Born in Cameroon, raised in Colorado, forged in the North American women’s league, Estelle Johnson adds reassuring defensive experience as the Indomitable Lionesses as they try to grab their last World Cup chance against New Zealand on Thursday. Johnson smiles all the time, happy to be playing in her first World Cup at the age […]
Elizabeth Etimu, 62, is inconsolable. Her son, Eric Etimu, a 27-year-old police officer, was killed Monday by separatist fighters in the English-speaking southwestern town of Mamfe. Dozens of family members and well-wishers have been visiting their Emumbo, Yaounde, residence to console the widow. Eric’s uncle, 50-year-old military man Bruno Azegue, acts as spokesperson for the family. Just […]
Seven African football legends, including Nigeria’s Nwankwo Kanu have been named by the Confederation of African Football(CAF) as ambassador for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations, which begins this Friday in Egypt, ending 19 July. The championship will kick off Friday with hosts Egypt taking on Zimbabwe in Group A. The match will be […]
A woman and a 16-year-old boy in the mainly Christian village of Grossi in northern Cameroon have been murdered by raiding Boko Haram militants, according to a Barnabas contact. The mainly Christian village of Grossi in northern Cameroon has become a regular target for raiding Boko Haram terrorists, who kill people, and loot and burn […]
At least five people died Monday night in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, after the brake of a speedy truck failed, police said Tuesday. “The truck lost control and drove over a distance of more than one kilometer right at the heart of Douala. It was running over motorcycles and vehicles.” Johnson Nfor who witnessed the […]
President Paul Biya has declared June 21 a national day of mourning to honor the 17 Cameroonian soldiers killed by terror group Boko Haram earlier in June in Far North region of the country. “Flags will be flown at half-mast throughout the country, as well as at Cameroonian embassies and consular offices abroad,” Biya said […]
Fellow Ambazonians, As we continue to negotiate the treacherous rivers of this struggle, we must constantly remind ourselves of the price- Freedom. We must also jog our memories that the pivotal points of this struggle are our leadership in the Yaoundé Principal Prison, our brothers and sisters locked up in the various prisons around Colonial […]
Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has died in court, state television reported on Monday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. Mursi, a top figure in the Muslim Brotherhood, was toppled by the military in 2013 after mass protests against this rule. He had been serving a seven-year sentence for […]
The Africa Cup of Nations kicks off on Friday 21 June with hosts Egypt hoping to add to their record seven titles. There will be an abundance of world-class talent on display from across Europe’s top leagues and beyond, as the best players from the continent compete for the continental crown. Defending champions Cameroon face a tough test […]
Cameroon’s government said on Sunday that separatists in its restive English-speaking region had detonated an improvised explosive device that killed four police and wounded six. “The government condemns in the strongest terms this criminal act, perpetrated by armed bandits and terrorists with no faith or law,” the statement said. It also said the attack occurred […]
