Cameroon observed a day of mourning on Monday for victims of a deadly rail accident that has killed at least 75 people and exposed widespread frustration with one of Africa’s longest-ruling presidents. At the Eseka train station near where a packed passenger train carrying more than 1,300 people from Yaounde to the port of Douala … Read more
Officials in Cameroon have called on the public to donate blood to assist with the treatment of 600 people wounded in Friday’s train crash. Eleven more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the death toll to 80. France’s ambassador in the country was one high-profile donor who donated blood and urged others to follow suit. … Read more
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Sunday pledged to investigate the causes of a rail crash that killed at least 75 people, as rescue workers scoured wreckage for more bodies. The packed passenger train carrying more than 1,400 people between the capital Yaounde and the central African country’s port city of Douala derailed on Friday near … Read more
The derailed train which overturned at Eseke, Cameroon At least 53 people died when a packed passenger train derailed and overturned in Cameroon, the country’s transport minister says. The train was travelling between the two biggest cities, Yaounde and Douala, when it overturned near Eseka. The Associated Press said there were 1,300 people on the … Read more
The Gulf of Guinea has become the new hub for African piracy. An international summit in Lome, Togo is looking for answers. The raids off the West African coast invariably follow the same pattern. At night or in the early hours of the morning, a flotilla of pirate dinghies or speed boats fans out across … Read more
Rigobert Song is reportedly out of a coma, breathing by himself and has been flown to France after suffering a cerebral aneurysm on Sunday. Two photographs emerged of Song on Twitter on Tuesday, telling the news, and showing him sitting up in a hospital bed and then being wheeled by medics. Former Liverpool, West Ham United … Read more
Former Liverpool and Cameroon defender Rigobert Song has been brought out of a two-day coma and is due to fly to France to continue his recovery. The 40-year-old reportedly collapsed while at his home in Yaounde on Sunday and was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment. “He has come out of his coma and the … Read more
The former Indomitable Lions skipper and head coach of the Chad senior national team is in a critical condition after suffering a cerebral aneurysm. According to reports, the 40-year-old was at his home in the Odza neighborhood in Yaounde when he had his stroke. There was an outpouring of sympathy from well-wishers around the world … Read more
Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song is in hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke. A member of Song’s family told the BBC the 40-year-old was “unconscious” when he was taken to a hospital in Yaounde after suffering a “cerebral attack”. Song played 137 times for his country and had spells with English clubs Liverpool and West … Read more
Ghana have named ten foreign-based players in their 34-man provisional squad for the African Women’s Championship to be held in Cameroon later this year. Coach Yussif Bassigi’s squad is dominated by players of Police Ladies who have six players in the squad having excelled in local competitions. The Black Queens will start camping at the … Read more
The Acting Director of Medical Affairs of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, David Nortey, has described the Cholera outbreak in the country as alarming. He said four people have died of the disease at Korle- Bu Polyclinic alone and more cases continue to be reported. Dr Nortey said this when he briefed the Minister of … Read more