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A 5 storey building under construction collapsed earlier today in Nkogmondo, a popular district in Douala the economic capital. Local residents have revealed that the building collapsed like a house of cards. Fire fighters arrived some thirty minutes after the incident.

The Douala city council authorities are yet to announce any human casualties. Cameroon Concord's Ebong Peter gathered from some reliable sources that the building was not inhabited. Some construction experts have opined that the owner recruited amateurs who did not follow the rules set for construction in a marshy area.

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24.Sep.2015

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World-renowned political commentator Noam Chomsky says the international affairs are now run based on "a mafia doctrine". Chomsky said the US is now playing the role of a mafia godfather and, as the State Department once said, does not tolerate successful defiance of its policies.

He said ironically THAT’S the serious crime Iran has done. Chomsky said Iranians successfully overthrew a tyrant installed by a US-engineered coup back in 1953.He said Washington’s extreme hostility toward Tehran is now so strong that the US is putting politics before economic interests to supposedly punish Iran.

The commentator added that US energy corporations would be delighted to enter the Iranian market, but state power is forcing them to refrain.

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23.Sep.2015

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Burkina Faso's army has reached the capital, Ouagadougou, to seek the surrender of the elite presidential guard who staged a coup last Thursday. Negotiations between army chiefs and the presidential guard are under way, security sources said. Both the president and the prime minister have been released. Coup leader Gen Gilbert Diendere says he will step aside once regional leaders endorse a plan including an amnesty for the coup plotters. Prime Minister Isaac Zida was seized by the presidential guard in last week's coup. France's ambassador to Burkina Faso, Gilles Thibault, has also tweeted that interim President Michel Kafando, who was arrested last Wednesday, has been released from house arrest and is now at the ambassador's residence.

Gen Diendere seems to be backed into a corner by international and national pressure, and on Monday thousands gathered to celebrate what they believed was his defeat, says the BBC's Maud Jullien in Ouagadougou. But in an interview with the BBC, the general said he would only step aside once an agreement proposed by West African leaders was confirmed. The proposed deal would give him and his troops full amnesty, and allow candidates of former ruler Blaise Compaore to run for presidency in November.

Speaking from a secret location, Gen Diendere said: "Ready to surrender? We are not there yet... We wish to continue the discussions and we say to all that we are ready to implement Ecowas' [West African regional group's] decisions." He also apologised to the population, saying an apology was "the least we could do". The Ecowas plan should be discussed by West African heads of state in Nigeria later on Tuesday. The presidential guard is loyal to ousted President Compaore. They installed Gen Diendere as new leader last week. Since then, at least 10 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in clashes.

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22.Sep.2015

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Fifteen highway robbers were killed by the national police in the East region of the country on Saturday. The highwaymen were tracked for more than three months with information provided by one of the gang leaders in police drag net. For several months, armed and unidentified individuals roam the eastern region of the country.

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21.Sep.2015

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The President of the Republic, Paul Biya, on Wednesday signed two decrees laying down the procedures for the remuneration of government delegates, mayors and their deputies, as well as allowances and other benefits granted to them.

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17.Sep.2015

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The cloth producing company commonly known as Cicam at the Bassa industrial zone in Douala, is under serious repairs following an explosion of one of its gas tanks. The incident occurred just one month after the company resumes from its annual sabbatical. Eyewitnesses testify that the incident occurred at a time when maintenance works were being carried out on one of the company’s gas tanks.

Even though no life was lost, the incident left two of the technicians wounded coupled with some material damage. The flames were severe to an extent whereby the Fire Fighting Brigade at Ngodi in Douala grappled with it for one hour. The two victims are presently responding to treatment at the hospital, and work has effectively resumed at the factory. The Senior Divisional Officer, for Wouri Naseri Paul Bea, together with his collaborators paid a visit at the crisis scene to examine the damage done.

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15.Sep.2015

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