Lake Chad: World Bank Awards $346m Grants For Operations
The World Bank has provided 346 million dollars to help strengthen resilience and livelihoods in the Lake Chad region. This was made known in a statement on Wednesday, adding that…
Atleast 14 children dead in Cameroon massacre- United Nations
According to the United Nations, as many as 22 villagers, including 14 children, were found dead in the Anglophone area of Cameroon, with an opposition party blaming the killings on…
Borno: 40,000 Displaced By Floods–UN
The United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has expressed concern over the conditions of more than 40,000 displaced persons affected by flood in Rann, Kalabalge Local Government…
Cameroon Jails Senior Opposition Figure
Cameroon on Monday handed a two-year jail term to Mamadou Mota, first vice-chairman of the opposition Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon led by Maurice Kamto. Mota told AFP his punishment was…
Landmine Kills Eight In Borno
Eight people were killed in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, near the border with Cameroon on Monday when a vehicle hit a roadside mine, security sources told AFP. The vehicle, part of…
South Africa bids to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
South Africa has formally bid to replace Cameroon as hosts of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, a senior football official told AFP Thursday. “We have submitted our bid documents,”…
