Sudan’s military says it wants to cede power to a democratically-elected government as soon as possible. On April 11, the Sudanese military overthrew and then imprisoned 75-year-old president Omar al-Bashir after some four months of widespread protests against him over dire economic conditions and the soaring prices of basic commodities. Bashir himself had come to […]
Victoria Oil & Gas booked a full-year loss after a key gas customer in Cameroon did not renew a supply agreement, reserves fell and drilling costs rose. Pre-tax losses for the year through December amounted to $8.3m, compared to losses of $10.7m on-year. Revenue more than halved to $10.8m, down from $23.5m on-year. ‘The company […]
The first Russia-Africa summit this fall will hopefully increase Russian business presence on the continent, the Cameroonian ambassador to Russia, Mahamat Paba Sale, said on Thursday. “We count on this enterprise because, thanks to this event, Russian enterprises that are already present on our continent will further deepen their presence. They will be more interested in the African continent,” he said at a reception at […]
Cameroonian soldiers went on a rampage in the English-speaking North-West region on May 15, 2019, burning over 70 homes in Mankon, Bamenda. Soldiers dragged one man from his house, shooting him dead in the street. In a news release issued on May 16, the defense ministry announced that it had opened an investigation into the burning […]
Beheaded corpses. Entrails spilled onto dusty roads. Photos from the civil war raging in his home country Cameroon nauseate the professor. “Sometimes I wake up and on my WhatsApp feed there’s some pictures I cannot even take, I just have to delete, they’re gruesome,” he said. It’s time for the world to wake up, he says, […]
UK House of Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom, a prominent supporter of the country’s exit from the European Union (EU), has stepped down over Prime Minister Theresa May’s handling of Brexit. Leadsom quit on Wednesday night, saying she had lost faith in the government’s approach to Brexit and therefore could not back the new Withdrawal Agreement […]
FIFA scrapped plans to expand the 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 nations, deciding Wednesday to stick with 32 countries due to the political and logistical complexities of using another Persian Gulf nation. FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s hopes of expanding the Middle East’s first World Cup in the region were stymied by the regional diplomatic […]
Some girls kidnapped by armed groups have suffered miscarriages and early pregnancies as children emerge the worst victims of clashes between English-speaking protesters and security forces in Cameroon. The problems in the northwestern and southwestern regions have peaked since 2018 as local communities demand independence, citing marginalization by the government dominated by French speakers. More […]
Inner City Press has asked UNSG Antonio Guterres and his spokesman Stephane Dujarric and others, “May 22-5: On Cameroon, what is the SG’s comment if any and action if any at all on for example that Paul Biya’s forces reportedly shot dead 4 month old Martha in Muyuka on 20th May?” Now Egypt, whose strongman […]
Police in Washington DC has turned down a request from the French Embassy to send away protesters chanting Anti-Paul Biya songs in front of the Embassy. Members of Brigade Anti-Sardinards – BAS, a Pro-Kamto group are said to have gathered at the French Embassy at 4101 Reservoir Road, NW Washington DC, US, Monday May 20, […]
