Cameroon

Clashes in Equatorial Guinea as government

Malabo - Muslimchronicle

Clashes were reported in Equatorial Guinea near the border with Cameroon on Wednesday, shortly after the West African state said it had thwarted a coup against President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa's longest-serving leader. Government troops had shot dead a "mercenary" and "used gunfire to disperse them in the forests along the border", state television TVGE said, without specifying how many "mercenaries"Read more

UN chief to meet Cameroon leader over anglophone unrest

Bangui - Muslimchronicle

UN chief Antonio Guterres said he would meet President Paul Biya of Cameroon late Friday to discuss the troubles in the country's anglophone regions. "We are going to be able to assess the recent evolution of (the situation of) the anglophone community," Guterres told AFP on Thursday in Bangui, capital of Central African Republic (CAR). Guterres is to leave CARRead more

State violence in anglophone Cameroon 'may spark armed uprising'

Yaoundé - Muslimchronicle

Cameroon must urgently rethink a policy of "murderous repression" in its restive English-speaking regions or risk the crisis spiralling into an armed uprising, the International Crisis Group (ICG) warned Thursday. In a report on the political crisis in the west African nation, the NGO said the government's crackdown on the anglophone minority had failed and had only served to fuelRead more

Joshua ready to take step into the unknown

London - Muslimchronicle

It could have been worse for Anthony Joshua, a lot worse. When Kirk Johnson pulled out of a heavyweight fight with Lennox Lewis in 2003 because of a chest injury, Vitali Klitschko, Dr. Ironfist, stepped into the breach. He’d only lost one of his previous 33 fights. And how about when Steve Collins had to withdraw from a WBO WorldRead more

Embiid seals reported $148 million 76ers deal

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid sealed a five-year contract extension on Tuesday, with the injury-plagued Cameroon-born star saying he hoped to finish his career with the team. The 76ers did not confirm the financial terms of the deal but several US media outlets reported that Embiid stands to earn $148 million (125.3 million euros) over the course of the extension.Read more

At least 17 killed in Cameroon anglophone unrest

Douala - Muslimchronicle

At least 17 people were killed over the weekend in clashes linked to a symbolic declaration of independence by Cameroon's anglophone minority, concurring sources said on Monday. Amnesty International said "at least" 17 people were killed by security forces in the country's two English-speaking regions, a figure that concurred with a toll given by official sources, who said two NigeriansRead more

Wildlife groups accused of funding abuses against Pygmies in Africa

Libreville - AFP

Wildlife guards funded by the WWF and other conservation groups have carried out systematic abuses against tribes in central Africa, an activist group claimed on Monday. Survival International, a British rights group, published a report containing more than 200 reported incidents against the Baka and Bayaka Pygmies in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic sinceRead more

Suspected Boko Haram members kill 18 in Nigeria

Maidiguri - Muslimchronicle

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 18 people in north-east Nigeria on Friday, according to local witnesses and officials, the latest in an escalating number of lethal attacks in the region. The knife-wielding attackers, moving under cover of night, targeted people in the town of Banki, 130km southeast of the city of Maiduguri in Borno state, the epicentre of the eight-yearRead more

Nigeria set to qualify, Ghana, South Africa in trouble

Johannesburg - Muslimchronicle

Nigeria hammered African champions Cameroon Friday to virtually seal a 2018 World Cup place, but Ghana drew and South Africa lost to suffer serious qualifying setbacks. Current and former Chelsea midfielders Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel scored one goal and created another as Nigeria overwhelmed Cameroon 4-0 in southeast city Uyo. A late strike from Thomas Partey ofRead more