Friday, February fourteenth, the UN says at least 22 people have been killed in a village in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Over half of those killed were children. No one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident but the opposition parties blame the killing on the government.
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Nigeria arraigns more than 300 firms over arms fraud contracts
Nigeria has indicted more than 300 local and foreign companies and individuals, including senior military officers, over an arms scandal. They are accused of defrauding the country of $241m in fake contracts, a government statement says. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a probe last year after funds meant to buy weapons to fight Boko Haram militants were allegedly diverted.
Belgian police arrested three linked to Paris raid
Three people were arrested in Brussels this morning in a series of raids related to an arrest in a Paris suburb Thursday night, the Belgian federal prosecutor said today. Authorities made the arrests in the areas of Saint Gilles, Rue de Belgrade and Avenue Rogier, the prosecutor said.
Marafa Hamidou Yaya, Yves Fotso Appeal Adjourned
The first appeal hearing in the trial of Marafa Hamidou Yaya, former Secretary General at the Presidency, Yves Michel Fotso, former General Manager of the defunct national carrier, Cameroon Airlines, Camair, and several others, held at the Supreme Court in Yaounde on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Marafa and Fotso were alongside others each sentenced to 25 years imprisonment on September 12, 2012, for embezzlement of about 21 Billion FCFA meant for the purchase of a presidential aircraft, the Bbjet 2.
Eyong Enoh misses out Cameroon-South Africa encounter
Former Ajax Cape Town midfielder Eyong Enoh will not get a reunion with former protagonists from the Premier Soccer League when Cameroon meet South Africa in their two African Nations Cup qualifiers over the next five days. Injury has ruled the hard-tackling midfielder out of the Group M matches in Limbe on Saturday and Durban next Tuesday.
Kuwaiti legislator applauses Saudi charitable center in Cameroon
Kuwaiti legislator Saud Al-Heraiji, currently heading a parliamentary delegation on a visit to the Cameroon, lauded humanitarian role played by the Saudi charitable center in the capital Yaounde. Al-Heriaji, head of the visiting Kuwaiti parliamentary friendship group, was speaking during a visit to the center, named the Center of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques — the late King Fahad Bin Abdulaziz. He lauded the charitable aid provided by the center to Muslims and non-Muslims.
Isis may crucify an Indian priest on Good Friday
Fears are growing for an Indian priest believed to have been kidnapped by Isis after rumours circulated online suggesting he may be crucified on Good Friday. Tom Uzhunnalil is believed to have been taken from a retirement home in Yemen during an attack by Islamic extremists on 4 March. The group shot 16 people - including four nuns - during the incident at the home in Aden, which is run by missionaries, the International Business Times India said.
Ivory Coast musicians defies al-Qaeda in song
Ivorian musicians have collaborated to release a song saying they are "not afraid" after Islamist militants killed 19 people on a beach. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said it was behind the attack earlier this month. The song"Meme Pas Peur", meaning not a bit afraid, was filmed on Grand Bassam beach, where the gunmen opened fire.