Biometric Update | Opposition members of Cameroon’s National Assembly have expressed worries that that the new system for the issuance of national ID cards is not only costly, but appears more complex than the previous one. Hon Adamou Koupit, member of parliament of the Cameroon Democratic Union (CDU) for Noun …
Read More »Chinese solar products light up lives of Cameroonians
YAOUNDE, June 20 (Xinhua) — Power shortage had long been a pain for Emmanuel Tabe, a resident of Buea, the chief town of Cameroon’s Southwest Region. “Sometimes we did not have power for two or three weeks. The refrigerator didn’t work. Food was getting bad every day, and my children …
Read More »Kidnapped Cameroonian Priest Held for $42,750 Ransom Amid Rising Insecurity
Unidentified gunmen are demanding a $42,750 ransom for the release of Father Valentin Mbaïbarem, a Catholic priest abducted last week in Cameroon’s northern region. He was seized along with five others on the road between Guidjiba and Tcholliré. While the others have been released and one—a teacher—killed, Fr. Mbaïbarem remains …
Read More »Africa Matters: Cameroon expands tech learning at schools | + video
Cameroon is expanding digital learning in schools to help close the technology skills gap with other African countries. It’s also part of a wider government plan to prepare students for the modern job market. Source: TRT World
Read More »Cameroun: l’exploitation minière dans l’est provoque une «catastrophe écologique et humaine»
RFI | Au Cameroun, dans un rapport publié cette semaine, une ONG alerte sur « les conséquences de l’exploitation minière artisanale dans des localités situées à l’est du pays ». Entre exploitation sauvage, disparition des terres agricoles ou déperdition scolaire, l’ONG va jusqu’à évoquer « une catastrophe écologique et humaine ». Au Cameroun, dans …
Read More »Cameroon archbishop says calm is returning to Anglophone regions
CRUX | YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As Cameroon continues to grapple with a separatist crisis in its English-speaking regions—one that threatens the very foundations of the nation—a leading Catholic leader in the central African country has observed that tensions in the two regions are gradually easing. However, this does not mean …
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