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Cameroon: Grand Prix Chantal Biya Takes Popular TwistOver 15.000 people attended the race prologue that took place yesterday at the 20th May Avenue in Yaounde.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:48
Cameroon: Woman Battered for Testing HIV-Positive!
Miss E. sustained wounds on her forehead, chest and knees after a long duel.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:38
Cameroon: Calm Returns to Bepanda after Protest
The youths were on strike after complaining of banditry and harassment in the neighbourhood.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:37
Cameroon: Special Olympics - Garoua Tops Medal Chart
This was during the third regional games that took place in Garoua last weekend.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:33
Cameroonian Products on Foreign Planes Soon
Minister Mbarga Atangana yesterday had a working session with five airline companies in Yaounde.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:33
Cameroon: Police Grills SCDP GM Over Fcfa 1,375 Million
Since Monday, September 29, panic and anxiety have gripped the National Petroleum Distribution Company, SCDP, following the interrogation of the company's General Manager, GM, Jean Baptiste Nguini Effa.
Source : Topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 10:21
Cameroon: Biya Ponders Cabinet Shake-Up
President Paul Biya has indicated that he will appoint a new government in December.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 09:32
Cameroon: Statement of the Cameroon Union of Journalists, CUJ
Meeting in ordinary session on the 27 and 28 September 2008 in Yaounde, the Executive Council of the CUJ examined among other things, various issues relating to press freedom in Cameroon; with particular regards to the questioning and of journalists and threats on certain media enterprises.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 09:32
SCNC Defies Ban, Hoists Flags in Bamenda, Kumbo...
Activists of Southern Cameroons National Council. SCNC, October 1 defied banning orders issued by Northwest Governor, Abakar Ahamat hoisted the movement's flags in some parts of the Northwest and Southwest Provinces.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 09:32
SDF to Fight for Lapiro's Release
The Social Democratic Front, SDF, National Executive Committee, NEC, has resolved to fight for Pierre Roger Lambo Sandjo aka Lapiro's release.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 09:32
HIV Virus Took Hold in Humans 100 Years Ago, in Africa's Colonial Cities
New genetic evidence shows that people were first infected with the HIV virus around the beginning of the 20th century, and researchers say the virus was able to take hold in human populations because of the ...
Source : Topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 22:46
Chad: Heaviest-Ever Rain Season Predicted
Up to 70,000 people have been affected by flooding in northwestern Cameroon and southern Chad; based on meteorological data, disaster workers with the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) predict a longer and wetter rain season than normal.
Source : AllAfrica | 04-Oct-2008 09:04
CAMEROON-CHAD: Heaviest-ever rain season predicted
DOUALA, 3 October 2008 - Up to 70,000 people have been affected by flooding in northwestern Cameroon and southern Chad; based on meteorological data, disaster workers with the International Federation of the ...
Source : Topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 22:35
CAMEROON-CHAD: Heaviest-ever rain season predicted
DOUALA Friday, October 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Up to 70,000 people have been affected by flooding in northwestern Cameroon and southern Chad; based on meteorological data, disaster workers with the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) predict a longer and wetter rain season than normal.
Source : IRIN | 03-Oct-2008 19:14
Why October 1 is Considered 'Independence Day'
No one counts his marriage from the day he asked the hand of his spouse but from the day he and his spouse formally came together.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
Importance of Jan 1 And Oct 1 to Country
On January 1, 1960, East Cameroon, the former French Cameroon became independent and was known as the Republic of Cameroon.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
The Uncompleted De-Colonization of the UN Trust Territory of British Cameroons
The UN Trusteeship Council executed a trust Agreement on December 13, 1946 with Britain over a clearly defined territory known as British Cameroons that was located between Nigeria and another UN trust territory then known as French Cameroun that gained sovereign independence on January 1, 1960.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
That Limbe Raid - What Ze Meka Never Said
James Hadley Chase is undoubtedly the world's crime fiction maestro. Like all great writers, one of his most memorable works is titled "The Sucker Punch."
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
Dear Mbella
I was not the least flabbergasted by the sweeping accusations you made against me. But I didn't have time to split hairs with you over those issues because we are now busy scheming to position ourselves for the "Gumba" House.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
The Anglophone Struggle - Going Down Memory Lane
What has metamorphosed to be today the Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC, onslaught began in 1961 when Southern Cameroons (English-speaking) joined La République du Cameroun (French-speaking) in a UN-conducted plebiscite.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
Cameroon: Born Again White Man
Today, I printed out my Absentee Ballot request so that I can vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming Presidential elections in the US.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
Brewery Explosion Kills 2
A pipe, October 1, that exploded in the fermentation section of the Les Brasseries du Cameroun Bafoussam factory, killed two workers of "Camerounaise Metallurgie Travaux Services, CMTS, the brewery's service provider.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
Snap Shots - Lessons From Bakassi
Ever since the final handing-over of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon by Nigeria on August 14, President Biya has been strutting about like a peacock and basking in the glory of the diplomatic and legal victory scored by Cameroon at the end of the 15-year-long border dispute.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 14:50
Cameroon: «Maquereau» Time
Election fever is mounting in the six councils where the rerun of the elections of municipal councillors will take place later this month; October 26 to be precise. Villagers in such localities are all smiles. And why? Well, they say it's "maquereau" time again. The days of abundance came sooner than expected and they can start nurturing hopes of having a balanced diet. Rice, fish, beef, pork and other niceties will flow in abundance in the days ahead.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 15:20
Let «Broda» Win
Why are Cameroonians so excited about this year's US presidential election? Well, just listen to some of them talk and you would get some really absurd answers to this question. Let's start with the Obamas. We also have them in Cameroon; especially in the South and Centre Provinces. Our Obamas are excited because it is a namesake who is in the race. Some even claim the tough Obama is a "cousin in the village". You don't need to be in their shoes to imagine the pleasure to have "one of theirs" gunning for such a prestigious office.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 15:12
Illegal Trade in Wildlife - Urgent Need to Control Forestry Control Posts
A project to monitor the effective implementation of the Wildlife law for good governance was launched in Yaounde last Monday.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 15:12
Douala IV - Council Decries Drop in Council Taxes
The revelation was made during a meeting to examine the administrative and financial situation of the council.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 14:28
G l meets with presidents at TCC's Friendship Dinner
President G l, Zimbabwe's President Mugabe and Tajik President Rahmanov were among the guests of the Friendship Dinner in New York.
