PSG: Neymar tested positive for Covid-19

 

The coronavirus affects the locker room of PSG. The Parisian club confirms this Wednesday on its social networks that three players of its workforce have tested positive for Covid-19.

“Three PSG players are confirmed positive for the Sars CoV2 test and are subject to the appropriate health protocol,  said Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday on Twitter.  All the players and staff will continue to perform tests during the coming days ”.

PSG announced on Monday the quarantine of two of its players, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes according to L'Equipe, after they were identified as "suspected cases".  A third, identified as a "contact case", had also been placed in isolation as a precaution.  The players concerned were on vacation on the Spanish island of Ibiza.  The last city would be Neymar, as indicated by L'Equipe.

Actu Cameroun

Secondary education: towards the resumption of half-time classes for the 2020/2021 school year

 

In each class, the numbers should not exceed 50 places in order to respect social distancing against the coronavirus.

In Cameroon, the hypothesis of double-flow courses, i.e. in half-time mode for the 2020/2021 school year is being studied. The proposal was formulated by the Minister of Secondary Education Pauline Nalova Lyonga Pauline Egbe. It was last August 17, during a meeting with regional and departmental delegates

Except that this reform raises some questions according to Roger Kaffo, the president of the National Autonomous Union of Secondary Education (Snaes). “In principle, taking into account the indigent state of education, there is no other possibility than to go to courses not part-time but double-flow in the large cities of regions and regions. departments. "He said this Wednesday, September 2, 2020 on Equinoxe radio antennas.as last August 17, during a meeting with regional and departmental delegates.

Actu Cameroun

Coronavirus despair forces girls across Asia into child marriage

 

Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into child marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as campaigners warn that years of progress tackling the practice is being undone.

Child marriage has long been practised as part of tradition in communities from the Indonesian archipelago to India, Pakistan and Vietnam, but numbers had been decreasing as numerous initiatives worked to spread awareness of its dangers and encouraged access to education and women's health services.

Aljazeera

Cameroon - Barbarian assassinations of women / Ms. Abena Ondoa (Minister for the Promotion of Women and the Family): “Beyond the horror and terror that their executioners believe to sow, women still have enough strength to denounce these heinous crimes ”

 

The member of the government announces psychosocial support for the families of the victims.

We had not heard much from this ministerial department since the start of the abuses against women in the North West and South West regions. However, the Ministry for the Promotion of Women and the Family (MINPROFF) is primarily concerned by the situation.

Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa, who heads that department, organized the 1 st September in Yaounde, a public denunciation of action of atrocities on women by armed gangs in the English-speaking regions but also in the Far North of the country the Boko Haram group is rampant.

In the space of a year, Cameroonian opinion has experienced, through unbearable images, the savage assassinations of three women in the English-speaking area: Florence Ayafor , Comfort Tumasssang and Treasure Mbah . Crimes which have always aroused indignation.

by Fred BEHINA/ Cameroun-info.net

Cameroun : le mari de Nourane Foster promu à un poste clé au PCRN

 

Firmin Fotsing est désormais le président national du PCRN Ouest. Il a été nommé le 1er septembre 2020 par Cabral Libii, selon une décision rendue publique ce mardi.

 C’est une histoire de  famille. Firmin Fotsing, le mari de la députée Nourane Foster,  a été nommé à un posté clé au sein du Parti camerounais pour la réconciliation nationale (PCRN). Cabral Lilii l’a promu au poste de président national du PCRN Ouest le 1er septembre 2020, selon une décision rendue publique ce mardi.

Par Christian Happi

Côte d'Ivoire : les candidatures de Laurent Gbagbo et Guillaume Soro peuvent-elles aboutir ?

In the wake of Alassane Ouattara, Henri Konan Bedié and Pascal Affi N'Guessan, Guillaume Soro and Laurent Gbagbo submitted on Monday their candidacy for the Ivorian presidential election on October 31. However, the two heavyweights of Ivorian politics were both struck off the electoral rolls. Explanations.  

Within a few hours, they could almost have made their voices heard together. From dawn on Monday, August 31, dozens of fans of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo gathered near the headquarters of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), in Abidjan, under the watchful eye of the forces of the order deployed for the occasion. And, at midday, it was the support of Guillaume Soro who invaded the surroundings of the institution. The teams of Laurent Gbagbo and his former Prime Minister have thus submitted their candidacy for the presidential election on October 31. 

by France 24

Mercato: Choupo-Moting is no longer officially a PSG player

 It is no secret. The striker Eric Maxim-Choupo-Moting is no longer Parisians being at the end of his contract. The Cameroonian international therefore leaves the club, leaving an indelible mark with this goal against Atalanta (1-2) who qualified for the second time in its history PSG in the semi-final of the Champions League. Extended to end this very elastic season, the Indomitable Lion will not do more. Despite his feat against Atalanta Bergamo, the former Schalke 04 player will not come back. The club stuck to its choice. His lease ended yesterday and since this player, he is no longer part of the PSG workforce. So must look for a new base this summer.Under the colors of PSG, Choupo-Moting scored 10 goals in 50 matches in all competitions. Before the expiration of his contract, the captain of the Indomitable Lions received tributes from his teammates including Kylian Mbappé.

by Isaac Esanji

How a grandmother from Nigeria ended up in Beyoncé's 'Black Is King'

 Mojisola Odegbami did not anticipate that a trip to the United States would land her a part in a visual album by one of the most popular music artists in the world - Beyoncé.

The 69-year-old Nigerian grandmother appeared in two music videos in Beyoncé's highly anticipated  "Black Is King"  album, which premiered on Disney + on Friday. The album is based on the singer's soundtrack album,  "The Lion King: The Gift,"  which was created for the 2019 remake of the original Disney film "The Lion King."

In a  video , speaking about the release of the album, Beyoncé said the goal of the project is to show that "black is regal and rich in history, in purpose and in lineage."

Multiple African artists including Nigeria's  Yemi Alade , Ghana's  Shatta Wale  and Cameroon's  Salatiel  also appeared in the almost 90-minute album.

- Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)

Australia's New South Wales to ease border restrictions with Victoria as state's cases drop

 

Australia's New South Wales is easing border restrictions with the neighboring state of Victoria "to help residents and local businesses operate," as Victoria's cases have dropped.

On Tuesday, the NSW government announced a new "border region" that extends around 30 miles on either side of the state border, and will allow residents within the border region to enter NSW for the following:

• To obtain necessary goods or services
• For care or other compassionate reasons
• To attend work or obtain educational services (where it is not reasonable for the person to do so from their state of residence)

The new border region will go into effect on September 4.

Decline in cases: Victoria saw new daily cases hit the hundreds in early August -- but this spike appears to be on the decline. On Tuesday, Victoria reported 70 new cases from the virus, according to the health department.

CNN

Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn announce the birth of their first child

 The couple's "beautiful and healthy daughter" Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran was born last week, Sheeran wrote on Instagram Tuesday.

"We are completely in love with her. Both mum and baby are doing amazing and we are on cloud nine over here," he added.

"We hope that you can respect our privacy at tSheeran and Seaborn first met at school when Sheeran was 11. They reconnected in the summer of 2015 and began dating.

Sheeran proposed in December 2017, and the pair married in January 2019.his time. Lots of love and I'll see you when it's time to come back, Ed x."

by Jack Guy, CNN