French President Emmanuel Macron announced on September 15 by decree the appointment of General Thierry Marchand as head of the French Embassy in Cameroon. Army General Thierry Marchand replaces his compatriot Christophe Guilhou, who reached the end of his stay. His appointment comes as military cooperation between Cameroon and France …
Read More »Ukrainian troops leave UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo
250 Ukrainian soldiers working with the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home to help fight Russian forces, the BBC reported. Since the Russian invasion in February, Ukraine had already pulled out its troops from the other UN peacekeeping mission where they had been deployed. …
Read More »Tennis: Roger Federer announces his retirement
Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer announced on Thursday, September 15 the end of his professional career, saying he will spend the next few years doing business and growing his colossal fortune accumulated over the years. Roger Federer was the highest paid sportsman in the world with almost 100 million euros …
Read More »Russia warns US against missile deliveries to Ukraine
Russian governement has warned the United States against delivering long-range missiles to the Ukrainian army. The war does not weaken Ukraine, more than six months after its outbreak. President Zelensky said the Ukrainian army had recaptured more than 60,000 km2 from Moscow and allied forces in a matter of days. …
Read More »Mathias Pogba defends himself despite detention
While preliminary investigation is ongoing, Mathias Pogba, Paul Pogba’s brother, and four other people were taken into custody on Tuesday September 13 and Wednesday September 14. They are suspected of having tried to extort, but also of having kidnapped Paul Pogba. According to a source familiar with the matter, Mathias …
Read More »Xi Jinping and Putin meet to better oppose the West
Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, met on Thursday in Uzbekistan as part of a regional summit. This is the Chinese leader’s first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic, and the first meeting between the two presidents since Russia invaded Ukraine. During the interview, …
Read More »Ukrainian President Zelensky victim of road accident
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident after his car was hit by a vehicle while riding in a motorcade in Kyiv, his spokesman revealed on Thursday. The collision, which took place at 01:22 local time on Thursday (22:22 GMT on Wednesday), occurred as Mr. Zelensky …
Read More »Justice: Benjamin Mendy cleared of a rape charge
Of the seven counts of rape and harassment brought against him, Benjamin Mendy was cleared of one of these charges. This is a little good news for the French international Benjamin Mendy. Involved in numerous rape cases, the French left side was cleared of one of the charges against him. …
Read More »Russia: mysterious death of an oligarch “fallen from his boat”
Ivan Pechorin, managing director of aviation industry for the Society for the Development of the Far East and Arctic (KRDV), was found dead on Monday, according to statement reported by Russian media. The man fell from his boat near Vladivostok, in the south of Russia in the Sea of Japan, …
Read More »King Charles III already haunted by colonial era ghosts
Barely has the new king of England, Charles III been enthroned that he must already assume the consequences of the atrocities committed by Great Britain during the colonial period. Scars and wounds left by the British colonization must be repaired. This thorny issue awaits King Charles III, although London has …
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