Source : Topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 12:47
Down to Four in Champs League
Cameroon's Coton Sport set off south to Zimbabwe this week, keen to restore the long lost position of dominance that clubs from Cameroon once enjoyed in continental competition.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 11:39
Nigeria: Returnees Allay Fears Over Bakassi Housing Units
There is impending crisis in Bakassi over the distribution of Housing units built for over 3000 Bakassi returnees in Akwa Obutong in Bakassi Local Government Area. The Bakassi indigenes had raised alarm over the intension of top civil and public servants and business men to acquire the houses at either on lease or out right purchase.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 10:04
Nigeria: NDDC Donates Relief Materials to Bakassi Returnees
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated relief materials to Cross River indigenes displaced from the Bakassi Peninsular.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Oct-2008 10:27
Cameroon: Country's Lack of Transparency Discourages Investors - Japanese Businessmen
Hideki Uyama, the head of a 13-man Japanese business delegation that visited Cameroon recently, has disclosed that lack of transparency by the Cameroon administration discourages foreign investors.
Source : Topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 12:46
Cameroon: Women Challenged to Vie for Elected Positions
Women have been called upon to present candidacies to elected positions in government.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:16
Cameroon: Inoni Weeps Over Growing Corruption
Prime Minister Ephraim Inoni has expressed regret that despite government's efforts corruption has continued to flourish in Cameroon.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:16
Central Africa: Central African States Stricken By Poverty
Despite its rich natural and human potentials, the 11 countries of the Economic Community of Central Africa States, ECCAS, are still stricken by poverty, conflicts, poor management of resources, governance and underdevelopment.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:16
Cameroon: Bishop Bushu Launches School Year for Theology Institute
The 2008/2009 academic year for the John Paul II Institute of Theology, JOPASIT, has been launched.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:16
Cameroon: Retrenched Workers Promise Unrest for Unpaid Dues
Retrenched workers of some defunct or restructured public enterprises in the East Province have promised the government hail and brimstone should their retrenchment dues not be paid within a fixed deadline.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:16
Cameroon: Sonara Celebrates Ranking As One of World's Safest, Quality Places
With the exception of the Petroleum Company of Port Arthur in Texas, USA, and two others in Europe that are on level 9 in the world, the National Refining Company of Cameroon, SONARA, has entered the 'Honours List' as one of the safest and best quality places to work in the world.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Cameroon: Social Conflicts Can Stall National Development - PM Inoni
Prime Minister, Chief Ephraim Inoni, has warned that persistent social conflicts in the public service could derail government from achieving its development objectives.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Cameroon: Detained Publisher to Appear in Court
Yaounde-based publisher of the French language weekly, La Détente Libre, Lewis Medjo, who was arrested September 22 in Douala, is due to appear at the Douala Court of First Instance in Bonanjo, October 3.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Cameroon: Teachers Told to Stop Sexually Transmitted Marks
The new Delegate for Secondary Education, Meme, Shadrack Epie Ekale, has told school principals, teachers and members of the education family to stop transmitting marks sexually.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Chafah/Ntumfor Imbroglio Blamed On Pride
The Fon of Babungo and President of Ngoketunjia Fons Union, HRH Fon Ndofoa Zofoa II, has identified pride in Fon Chafah and Nico Halle as the cause of the on going rife between the two.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Court Rules in Favour of Corpse
The Appeal Court of Douala, Monday, September 15, ruled in favour of the corpse of one Theresia Rosaline Ngobiyaga Bieng-nee Abanda that had been lying in the Douala General Hospital mortuary for 16 months.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Police Disrupt MTN Elite I Club Presidents' Meeting
Police officers, reportedly acting on the instructions of Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Augustin Edjoa, invaded Bano Palace Hotel in Douala and disrupted a meeting by MTN Elite I club Presidents, Sunday, September 28.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Um Nyobe - Carcass for the Jackals
September 13, 2008, marked the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Ruben Um Nyobe, Cameroon's premier revolutionary leader.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15
Cameroon: Fako Students Honoured With Excellence Awards
The Fako Elements Cultural Association, FECA Yaounde, Saturday, September 27, honoured some 23 students from Fako Division for their outstanding performances at the 2008 session of the GCE General and Technical examinations.
Source : AllAfrica | 30-Sep-2008 10:15