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Thousands rally to fete 40 years of Cameroon under Biya

AFP | Thousands rallied in Cameroon’s capital on Sunday to fete 40 years in power of President Paul Biya, who is accused of trampling on human rights and stifling democracy. The 89-year-old is the world’s second longest-serving leader, except monarchs, after Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been …

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Cameroon’s President Celebrates 40 Years in Power; Opposition Seeking Electoral Reforms

VOA | YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON — Cameroon’s government and its supporters are holding events this week ahead of celebrations Sunday marking President Paul Biya’s 40 years in power. Meanwhile, opposition parties are holding rallies calling for the 89-year-old Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, to change what they say are …

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The NGO in Cameroon making “gold” from e-waste | +video

africanews | In Cameroon, the processing of the tons of electronic waste produced each year is mainly in the hands of informal actors, trained on the job, “by observing from day to day”, admits Ismael Alioum. According to the scrap dealer, Chinese and Indian operators are very active in the …

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Closure of Equatorial Guinea’s borders impacts Cameroonian traders | + video

Africanews | Cameroonian traders living on the border with Equatorial Guinea are “suffering a lot” since the closure of Equatorial-Guinean land borders in preparation for the presidential campaign that will begin on November 3 in this small Central African country. On October 25, Vice President Teodorin Nguema Obiang justified this …

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