […]
Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Tuesday underlined the “important role” of the media and youth in addressing the conflict in the country’s two restive English-speaking regions. Ngute made the remarks in the capital city of Yaounde during consultative talks with the Cameroon National Youth Council (CNJC) and the Cameroon Union of Journalists (CUJ), which […]
Cameroon’s law courts are at a standstill as lawyers for a third day Wednesday defy government threats and continue to protest what they say are widespread unbearable rights violations that include torture, illegal and prolonged detention of accused persons. Observers say the strike may compromise the national dialogue ordered by President Paul Biya to solve […]
A shock candidate has emerged along with Patrick Mboma to succeed Clarence Seedorf as the head coach of five-time African champions Cameroon. Seedorf and his assistant Patrick Kluivert were sacked with immediate effect after their dismal AFCON 2019 showing, in which Cameroon arrived as reigning champions. The lacklustre displays from the Indomitable Lions and alleged […]
Developed countries received sharply fewer asylum applications last year, a report said Wednesday, as the world remains gripped in a migrant crisis fuelled by wars and economic hardship. Applications for asylum in the 36-country Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) dropped 34 percent to 1.09 million last year from 1.65 million at the height […]
In December 2019, Cameroon Concord News Group shall be announcing the Man of the Year!! We are asking our readers and subscribers to nominate their own personal Man of the Year. Over the years, we of the Concord Group have seen a few same float to the top!! However, it is vital to observe that […]
The first impeachment hearing of US President Donald Trump by the House Judiciary Committee has devolved into chaos after his former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski declined to field questions posed by the Democrats on the panel. During the hearing on Tuesday, Lewandowski — a former aide and confidant to Trump — praised his boss and […]
Exit polls released by Israeli television channels show that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has failed to secure a ruling majority in the general election. Three separate exit surveys released on Tuesday showed that Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud is projected to garner between 31 and 32 parliament seats each out of 120, while his main challenger […]
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government have been told not to stay aloof and watch the alleged ongoing genocide in the English speaking part of Cameron. Already about 35,000 people from Southern Cameroon are said to be taking refuge in Cross River State which shares boundary with Cameroon. This is as a Community leader […]
Tunisia’s electoral commission says law professor Kais Saied and detained media mogul Nabil Karoui have won the most votes in Sunday’s presidential election, beating veteran political leaders to advance to a second-round runoff. It is a sharp rejection of the established forces that have dominated since the 2011 revolution but failed to address economic troubles […]
