France urges citizens to leave north Cameroon after kidnap
PARIS — France on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave northern Cameroon after seven members of a French family were seized in a kidnapping officials suspect was carried out by Nigerian Islamist group...
View ArticleLe Tramol désormais interdit sur le territoire Camerounais
Cet antidouleur utilisé comme drogue vient d’être interdit de vente et de consommation. Fini la récréation chez les vendeurs et les consommateurs de Tramol. Le ministre de la Santé publique, André Mama...
View ArticleFrançais enlevés au Cameroun : qui sont les Moulin-Fournier ? [+video]
Une famille de trois adultes et quatre enfants a été kidnappée mardi au nord du Cameroun, à la frontière avec le Nigeria. Passionnés de voyage, les Moulin-Fournier vivaient depuis deux ans à Yaoundé,...
View ArticleCameroon minister denies French hostages freed
YAOUNDE — The fate of a French family kidnapped in Cameroon remained uncertain Thursday after a Cameroonian minister denied they were free and a French minister backtracked on his claim they had been...
View ArticleLa Chine s’intéresse au au tourisme dans la région du Centre
Le directeur de l’Institut Confucius était en visite à Minlaba dimanche 17 février dernier. N? h?o ! Bonjour en chinois. Cette expression, les habitants de Minlaba, petite localité située à quelques...
View Article‘Rejected food’ feeds UN officials at Kenyan feast
Approximately 500 diplomats, United Nations officials and environment ministers have been treated to an official dinner, where the food used was Kenyan produce that would have been thrown away. Some of...
View ArticleZambia seizes control of Chinese-owned mine amid safety fears
The Zambian government has taken over the running of a Chinese-owned coal mine after revoking its licence because of safety lapses. The Zambian mining minister, Yamfwa Mukanga, said that the government...
View ArticleBig beetles, big benefits: Trading some of the largest insects on Earth
Protection of beetle habitats in Cameroon and regulation over their collection and trade could help lift rural communities out of poverty while conserving relic forest patches in the region, a new...
View ArticleTwo D.C. men from Cameroon arrested in Nashville for fraud
Two Washington, D.C. nursing home employees who detectives suspect were about to go on a Nashville area buying binge with fraudulent Visa and American Express gift cards are in the Metro Jail. Lucien...
View ArticleLe Cameroun exploite moins de 5% de son potentiel hydroélectrique
Deuxième potentiel hydroélectrique en Afrique subsaharienne évalué à 13 700 MW, le Cameroun, qui ne fournit l’électricité qu’à 3 millions de ses plus de 20 millions d’habitants, devrait porter sa...
View ArticleChicago Fire keen on keeping SuperDraft pick Yazid Atouba
Cameroonian youth international has dazzled in preseason CHARLESTON, S.C. — Midfielder Alex may have claimed all the headlines with the stoppage-time game-winner in Tuesday’s dramatic Carolina...
View ArticleGhana international John Paintsil arrested for attacking wife
Ghana international John Paintsil is in police custody in his homeland after being accused of assaulting his wife. The former West Ham and Fulham defender was taken to the Legon station in the capital...
View ArticleActivists Help Save Girls from Breast Ironing in Cameroon
Having a mammogram is a necessary, but somewhat painful experience that women endure to detect breast cancer. However, that process is nothing compared to breast ironing; a customary practice in some...
View ArticleNigeria to patrol its borders via satellite
Nigeria has said it will start conducting surveillance of its borders by satellite days after abducted French nationals in Cameroon were smuggled into the country. The controller General of Nigeria...
View ArticleEto’o en super héros à Conakry
Le Camerounais Samuel Eto’o, star du football mondial, est arrivé vendredi après-midi à Conakry où il a été accueilli en héros et où il doit visiter un centre destiné à former de jeunes talents de ce...
View ArticleEnlèvement de Français au Cameroun: un “coup de frein” au tourisme
“On ne monte pas au nord du Cameroun maintenant”, tranche d’un ton ferme une Française, Delphine Sabourault, de passage dans le pays où sept de ses compatriotes ont été enlevés mardi. Comme elle, un...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius brother Carl also facing homicide trial
The brother of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius – accused of murdering his girlfriend – is also facing trial over the death of a woman. Carl Pistorius is charged with culpable homicide over the...
View ArticleBamenda University VC Refutes Planned Transfer Of Chancellery
The rumours have been creating tension in Bamenda and Bambili. Rumours have been rife in Bamenda that the Chancellery of the University of Bamenda, UBa, will be built in the locality of Bamendakwe,...
View ArticleMatip double sends Schalke back to winning ways
Defender Joel Matip inspired Schalke’s return to their winning ways with a double in their 2-1 derby win over Fortuna Dusseldorf. Die Knappen were pushing for success early on. In the 29th minute,...
View ArticleCameroon Catholic lawyers vow to uphold anti-gay laws
A group of lawyers affiliated with the Catholic Church in Cameroon has backed the country’s anti-gay campaign, saying the laws forbidding the practice must be strictly upheld. The Association of...
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