Kenyan authorities have reopened the DusitD2 hotel and office complex to the people who were working there when it came under attack last week. It’s the first time civilians have been allowed to access the area since the attack, which claimed the lives of 21 people. Kenyan security agencies continue to investigate how the incident […]
Cameroon says it is mobilizing troops along the country’s northern border with Nigeria and in the western English-speaking regions, following renewed attacks by Boko Haram in the north and separatists in the west. Cameroon’s military calls for troops to assemble at its headquarters in Yaounde ahead of major deployments. Defense Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Rene […]
Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo accepted a prearranged €18.8 million ($21.4 million) fine and a suspended 23-month prison sentence for tax evasion, in Madrid on Tuesday. Ronaldo arrived at the court with his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. They entered the courthouse though the public entrance, as a judge had rejected his request to enter the building […]
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has proposed an amendment to a parliamentary motion on the country’s withdrawal from the European Union which could pave the way for a second Brexit referendum. UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Tuesday allowed his name to be included in the amendment which seeks to force the government to give […]
Amadou Vamoulke journalist and former general manager of the Cameroon Radio and Television (Crtv) is expected this Tuesday at the Special Criminal Court in Yaoundé. Appointed GM of CRTV in June 2016 and arrested by the Biya regime, Amadou Vamoulké is on trial for misappropriation of public funds. The case is at its fifteenth hearing […]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is set to go to Qatar this week, his first overseas trip since widespread anti-government protests rocked the nation. Bashir will arrive Tuesday and meet Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday to discuss ways of boosting relations, Qatar state news agency QNA reported. Bashir has tried to […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative was in Cameroon this weekend to improve relations between the two countries. Trade and security ties have steadily grown between Beijing and Yaounde. But tensions between Cameroonian and Chinese miners has given China a bad name When Cameroonian President Paul Biya hosted China’s special representative Yang Jiechi on Friday, […]
Cameroon President Paul Biya on Monday, January 21, extended his condolences to Kenya and President Uhuru Kenyatta over the recent terrorist attack at 14 Riverside but his message was not received kindly by some citizens. Some slammed him for sending his message too late while others asked him to put his house in order first. […]
A court in Zimbabwe on Monday ordered for the restoration of internet access, saying the government exceeded its mandate in ordering an internet blackout during civilian protests last week. In his interim ruling, High Court Judge Owen Tagu told mobile operators to immediately and unconditionally resume full services. The biggest, Econet Wireless, compiled with the […]
Italy’s deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio on Monday insisted that France’s policies in Africa have created poverty and caused migration. Maio’s remarks came hours after France summoned the Italian ambassador to Paris to protest the original assertions made over the weekend. Italy’s accusations Speaking on Saturday in central Italy, Di Maio attacked France’s Africa […]
