• November 7, 2025

Cameroon sugarcane strike turns violent over wages

Over 150 hectares of sugarcane fields have been destroyed in Cameroon due to violent clashes between workers at the Société Sucrière du Cameroun (SOSUCAM) and police. The unrest, which erupted earlier …

FIFA suspends Congolese Football Federation

FIFA has announced the immediate suspension of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT), following escalating tensions between the Ministry of Sports and the football body. The dispute, which has been ongoing for …

Judge halts Trump’s effort to dismantle USAID

A federal judge has delivered a major blow to President Donald Trump and his ally, billionaire Elon Musk, halting plans to pull thousands of staffers from the U.S. Agency for International …

The farmers are protesting, among other things, against a proposed tax increase and the removal of a 1990s tax break that exempts farm property from inheritance tax. From April 2026, farms worth more than £1 million ($1.3 million) will be subject to a 20% tax when the owner dies and the property passes to the next generation. Protesters say the changes will ruin struggling family farms.

 

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