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US$300 000 birthday bash for Mugabe

US$300 000 birthday bash for Mugabe

President Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF supporters on Saturday splashed out about US$300 000 on a lavish party to celebrate the veteran leader’s 86th birthday at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) grounds in Bulawayo.
The huge party was attended by up to 7000 people as Mugabe’s supporters apparently defied the president’s stated wish to mark his [...]

February 28 2010 | Posted in English, General, Headlines | Read More »

Tottenham defender Bassong excited about 2010 prospects

Tottenham defender Bassong excited about 2010 prospects

Bassong admits he’s had an incredible last 12 months.

It started with fighting a relegation battle at Newcastle, going through four managers – and finishing with chasing a place in the Champions League, a possible FA Cup Final and a World Cup with Cameroon.
Bassong told the Daily Star Sunday: “I missed out on the African Nations [...]

February 28 2010 | Posted in English, Headlines, Sports | Read More »

Le DTN du cyclisme camerounais limogé

Le DTN du cyclisme camerounais limogé

Le directeur technique national du cyclisme camerounais, Joseph Evouna, a été limogé samedi au terme d’une décision signée du ministre des Sports, Michel Zoah.
Egalement concernés par ce coup de balai, l’entraineur national de la discipline et son adjoint, Dieudonné Ntep et Simon Ngopang respectivement.
Ces décisions interviennent juste au lendemain du 8è Tour cycliste international du [...]

February 28 2010 | Posted in Français, Sports | Read More »

Ce sera Slovaquie et Portugal

Ce sera Slovaquie et Portugal

Les Lions Indomptables rencontreront la Slovaquie et le Portugal en préparation de la Coupe du monde.
La fédération camerounaise vient de dévoiler le programme des matchs de préparation des Lions indomptables avant la Coupe du monde. Le choix s’est porté sur la Slovaquie et le Portugal, qui participeront également à la compétition. Les critères choisis seraient [...]

February 28 2010 | Posted in Français, Headlines, Sports | Read More »

A bridge between Nigeria and Cameroon

A bridge between Nigeria and Cameroon

An exhibition of artworks featuring Nigerian and Cameroonian artists has held in Lagos, in a major collaborative effort between Cameroonian artist Catherine Pittet and the Mega Plaza. Tagged ‘Valentine Art Exhibition’, the exhibition opened at the Mega Plaza, on Idowu Martins Street in Victoria Island, Lagos, on February 12 and displayed until February 21 on [...]

February 28 2010 | Posted in English, General, Headlines | Read More »

African leaders show there are many countries for old men

African leaders show there are many countries for old men

Robert Mugabe is the eldest statesman on a continent where age is seldom a barrier to power
Let them eat cake. That is one of the likely headlines after an all-night birthday gala for Robert Mugabe, the autocratic president of Zimbabwe, which was due to finish in the early hours of yesterday. Mugabe, who last week [...]

February 28 2010 | Posted in English, Headlines, Politique | Read More »

Visas délivrés aux locaux

Visas délivrés aux locaux

Jean-Patrick Abouna Ndzana et Ernest Mabouka pourront finalement défendre leurs chance d’intégrer les Lions Indomptables. Les deux jeunes joueurs ont finalement obtenu leurs visas, après un premier refus, suite à une intervention de la direction administrative des équipes nationales du Cameroun auprès du consulat de France.
Ils quittent le Cameroun samedi soir. Tout s’achève donc bien [...]

February 27 2010 | Posted in Français, Headlines, Sports | Read More »

Frustrated Ghana coach blasts Balotelli

Frustrated Ghana coach blasts Balotelli

Milan Rajevac has launched a stinging attack on Mario Balotelli. The clearly frustrated Ghana coach said that Balotelli ‘won’t play for me or for Italy.’
The African nation hoped to persuade the Internazionale striker to play for them at the World Cup. Although Balotelli is a regular for the Italian national side at Under-21 level, his [...]

February 26 2010 | Posted in English, Sports | Read More »

24 people injured in Cameroon clashes

24 people injured in Cameroon clashes

At least 24 people including a number of civilians and one soldier have been injured in Cameroon during clashes over a cell phone, official says.
Violence erupted in the coastal town of Limbe in southwest Cameroon, government spokesperson Issa Tchiroma Bakary said Thursday.
Three of the injured are in critical situation, A Press TV correspondent quoted the [...]

February 26 2010 | Posted in English, Headlines, Society | Read More »

Victoria Oil signs 14 Cameroon gas offtake deals

Victoria Oil signs 14 Cameroon gas offtake deals

Victoria Oil and Gas has signed offtake agreements with 14 Cameroonian firms for gas from its Logbaba project, due to begin production later this year, a company official told Reuters on Friday.
The agreements, most of which will run for five years, amount to supplying 226,000 cubic metres of gas per day to industrial city Douala, [...]

February 26 2010 | Posted in Business, English, Headlines | Read More »