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Chadian prosecutor Alghassim Khamis and Interior Minister Abdelrahim Bireme have both announced that Boko Haram operations manager in Chad and Northern Cameroon has been arrested by Chadian forces. Bana Fanaye alias Mahamat Mustapha was arrested yesterday afternoon with two of his companions. 

The Chadian authorities reported that Mustapha was responsible for logistics and oversees the purchase of arms, recruitment and management of the Islamic fighters. Chadian police searched his home and discovered weapons, communication equipments and over fifty SIM cards from different countries of the Sub Saharan region. The arrest assisted police to pick up many other Boko Haram militants in a compound at  Diguel Diguessou.

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03.Aug.2015

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Benin says it will dispatch 800 troops to join a multinational task force set up to combat Nigeria-based Takfiri Boko Haram militants, who are posing security threats to West African nations. Benin’s President Thomas Boni Yayi announced the decision following a meeting with his visiting Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari, in the city of Cotonou on Saturday.

Boni Yayi told reporters that his country will show “solidarity” with its “brothers in arms” in the region by sending “a contingent of 800 men ... to permanently combat these outlaws.”In a bid to confront the threat posed by Boko Haram militants in West Africa, the Nigerian president announced last month the establishment of the multinational task force, including soldiers from Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad as well as Benin. 

Earlier this week, Buhari also appointed Major General Iliya Abbah to lead the force, which is made up of 8,700 troops and headquartered in Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena.

The multinational force is expected to be more effective than a current regional anti-Boko Haram campaign launched in February.Violence by Boko Haram has also spilled over into Nigeria’s neighboring countries, with Cameroon, Chad and Niger being directly affected by the growing threat of the Takfiri group in recent months.

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02.Aug.2015

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The Boko Haram Takfiri militants have slaughtered at least 10 fishermen during a series of recent violent attacks on three villages in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno. Local sources said on Thursday that the deadly militant raids were carried out in the villages near the town of Baga, on the shores of the Lake Chad in the country’s troubled northeast.   "On Monday around 4:00 p.m. (1500 GMT), Boko Haram attacked three villages on the shores of Lake Chad where they slaughtered 10 people, all of them fishermen," AFP  quoted Abubakar Gamandi, the head of the fishermen's union in Borno State as saying. 

The account was confirmed by a local fisherman, identified as Buhari Dan-Malam. The news comes a few days after at least 14 people were killed and nearly 50 others wounded in a July 26 bomb attack at a busy market in in the town of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State.  Boko Haram has intensified its attacks since President Muhammadu Buhari took office in late May, unleashing a fresh wave of violence that has claimed about 800 lives in just two months.

The Nigerian government on Thursday appointed a general to lead a new multinational task force set up to fight Boko Haram across the region. Nigerian military sources said Major General Iliya Abbah, who previously commanded military operations in the oil-rich Niger Delta, will head the five-nation force - the Multi-National Joint Task Force made up of 8,700 troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin.

The multi-national force is expected to be more effective than a current alliance in the battle to curb militancy. The regional task force will be headquartered in Chad's capital N'Djamena.  Violence by Boko Haram has spilled over into Nigeria’s neighboring countries. Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has repeatedly threatened to attack Nigeria’s neighbors that have joined forces against the militants.

The three Nigerian states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, located in Nigeria’s northeastern region, have been the epicenter of six years of Boko Haram violence, which has claimed over 15,000 lives and displaced a further 1.5 million people.

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31.Jul.2015

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Political commentators in the nation's capital Yaounde have unanimously observed that President Biya is going to announce a major cabinet shakeup in the coming days. The 82 years old leader has made public several presidential decrees in recent days which according to our chief political correspondent indicates that something serious is about to happen. On Tuesday the 21st of July, Paul Biya sacked Mohaman Sani Tanimou the Director-General of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) and replaced him with an old ally, Abdoulaye Babale. Although retaining his post as chairman of the Electoral Council, some reports have suggested that the days of Samuel Fonkam Azu'u are drawing to a close. On July 28, President Biya again dismissed the Public Prosecutor of the Special Criminal Court Emile Zephyrin Nsoga replacing him with Madam Justine Ngounou Aimee.

In his last address to the nation, Paul Biya who is heading a consortium of crime syndicates spoke of injecting new life into the government team to make it dynamic. People on the know including those who are following up the Cameroon political story have told Cameroon Concord that there are whispers insistently that a new government will soon be announced in Yaounde. 

