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Despite the 4 saves made on Wednesday night against FC Copenhagen, André Onana and Manchester United still conceded 4 goals and ended up losing all three points in their first UEFA Champions League return leg group game.

They suffered a 4-3 defeat at Parken Stadium in Denmark with the Cameroonian goalkeeper still registering an outstanding performance. He succeeded in making 60 ball touches, 40 (83%) accurate passes, 2 clearances, and an interception.

The Reds are now tailing Group A with just 3 points and 11 goals conceded in 4 games. With just two games left (an away game against Galatasaray and a home game against Bayern) United’s chances of progressing to the next round have become slim.

Frank Zambo Anguissa and Napoli were held to a 1-1 draw by Union Berlin with the midfielder playing all 90 minutes. Napoli are 2nd in group C with 7 points, 5 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

Eric Maxime Choupo Moting on his part watched his team’s 4th victory in 4 games from the bench. Bayern defeated Galatasaray 2-1 in Germany. Bayern are through to the knockout stage.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

The Senior Men’s Handball Lions of Cameroon began camping on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the Presidential Gaurd complex in Obili, Yaoundé. The camping is in preparation for the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations to take place in Egypt from January 19-29.

In a prelude to the competition, a working session was chaired by the SG, Paulin Youmsi at the headquarters of the Cameroon Handball Federation on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. A session which gathered the technical staff and some of the players called up at the start of the month of November, with the objective of presenting them the Federation’s new vision.

Officials said their vision is to restore the past glory of Cameroon’s Handball at the continental level. A vision well taken into consideration by the Head coach, Simon Bouchard who promised to implement excellence and discipline within his team, to attain the fixed goals.

It should be noted that Cameroon’s senior team has never won the Africa Nations Championship and its best performances were the runner-up place (silver medal) in 1974 in Tunisia and a bronze medal in 1976 in Algeria.

Another outstanding performance from the team was during the African Games in 1978 where the team got a silver medal.

Since then, the team has not been able to reach the semi-finals of the Africa Nations championship.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

Many people especially Internally Displaced Persons from the crisis hit English-speaking regions of Cameroon, now settled in Babadjou Subdivision, West Region, and in other host communities are without birth certificates for reasons directly or indirectly linked to the crisis. A need that is also very important in their day-to-day lives.

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at the premises of the Babadjou council, a sensitization workshop on the “DO NO HARM” principles and protocol in the implementation of civil status activities and conflict prevention was organized by officials from the decentralization and local development ministry.

The workshop which was presided over by the 1st Deputy Mayor, was aimed at bringing out strategies that will be implemented later to facilitate the process of issuing birth certificates to the needy, especially IDPs.

Among the strategies listed, were communication, data collection, deployment, and many others.

“I very much appreciate the session because it will help us IDPs get new and authentic birth certificates. My family is here and I have some of my family members whose documents were burnt and are without a birth certificate. So we help give them proposals on how to hasten things. ” a participant said.

With the precious documents, their socioeconomic integration in the host communities will also be facilitated.

” Most of the IDPs are vulnerable, and cannot have access to many things because they lack the first certificate in life. An ID card for example is done with a birth certificate meaning if you don’t have a birth certificate you will not have an ID. And you will be faced with many challenges. So we just succeeded in this step and the next one will be to implement the project because we already know how they live here” said Mr Sadou, the facilitator.

The project is in partnership with other ministries such as Women Empowerment and the Family, Social Affairs, Youth, and Civic Education.

Source: Cameroon News Agency

Addis Ababa, November 9/2023 (ENA) State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mesganu Arga, received the Deputy Head of Mission of the State of Qatar to Ethiopia Jaber Jemal Al-Awami, at his office today.

On the occasion, Mesganu expressed that Ethiopia and Qatar have strong political and economic cooperation.

The sate Minister also stressed the need to capitalize on the existing potentials of investment and development cooperation between the two countries.

Jaber Jemal Al-Awami on his part stated that Qatar attaches great importance to its wide-ranging relations with Ethiopia, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa, November 9/2023 (ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, held a telephone conversation today with the Foreign Minister of the United Republic of Tanzania, January Makamba.

The discussion between the two sides covered bilateral and regional issues of common interest.

Discussions included AU issues, high-level official visits, and the next joint ministerial commission meeting of the two countries, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa, November 9/2023 (ENA) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen, held discussion with Country Director of the World Bank Group in Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, and Sudan, Ousmane Dione.

The two sides exchanged views on Ethiopia’s reforms, project financing, and other related issues.

Their discussion included how to strengthen cooperation, including facilitation and support for the services of the country office staff, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency

Addis Ababa, November 9/2023 (ENA) Speaker of the House of Peoples’ Representatives, Tagesse Chaffo, today urged all Ethiopians to actively participate in the national dialogue process, describing it as the only pathway to achieving lasting peace and national unity.

In his remarks during the presentation of the 4-month performance report of the Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission to the House today, Speaker Tagesse affirmed the House of Representatives’ commitment to provide the necessary support and oversight to ensure the successful conduct of the dialogue.

“The commission’s activities so far are encouraging. It is imperative to continue ensuring inclusivity in the remaining preparations,” the speaker stated.

He emphasized the need to engage all segments of society at all levels, properly gather their input, and create a platform where the ideas of all citizens are included.

Speaker Tagesse further noted that the commission has been carrying out its legal mandates and duties diligently. He said the parliament will work hard to resolve any issues hindering the commission’s work.

The speaker reminded commission members to conduct the consultations in a participatory, transparent, and inclusive manner to build consensus on fundamental national questions.

“I call on all citizens to actively take part in the national consultation, as it is the only solution to bring lasting peace and national harmony,” Tagesse stressed.

The Ethiopian National Dialogue Commission was established in 2021 to address deep-seated differences and disagreements among various groups in Ethiopia on fundamental national issues.

The commission aims to foster national consensus, strengthen national cohesion, and restore social values through inclusive dialogue.

To achieve these goals, the commission has been actively engaged in facilitating an inclusive national dialogue to address the country’s pressing issues.

Since its inception, the commission has maSource: Ethiopian News Agencyde significant strides in laying the groundwork for a meaningful dialogue process.

In the four-month performance report of the commission presented today to the house chairperson of the commission, Professor Mesfin Araya said that preparatory work is being carried out in various regions, including identifying participants and discussion agendas.

The Commission has also identified the entities that will participate in the dialogue with the public, starting from the grassroot villages, in a representative and inclusive manner, Professor Mesfin indicated.

He added that efforts are being made to ensure that community groups from all 1,400 districts across the country will participate in the national dialogue through their representatives.

The commission has established a neutral and capable institution to facilitate and lead the dialogue process, ensuring that all segments of Ethiopian society are represented and have an opportunity to contribute to the national conversation.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency