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Affichage des articles du juillet, 2016

Cameroon – Joshua Osih: Politician for President in 2018, Fru Ndi Said to be Ready to Endorse Him

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An authoritative source, who pleaded not to be named, has hinted The Cameroon Journal that negotiations with the national chairman of the Social Democratic Front, SDF , party are well on course for his First Vice, Joshua Osih , to be endorsed as the main opposition party’s candidate for the forthcoming presidential election.

Cameroon – Rio 2016: Minister begs athletes not to run away after the competition!

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The Minister of Sports and Physical Education (MINSEP) spoke during the farewell ceremony to Team Cameroon. 24 Cameroonian athletes will be in Rio de Janeiro for the 31st Olympic Games (5-21 August 2016).

Scientists created a cyborg stingray powered by the heart of a rat

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Researchers have developed a new kind of synthetic creature, using the heart cells of a rat to make a robotic stingray that follows light. While the rat-ray hybrid certainly sounds like a bit of a Frankenstein mish-mash, it's serious research that could help pave the way for a greater understanding of how hearts pump blood around the body – in addition to leading to new kinds of more sophisticated synthetic robots.

Dallas killings: Police shot dead by snipers at protest

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President Barak Obama , speaking from a NATO summit in Poland, condemned the sniper-style shooting that left five Dallas police officers dead and six injured as "a vicious, despicable and calculated attack on law enforcement."

BET Awards: How Remy Ma gave an eye-popping cleavage

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The recently held 2016 BET awards witnessed the presence of stars who made the event glamorous. Remy Ma’s boobs spill out of her dress Remy Ma who is featured in one of the hottest rap singles right now alongside Fat Joe and French Montana, recently gave an eye-popping cleavage display at the 2016 BET awards. Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/as-remy-mas-boobs-spill-out-bet-awards/ The recently held 2016 BET awards witnessed the presence of stars who made the event glamorous. Remy Ma’s boobs spill out of her dress Remy Ma who is featured in one of the hottest rap singles right now alongside Fat Joe and French Montana, recently gave an eye-popping cleavage display at the 2016 BET awards. Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar baptise BET Awards with “Freedom” It’s impossible to have a conversation about pop in 2016 without Beyoncé coming up, and the BET

Cameroon – Boko Haram: Government reacts to an alert on terrorist threats in Yaounde and Douala

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016 was a public holiday in Cameroon thanks to the Ramadan. on Tuesday 5th July, subscribers of mobile phone companies receive SMS on terror threat alert. “ Urgent ! Urgent ! Urgent ! Chers amis, vous qui avez de la famille tant bien à Douala qu’à Yaoundé, dites aux vôtres d’éviter de se rendre aux endroits tels que l’avenue du 27 août, le marché New-Bell,

Romania charges Dr with manslaughter for death of Cameroonian Ekeng

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The Romanian public prosecutor has charged an emergency doctor with the manslaughter of former Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng who collapsed during a league match for Dinamo Bucharest in May and died of heart failure. The prosecutor said Elena Duta, who rode in the ambulance which took Ekeng to hospital, made no attempt to resuscitate him. An autopsy showed the player was suffering from multiple serious heart problems, but the Bucharest prosecutor said: “Even if among Patrick Ekeng’s causes of death were the cardiac problems he suffered from, by her unjustified inaction Elena Duta removed any chance of survival.

Athletics: Bolt may miss Rio Games

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Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt is facing a race against time to be fit in his bid for an unprecedented third treble Olympic gold with the Rio Games just five weeks away. Bolt withdrew from the 100m final of the Jamaican Olympic Trials on Friday with what the reigning Olympic champion described as a mildly torn left hamstring. The prospect of the 29-year-old 100 and 200m world record holder, seeking his third consecutive Olympic titles in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay, missing the Games will rightly give organisers and fans palpitations.

We worry about Algeria, not Eagles – Cameroon

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Cameroon manager Hugo Bross and veteran defender Henri Bedimo insist Algeria pose a greater threat to the Indomitable Lions’ World Cup qualification hopes than Nigeria. Cameroon will meet their most fierce rivals Nigeria in  the Russia 2018 World Cup final round qualifiers  after being drawn together in Group B in  the June 24  draw in Cairo. Algeria and Zambia  are the other opponents  in the group.

Cameroon: U.S. Pays Family of Child Killed by Samantha Power Motorcade

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In Cameroon, the United States has paid compensation to the family of a 7-year-old boy who was fatally run over by U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power’s motorcade in April. The compensation includes two cows; hundreds of kilos of flour, onions, rice, salt and sugar; and about $1,700. The boy was killed after an armored jeep in Power’s convoy hit him at top speed.

Cameroon – Boko Haram: A new attack blamed on Book Haram leaves eleven dead in Cameroon’s Far-North

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A young kamikaze detonated his charge on 29th June 2016 close to a mosque in the town of  Djakana , located on the border with Nigeria in the Far-North region of Cameroon, we learned from military sources. The attack which resulted in eleven deaths was attributed to the Nigerian Islamist sect  Book Haram . According to our sources, the kamikaze took advantage of a gathering of Muslim’s under a tent, after the prayer marking the end of the Ramadan fasting day, to activate his explosive belt. This is the first Book Haram suicide in Cameroon after several weeks of calm. Read more:  http://lcclc.info

Cameroon – Amadou Vamoulke: Will former GM join Gervais Mendo Ze in Kondengui Central Prison in Yaounde?

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Analysts already predict that, like his predecessor Gervais Mendo Ze , the sacking of  Amadou Vamoulke  could mean that the former DG of the Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV) should report on financial crimes he allegedly committed.