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The President of the Senate, Marcel Niat Njifenji received the outgoing Ambassador of Turkey to Cameroon, H.E. Omer Faruk Dogan on Tuesday the 8th of September 2015 in Yaounde. During the tete-a-tete with Senator Marcel Niat Njifenji, the Turkish Ambassador reiterated his country’s determination to support Cameroon in its development efforts.

The Senate President and his guest amongst other issues, discussed Cameroon’s strategies in the fight against terrorism. Ambassador Omer Faruk who is at the end of his diplomatic mission in Cameroon was also at the Senate to bid farewell to the Senate President.

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10.Sep.2015

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A plane belonging to the Bauchi State in northern Nigeria and that was reportedly stolen has been found in Morocco where it was hidden, said Abubakar Mohammed, governor of Bauchi region in northern Nigeria. "I want to announce that efforts to locate the stolen Embraer 145 were successful. It will land at the International Airport Bauchi in a few days, "the governor said to the press.

The aircraft was found thanks to the efforts of the committee set up by the government of Bauchi State, led by Tijjani Ahmed Baba, a retired air commandant. An investigation was opened to determine the circumstances in which the plane was stolen.

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09.Sep.2015

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Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has no credibility to judge Iran’s nuclear program since he supported the decision to invade Iraq under a false pretext during the administration of George W. Bush, a political commentator in New York City says. “Colin Powell now is standing on the side of people who say that the Iran [nuclear] deal with the P5+1 has very strong and more than sufficient verification procedures and that’s exactly the point that he has no credibility on,” said Don DeBar, an anti-war activist and radio show host. “Powell is a man who spoke of hallucinatory weapons of mass destruction [in Iraq] 13 years ago, [he] now speaks about the adequacy of the protections against another hallucinatory nuclear weapons program,” DeBar told Press TV on Monday.

Powell, who is also a retired four-star general, has repeatedly emphasized his continued support for US involvement in the Iraq war since his departure from the State Department. On Sunday, Powell expressed support for the nuclear accord with Iran and dismissed critics' concerns over its implementation. "It's a pretty good deal," he said on NBC's Meet the Press. “I think a very vigorous verification regime has been put into place." On his Twitter account, US President Barack Obama thanked Powell on Sunday for his support. “It’s bewildering to me to figure out exactly on how to comment on this because there’s so many nested contradictions on almost every aspect of it,” DeBar said. Iran and the P5+1 group of countries – the US, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany – announced the conclusion of nuclear negotiations in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on July 14.

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07.Sep.2015

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Two people were killed on Saturday night in Bassa, Douala. The 2 people died in their pick up, crushed by a container that was being transported by a tow truck. The people aboard the Pickup died instantly after the container fell on the vehicle they were inside. The tragedy occurred at the Logpom-Logbessou road.

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06.Sep.2015

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A US police chief has tried to justify two officers who fatally shot a black man in Richmond, describing the incident as not racially charged. Officers Ryan Bailey and Jacob DeBoard opened fire on 20-year-old Keshawn Hargrove during a foot chase down an alley in Richmond, Virginia late on Wednesday. Police chief Alfred Durham said at a news conference that it was not a racially charged shootout. “This is not Ferguson, this is not South Charleston,” he said. “And I refuse to allow the community to make and paint a picture of our officers that we have a bunch of rogue officers here who are out of control. That is not the case.” 

He referred to the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michel Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014, which led to massive Black Lives Matter protests across the country. Protests gained momentum in Ferguson after a grand jury’s decision not to charge officer Darren Wilson for killing Brown. “Give us an opportunity to investigate this incident,” Durham said. “I love this community and we will be open and transparent.”

Police spokesman Gene Lepley, said the victim fired on officers and refused to drop his gun. He said Hargrove was firing his gun at the two officers, hitting Bailey in the arm. He said the officers fired at Hargrove and he was killed by a single gunshot. It's not clear which officer fired the fatal shot. Durham said both officers have been placed on paid administrative leave and the investigation is ongoing. According to the police chief, results of an internal investigation will be turned over in about a month to the Richmond prosecutor.The killing of several unarmed black men by white police officers in recent months and decisions by grand juries not to indict the officers triggered large-scale protests across the United States.

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07.Aug.2015

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The President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou will be visiting Cameroon in the coming days, Cameroon Concord has been reliably informed. After President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, Niger is another country directly affected by the atrocious activities of the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The visit will provide an opportunity for Biya and his Nigerien counterpart to agree on certain aspects in the war on terror and combating Boko Haram. 

Beyond this visit, the agenda of the Cameroonian president seems loaded. Etoudi is also preparing for its chief occupant to attend a top ECOWAS meeting aimed at mapping out a comprehensive strategy geared towards checking Boko Haram finances. People on the know in Yaounde have also hinted that the President is planning a working visit of friendship to Nigeria anytime soon. And unless changed, President Biya will participate in the General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2015 in New York.

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06.Aug.2015

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