YAOUNDE— Cameroon’s electoral body, Elections Cameroon (Elecam) on Monday published a list of 13 political parties, including the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement that will compete in the country’s Senate elections scheduled for March 12.Di…
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias’ statements following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Eli Cohen (Israel, 31.01.2023)
My dear Eli,I am so happy and proud to be here today, and thank you for underlining that I am the first European Minister to be received by you, so this is a huge compliment.Unfortunately, I have to start my statement by offering our sincere condolence…
Read MoreUS Treasury Secretary Heads to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is headed to Senegal, Zambia and South Africa this week to discuss trade expansion, investment and the U.S. commitment to African economies.This comes after a promise from President Joe Biden at the U.S.-Africa Lead…
Read MoreSouth Africa-Türkiye strengthen relations
PRETORIA, South Africa and Türkiye remain committed to strengthen bilateral relations, says International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor.Pandor held Bilateral Political Consultations with Foreign Affairs Minister, Mevlüt Çavusoglu…
Read MoreAs Armed Groups, Coups d’État Destabilize West Africa, Sahel, Role of United Nations Regional Office Key in Consolidating Democracy, Speakers Tell Security Council
Armed groups and violent extremists are increasing their influence in West Africa and the Sahel while repeated coups d’état are destabilizing Governments, political experts from the region informed the Council today. Giovanie Biha, Deputy Special Repre…
Read MoreNigeria appoints first woman to head referees committee
The Nigeria Football Federation have inaugurated Faith Irabor as the head of the referees’ committee of the Nigerian FA, making her the first woman to occupy that position.Prior to her appointment, Irabor, is a retired FIFA referee, former CAF Referee …
Read MoreUN Refugee Boss Warns of ‘Severe Cuts’ Without Immediate New Funding
The U.N. refugee agency will have to make “severe cuts” unless it gets extra funding soon, its chief said on Monday, warning cuts could lead to more malnutrition and child marriages as well as unrest in some of the world’s poorest regions. The war in Ukraine has sent millions fleeing, and there are now more than 100 million people forcibly displaced in the world. This, along with an ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, floods in Pakistan, and violence in Cameroon, has caused the budget of the Office of the United Nations…
Read MoreCameroon Says Separatists Are Keeping 8 Abducted Clergy and Christians on Nigerian Border
Cameroonian authorities have accused armed separatists of abducting five Catholic priests, a nun, and two worshippers from a church on its western border with Nigeria. The Catholic Church in Cameroon says the gunmen torched the church, in the town of Nchang, Friday, before fleeing toward the Nigerian border. Roman Catholic Church officials in Cameroon say fewer than 10 of the at least 200 Christians expected at Saint Mary’s Church in Nchang village attended their traditional church service Sunday after bishops reported a separatist abduction there. Nchang is a western village…
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