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Amnesty International Calls For Immediate Release of Cameroon Opposition Leader Kamto

Credit:  agencecamerounpresse.com  / Cameroon’s main opposition leader Maurice Kamto  By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC TIMES Cameroon’s main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, who insists he won last October’s presidential election, has been arrested and charged with insurrection. The central-west Africa nation is gripped by violence in the

Anti-Paul Biya Protesters Occupy Cameroon’s Embassies In Paris And Berlin

Credit: wikipedia / Cameroonian embassy in Paris, France By Gary Raynaldo  DIPLOMATIC TIMES Opposition to Cameroon President Paul Biya continues to grow with bold protests against his regime reported  in several European capitals over the weekend. Cameroonians occupied the embassies of their country in Paris and Berlin

Israel And African Nation Chad Restore Diplomatic Relations After 47 Years

Credit: PM Of Israeltwitter.com / Republic of Chad President And Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Meet In Jerusalem Nov. 27, 2018. By Gary Raynaldo  DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israel and Chad renewed diplomatic ties Sunday that had been severed nearly half a century, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in the

Journalist Who Exposed Football Corruption Gunned Down in Ghana

Credit: Independent.com By Gary Raynaldo  DIPLOMATIC TIMES An undercover journalist who helped expose corruption in African football was shot dead  Wednesday in Ghana capital city Accra. Unidentified men on motorbikes gunned down Ahmed Hussein-Suale.  The journalist was part of a team led by award-winning journalist Anas

African Union Denounces Attempted Coup d’état In Central Africa Nation Gabon

Credit: Africa Union  @AUC_MoussaFaki /   Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat By Gary Raynaldo The African Union denounced an attempted coup d’état Monday in the central Africa nation Gabon. The BBC reported that the political situation in Gabon is “under control” following an

Somalia Kicks Out Leading UN Envoy From The Horn Of Africa Nation

Credit: gurtong.net /  Nicholas Haysom , Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. By Gary Raynaldo  DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Somali government on Tuesday declared United Nations special representative Nicholas Haysom persona non grata  for “violating protocols”