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Paul Biya is well, alive – Cameroonian official

PRESIDENT Paul Biya, 91, is alive, hale and hearty, government sources in Yaoundé said in reaction to the latest rumours about the death of Biya, who has been President since November 1982, when he stepped in after President Ahmadou Ahidjo’s surprise resignation.
October 8, 2024

The ATYAP and BAJJU Revolt: How a people’s struggles against oppression, subjugation by Zazzau Emirate sparked centuries of Southern Kaduna agony, by EMMANUEL GANDU

The crisis in Southern Kaduna, the predominantly non-Muslim area of Kaduna State, did not start today. Accompanied by killings and destruction, it is a centuries-old struggle by a people to protect their way or life from total take-over and subjugation by Jihadists,
November 9, 2024

After being fired, Gallant says ‘moral darkness’ has engulfed Israel, calls for return of hostages, ultra-Orthodox draft, establishment of Oct. 7 Commission

After being fired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an emotional Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says he was fired over three issues — the sharing of the defense burden; the imperative to bring back the hostages; and the need to learn lessons through
November 5, 2024
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