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New massacre of civilians in Muambong: hidden truths revealed by Cameroonians

On Wednesday April 22, 2020, the state security and defense forces conducted an offensive operation in the village of Muambong, located in Bangem, in the Kupe-Muaneguba division of the Southwest region. This operation, dubbed the “law enforcement operation”, saw the horrific execution of six (6) young unarmed men, including four ex-combatants who have laid down their arms since 2019. These boys have been executed at the using a knife, and an ax seized from one of the inhabitants of the village by splitting firewood around 6 a.m.  To document this case, CHRDA interviewed more than 10 eyewitnesses and victims who gave corroborative testimony and details of the impact, amateur images were also analyzed. The soldiers attacked the village at around 2 a.m. to dismantle a separatist camp that existed there before 2019, but the camp was deserted because most of the combatants had laid down their arms in this village. Having not met the separatist armed combatants, they waited u

Treachery at the MRC: Exasperated Alain Fogue exposed the dirty game of the CPDM

In a new outing, the national treasurer of the MRC denounces the CPDM spies who are gnawing at his party, the MRC. If Alain Fogue is to be believed, Maurice Kamto's party would have had RDPC figures among its ranks, whose sole mission is to "betray the liberation struggle of Cameroon embodied today by President-elect Maurice Kamto". The same process would have been used by the party of Paul Biya with the SDF. For Professor Fogue, these CPDM snitches are today in difficulty for not having succeeded in their mission. "These APs are now back to the wall" can be read in the publication of Alain Fogue.  Below, the whole of his post  [WHY TRY THE STRUGGLE OF LIBERATION OF THE PEOPLE CAMEROUNAIS THAT INCLUDES TODAY THE PRESIDENT ELECTED MAURICE KAMTO?  Tackling one of the oldest and most ferocious dictatorships in the world, which has also taken out political life insurance with certain powers, is no easy task.  Many took place on the Renaissance trai

Record-breaking $560m for African tech startups in 2017, says report

9 (CNN) — African tech startups have had a bit of a moment in the past few years. The continent's major urban centers -- like Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg -- have been abuzz with incubation hubs, tech entrepreneurs and developers creating, what they hope will be, the next big app. The tech giants of Silicon Valley have taken notice. In 2016, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced $24 million investment in Andela, a company that trains developers in Africa. Facebook is also opening a community tech hub in Lagos this year. According to new research from Partech Ventures, investment is flowing too. <!– adsense –> Related Article: A post-Brexit pivot to Africa? UK moves to increase trade with Nigeria Their research found that $560 million in venture capital funding was invested in African startups. That's an increase of 53% from $366,8 million in 2016. The total amount was achieved by 124 startups through 128 rounds of funding. African entr

Fellow Nigerians abducted, sold us into slavery in Libya –Returnees

say countrymen more wicked than Arabs •Over 400,000 still stranded –AU Commission Dayo Oketola, Adelani Adepegba, Kunle Falayi, Alexander Okere In the midst of the uproar over revelations that Libyan nationals are buying and selling migrants as slaves in Libya,  Saturday PUNCH has learnt that Nigerians based in the country also sell their fellow countrymen. This emerged as more Nigerians are repatriated by the International Organisation for Migration with the backing of the European Union in an ongoing exercise that has seen 1,295 retrieved from Libya in November alone. Since the beginning of 2017, IOM-facilitated repatriation has brought back 5,578 Nigerian migrants, who were trapped in and outside prisons across Libya. On Thursday night, 150 migrants from mostly Edo and Delta states arrived the country aboard a Buraq Airplane at the cargo terminal of the Murtala International Airport, Lagos. It was two days after 239 migrants had also been brought into the country.

Graduate School of Science Scholarship for International Students in Japan 2018

This is a financial supported program which give the chance to international students taking part in study abroad. Thus, are you a graduate enrollment? What is your first impression seeing that the chance is to study Science and Technology in Japan? Japan is well-known for those kind of field, so let’s explore the program here: Where: Japan Nationality: International students Number of scholarship: A few Value of scholarship:  Receive a monthly allowance of 150,000 yen Degree program: Master in Science (Enrolling in April or September 2018) Duration: From April/September, 2018 to March/August, 2023 Eligible: Be an international citizens who have never lived in Japan before Be a self-financed student Meet the admission requirement to the school Are enrolling in full-time Master degree in Japan How to apply: Applicants should submit the application documents to the International Liaison Office at the Graduate School of Science by post. Here is the mailing addr

NITDA Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2017/2018

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has as its mandate to develop and regulate the Information Technology in Nigeria. Developing and regulating IT will support in transforming Nigeria into an IT driven economy for global competitiveness and the dire need of digital literacy. The Agency has since 2010 established a scholarship scheme for Masters and Doctoral degree in relevant areas of Information Technology (IT) and ICT Law obtainable in Nigerian (Government and Private) Universities. NITDA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2017/2018 Duration The sponsorship for the Masters programme will run for one year and the Doctorate programme for three years. Criteria The scholarship award is strictly based on merit and is evenly distributed between the six geo-political zones for the PhD, 36 States and FCT for MSc. Eligibility (Nigerians) PhD: Only University and Polytechnic Lecturers with MSc in any Information Technology related field are eligibl

Recruitment exercise NOT ours- TSTV

TSTV Africa has reacted to the purported recruitment exercise, allegedly been handled by the company. In a facebook post made on its official page and obtained by our reporter, TSTV said the recruitment exercise is not theirs and should be disclaimed. It also shared their official social media handles for verification, complaint and request. PUBLIC NOTICE!! The attention of TStv Africa has been drawn to an online publication about an ongoing recruitment exercise purportedly carried out by the organization. We wish to state for purposes of emphasis and clarity, that TStv Africa has not authorized any recruitment exercise as being published. Prior to the commencement of a recruitment exercise by TStv Africa, an official announcement will be made with respect to that on our official website and social media handles. Facebook: tstvafrica Twitter: @tstvafrica Instagram:@tstvafrica