Africa

By Eric Tataw – Washington DC, USA – Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Sisiku Ayuk Tabe Julius – jailed President of the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. Human Rights Watch, an international non-governmental organization, headquartered in New York City, that conducts research and advocacy on human rights says violence in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions has intensified since July …

By Ken Neba, Yaounde, Cameroon – Tuesday, December 10, 2019.  Manaouda Malachie – Minister of Public Health, Cameroon. Children Action, a Franco-Swiss Non-governmental organization has performed surgeries was on thirteen (13) children in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde.  The campaign that was launched, November 28, 2019, finally took effect from Monday, December 2, 2019, through Sunday, December 8, 2019. At least 13 of …

By Ken Neba, Yaounde, Cameroon – Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Rev. Dr. Dieudonné Massi Gams – National Anti-Corruption Commission, Cameroon. The National Anti-Corruption Commission of the Republic of Cameroon has carried out a tour dubbed Integrity Tour to schools within the country’s capital, Yaounde, Monday, December 9, 2019.  The visit is within the framework of this year’s celebration of the …

By Tina S. Mehnpaine – Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, December 9, 2019.  Christine Elder – US Ambassador to Liberia. The U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, the capital city of the West African country of Liberia says it has temporarily suspended its non- immigrant visa operations, National Telegraph has confirmed. The Embassy has also promised to make necessary updates, adding the temporary suspension …

By Michel Biem Tong, Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso, Monday, December 9, 2019. Yacouba Isaac Zida briefly served as Burkina Faso’s acting President in November 2014. A former Burkinabé military officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso’s acting President in November 2014, after he took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior officer, Honoré Nabéré …

By Eric Tataw – Washington DC, USA – Monday, December 9, 2019. António Guterres – Secretary-General of the United Nations.   The creation of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) led by Francis Ona wasn’t disconnected to grievances from the Panguna Copper Mine operated by Rio-Tinto, located in Bougainville. As our readers will later understand, the uneven distribution of royalties and the …

By Jebril Domenico – Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, December 9, 2019. U.S Ambassador to Somalia, John Yamomoto with Somalia President, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. The continuous imposition of the Western model of democracy will only lead to Western frustration and Somali rejection, just like in the Middle East, Latin America and other parts of the World. Since Somalis began attaining independence and …

By Eric Tataw – Washington DC, USA – Sunday, December 8, 2019. Popular Cameroonian Guitarist, Richard Kings sings at an event in Dallas, Texas as Dr Belinda Babila (CEO BBF), Mayor of Lancaster, Clyde Hairston and Ntunfor Tamukong Martin (CEO NU Dimensions) watch on. Belinda Babila Foundation – BBF, a non-profit organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas, USA, has concluded preparations …

By Tina S. Mehnpaine – Monrovia, Liberia, Sunday, December 8, 2019. George Weah – President of Liberia. Just when it appeared George Manneh Oppong Weah, former professional footballer and currently 25th President of Liberia has invoked some of his football tactics to foil a December 30 protest to demand he steps down, another unpleasant event unfolded.  President George Weah asked …

By Jean-Paul Ruhosha – Washington DC, USA – Sunday, December 8, 2019. DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi and his Chief of Staff Vital Kamerhe (in red tie). Activists and local populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and elsewhere are urging the United Nations (UN) and the United States (US) to sanction a top Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) official, National …