After Cameroonian former Defense Minister Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o was jailed in the central prison of Yaoundé on March 8, his spouse Bernadette joined him on March 11, we have learnt. The couple, along with three other persons involved, have been charged by the Special Criminal Court, which handles cases of embezzlement of public funds, […]
For more than three decades, Cameroon has made the headlines for corruption and each time a senior official is arrested, the public feels that things will get better. But for three decades now, things have moved from better to worse with the future looking really bleak. Way back in the mid-80s, only very few people […]
Algeria’s octogenarian president has abandoned his attempt to contest a fifth term amid nearly-month-long protests against the country’s changeless political scene. Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced the decision not to contest the April polls on Monday, and also postponed the election itself, Reuters reported. The 82-year-old has been in power for the past 20 years, but is […]
Real Madrid have re-appointed their former manager, Zinedine Zidane, after the Galacticos’ poor results in the La Liga, and their early exit from the Champions League. Real Madrid´s newly appointed French coach Zinedine Zidane arrives to give a press conference on March 11, 2019 in Madrid. (AFP) The Spanish club announced the Frenchman’s return […]
Cameroon just got suspended from the World Trade organization (WTO) for non-payment of its contribution amounting to XAF180 million. Trade minister, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, has referred the matter to the Prime Minister’s office on March 5 and requested that the country complies with the requirements of WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement. “I have the honor […]
Cameroon’s Minister of Defense, Joseph Beti Assomo on Monday held a meeting with senior military and police officers to evaluate security measures in the country in the wake of “growing violence”. “The security situation in the country now is marked by violence sparked by secessionists and criminal gangs in the Northwest and Southwest regions. This […]
Rescuers are racing against time to search for the black box of a plane that crashed near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa minutes after take-off on Sunday morning. Rescue team carry collected bodies in bags at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometers southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March […]
China and Ethiopia have ordered their domestic airlines to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 jets following another deadly crash of one of the planes, which has raised safety questions about the model developed by US aerospace giant Boeing. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a statement on Monday and urged its airlines to suspend the […]
An independent think tank produces the yet-most intricate report on the proportions of the losses, which the British economy is suffering as a result of Brexit. New Financial issued the report on Monday, showing how heavyweight international institutions were enacting an exodus from the country as it is about to leave the European Union. Britain […]
Former Real Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf has reportedly joined the list of possible candidates to replace Santiago Solari at the Bernabeu. Los Blancos president Florentino Perez is believed to be weighing up whether to dismiss Solari now or wait until the end of the season. Spanish outlet AS suggests that, should Perez pull the trigger […]
