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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Trump's 'Massive' Tax Cuts Would Mean More Money in Your Pocket
President Trump wants to finally get the economy growing again by cutting your taxes and taxes on businesses. The White House is releasing the blueprint today for the president's massive tax cuts – a move that has his supporters checking off yet another campaign pledge. Read more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2017/april/trumps-massive-tax-cuts-would-mean-more-money-in-your-pocket
Will Morocco replace Cameroon as African Football Cup host?
Rabat – Morocco has been named as potential substitute for Cameroon as the host of the 2019 African Football Cup of Nations. Media reports indicate the kingdom might take over hosting privileges from the central African country amid criticism of decisions taken by the former president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Issa Hayatou. Since the Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmed Ahmed succeeded Hayatou in March, the former president’s controversial TV contract with the French company Lagardere Sports has been brought into question by the new president.The hosting titles given to Cameroon for 2019, the Ivory Coast for 2021, and Guinea for 2023 were also criticized. The Moroccan sports news website “Hesport” said that CAF’s executive committee is due to meet soon to decide whether the three organizing countries have sufficient infrastructure to host the events. The website added that CAF might have recourse to Morocco in case Cameroon is judge
Happy Days actress accepted Christ before her death
Erin Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcom "Happy Days" and "Joanie Loves Chachi," died Saturday at age 56. She died from stage four cancer. Her husband, Steve Fleischmann, says he held her hand as she passed away. Read more: http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2017/april/happy-days-actress-reveals-her-love-for-god-before-her-death
Turkey detains 1,000 in new anti-Gulen crackdown
Turkey detained more than 1,000 alleged supporters of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on Wednesday, the biggest crackdown since president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in a referendum that would expand his powers. Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/turkey-detains-1000-in-new-anti-gulen-crackdown
Foreign companies accused of destroying Cameroonian rainforests for palm oil
Since 2013, many Cameroonian activists and environmentalists have warned against the large-scale palm oil farming projects taking place in the country’s southwest region, arguing that the projects are a threat to Cameroonian rainforests. According to Greenpeace Africa, an international environmental watchdog, large-scale palm oil farming threatens to steal land from local communities, undermine their livelihoods, and destroy huge tracks of valuable dense natural rainforests, which are home to critical wildlife. Read more: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/sgsoc-cameroon
Meet the Cameroonian singer heating up the global music scene
In a world where a lot of artists increasingly sound the same, Lorine Chia is refreshingly unique. The Cameroonian-born, US-based star mesmerizes with her strained, raspy voice that delivers bone-chilling soulful ballads. Her music is distinct yet diverse, straddling the genres of futuristic R&B, jazz, and hip-hop. Lorine’s varied subject matter veers between personal stories, social issues, and matters of the heart. Read more: https://www.africa.com/meet-the-cameroonian-singer-heating-up-the-global-music-scene/
Cameroon: Soothing Measures for Teachers' Concerns!
By Godlove Bainkong - allafrica.com New departments created in State Universities, teachers redeployed, school calendar readjusted... Fruits of frank dialogue under an inter-ministerial ad hoc committee. In the wake of generalized discontent from teachers trade unions of the Anglo-Saxon sub system of education on what leaders qualified as the erosion of its values, government has been striving to weather the storm. Ever since the teachers decided to down tools on 21 November 2016, government has been moving from negotiations to promises and fulfilment. The Prime Minister, Head of Government, by Order No. 118/CAB/PM of 8 November 2016 created a committee tasked with proposing solutions to the concerns of all teachers in Cameroon. Meanwhile, an Ad Hoc inter-ministerial Committee tasked specifically with examining the problems of English-speaking teachers' trade unions was created on 29 November 2016 to tackle issues raised by leaders of the trade unions duri