Some of our highly placed CPDM sources that we have spoken too are talking about this week, others say next week, some have even suggested next month. However, we of this publication can now reveal that the long-awaited reshuffle could fall at any time, depending on the secret agenda of the big man himself. It will not be a surprise if Mr Biya decides to merge some ministries to improve efficiency.

The heads of our security services including the Minister-Delegate at the presidency in charge of Defence were all in the Far North region to finalize security arrangements for Biya to visit Maroua- recently targeted by suicide bombers. We are yet to confirm if the head of state will travel to New York to take part in the United Nations General Assembly meeting. But what we do know is that after the Nigerian president visit, Biya is already preparing to welcome President Mohamadou Issoufou of Niger in Yaounde.

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31.Jul.2015

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Political commentators in the nation's capital Yaounde have unanimously observed that President Biya is going to announce a major cabinet shakeup in the coming days. The 82 years old leader has made public several presidential decrees in recent days which according to our chief political correspondent indicates that something serious is about to happen. On Tuesday the 21st of July, Paul Biya sacked Mohaman Sani Tanimou the Director-General of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) and replaced him with an old ally, Abdoulaye Babale. Although retaining his post as chairman of the Electoral Council, some reports have suggested that the days of Samuel Fonkam Azu'u are drawing to a close. On July 28, President Biya again dismissed the Public Prosecutor of the Special Criminal Court Emile Zephyrin Nsoga replacing him with Madam Justine Ngounou Aimee.

In his last address to the nation, Paul Biya who is heading a consortium of crime syndicates spoke of injecting new life into the government team to make it dynamic. People on the know including those who are following up the Cameroon political story have told Cameroon Concord that there are whispers insistently that a new government will soon be announced in Yaounde. 

Some of our highly placed CPDM sources that we have spoken too are talking about this week, others say next week, some have even suggested next month. However, we of this publication can now reveal that the long-awaited reshuffle could fall at any time, depending on the secret agenda of the big man himself. It will not be a surprise if Mr Biya decides to merge some ministries to improve efficiency.

The heads of our security services including the Minister-Delegate at the presidency in charge of Defence were all in the Far North region to finalize security arrangements for Biya to visit Maroua- recently targeted by suicide bombers. We are yet to confirm if the head of state will travel to New York to take part in the United Nations General Assembly meeting. But what we do know is that after the Nigerian president visit, Biya is already preparing to welcome President Mohamadou Issoufou of Niger in Yaounde.

Read and succeed with Cameroon Concord because we believe and fervently too that "You are what you read"

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31.Jul.2015

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Political commentators in the nation's capital Yaounde have unanimously observed that President Biya is going to announce a major cabinet shakeup in the coming days. The 82 years old leader has made public several presidential decrees in recent days which according to our chief political correspondent indicates that something serious is about to happen. On Tuesday the 21st of July, Paul Biya sacked Mohaman Sani Tanimou the Director-General of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) and replaced him with an old ally, Abdoulaye Babale. Although retaining his post as chairman of the Electoral Council, some reports have suggested that the days of Samuel Fonkam Azu'u are drawing to a close. On July 28, President Biya again dismissed the Public Prosecutor of the Special Criminal Court Emile Zephyrin Nsoga replacing him with Madam Justine Ngounou Aimee.

In his last address to the nation, Paul Biya who is heading a consortium of crime syndicates spoke of injecting new life into the government team to make it dynamic. People on the know including those who are following up the Cameroon political story have told Cameroon Concord that there are whispers insistently that a new government will soon be announced in Yaounde. 

Some of our highly placed CPDM sources that we have spoken too are talking about this week, others say next week, some have even suggested next month. However, we of this publication can now reveal that the long-awaited reshuffle could fall at any time, depending on the secret agenda of the big man himself. It will not be a surprise if Mr Biya decides to merge some ministries to improve efficiency.

The heads of our security services including the Minister-Delegate at the presidency in charge of Defence were all in the Far North region to finalize security arrangements for Biya to visit Maroua- recently targeted by suicide bombers. We are yet to confirm if the head of state will travel to New York to take part in the United Nations General Assembly meeting. But what we do know is that after the Nigerian president visit, Biya is already preparing to welcome President Mohamadou Issoufou of Niger in Yaounde.

Read and succeed with Cameroon Concord because we believe and fervently too that "You are what you read"

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31.Jul.2015

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