Ronaldinho loses Coke deal for drinking Pepsi
Coca-Cola terminated a lucrative sponsorship deal with Ronaldinho after the Brazilian soccer star did the unthinkable: He showed up at a press conference drinking a Pepsi. According to a report in the...
View ArticleAfrican consumers ‘underestimated’ by Western firms
(CNN) — Western companies operating in Africa have long underestimated the continent’s consumers, according to a top executive in one of the world’s biggest consumer goods groups. Frank Braeken,...
View ArticleLavagne ne veut plus d’Eto’o comme capitaine
A travers trois correspondances adressées à Iya Mohamed, le coach des Lions s’excuse, réclame son salaire et pose le problème de capitanat. Denis Lavagne est sorti de son mutisme. Dans une...
View ArticleFormer Cameroon World Cup star brings team to United States Youth Soccer...
Emile Mbouh’s soccer career took him all over the world, from France and Portugal to Qatar and Malaysia. His proudest moments came when he captained his native Cameroon’s national team in the 1990 and...
View ArticleBotswana Diamonds Recovers First Diamond in Cameroon Exploration
Botswana Diamonds plc (AIM: BOD) (“Botswana Diamonds”) is pleased to announce that it has recovered a 2 carat diamond at its sampling project at Libongo in the Cameroon. The diamond is a low value,...
View ArticleSix chefs d’Etat à l’ouverture de la 11-ème Session de la CEMAC
Six chefs d’Etat dont leur hôte, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, prennent part à la 11ème Session de la Communauté économique et monétaire de l’Afrique centrale (CEMAC) qui s’ouvre ce mercredi à Brazzaville....
View ArticleCoach says Lionesses are ready for today’s opener
Cameroon’s women’s national football team, the Indomitable Lionesses, shall play their opener in the London 2012 Olympics today at 20H: 00 GMT against Brazil. The Lionesses’ team coach assured...
View ArticleLondon 2012: Cameroon 0-5 Brazil
Brazil cruised past Cameroon to open their Group E campaign with a victory in the women’s football competition. Jorge Barcellos’s team raced into a 2-0 lead through a Francielle free-kick and a header...
View Article300 millions de dommages et intérêts réclamés dans l’affaire Dubuisson
Montant demandé hier au titre de dommages et intérêts par la famille de la victime, Marie-Thérèse Badjeck. Lors de la 2e audience concernant l’affaire Dubuisson hier, les ayants droit de Marie-Thérèse...
View ArticleFlag mistake marks first day of women’s football
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Gold-medal favorites United States, Japan and Brazil won their matches on the first day of women’s football on Wednesday, but all the talk was about an embarrassing mistake by...
View ArticleCameroon cling to Olympic hope despite loss to Brazil
Cameroon coach Enow Ngachu has admitted that qualifying for the knockout stages of the women’s Olympic tournament will be a tall order. He was talking after his side’s humiliating 5-0 defeat to Brazil...
View ArticleCEMAC In Quest of Solidarity
Heads of State of CEMAC ended their 11th Summit on Wednesday with a call for closer ties. President Paul Biya and his five peers of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, CEMAC ended the...
View ArticleOpération Epervier: Déjà six personnes condamnées à vie
Elles étaient poursuivies dans le cadre de l’affaire Pad, celle du Chantier naval et dans l’affaire de détournement à la mairie de Penja. Ce sont au total six personnes. Elles ont écopé d’une...
View ArticleImpayés: L’université de Douala bientôt privée d’électricité
Aes Sonel lui réclame, apprend-on, 85 millions de quittances impayées. Aes Sonel, l’opérateur d’électricité, procède depuis ce 26 juillet 2012 à une opération spéciale de recouvrement forcé auprès de...
View ArticleCameroon ex-minister tried in botched presidential jet buy
YAOUNDE — A Cameroon court has started the trial of former interior minister Marafa Hamidou Yaya who is accused of embezzling $29 million dollars intended as a downpayment on a presidential jet. The...
View ArticleProcès sous haute sécurité d’un ex-collaborateur du président camerounais
APA-Yaoundé (Cameroun) Les débats au fond concernant le procès de l’ancien secrétaire général de la présidence de la République (SG/PR) du Cameroun, Marafa Hamidou Yaya, accusé de détournements de...
View ArticleBrazil investigates stowaway’s torture claims
RIO DE JANEIRO – The federal prosecutor’s office says it’s investigating allegations of racism, torture and attempted murder after a Cameroonian stowaway was found floating several miles off the...
View ArticleMore Crappy Olympic Body Snarking: Brazilian Soccer Players Called “Heavy”
by Hanna Brooks Olsen | BlissTree Ugh. As much as I’m pumped for the Olympics (female boxing for the first time! Volleyball players allowed to wear more than bikinis! Scrunchies!), there’s an awful lot...
View ArticleKaiserslautern: Idrissou a signé
Le FC Kaiserslautern annonce officiellement la signature de Mohamadou Idrissou. L’attaquant international camerounais s’est engagé pour les deux saisons à venir en faveur du club relégué en Bundesliga...
View ArticleSpectacular ceremony opens 2012 Games
The Queen has opened the Olympic Games for the second time in her 60-year reign after a spectacular ceremony that lived up to its billing. Director Danny Boyle’s £27m production kicked-off London 2012...
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