CGTN | In 2017, China and Cameroon signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement to fund the construction of the new headquarters of Cameroon’s National Assembly. In a few months, the building will be handed over to the Cameroonian government. Our reporter ZHANG SHANHUI explores this new landmark. Cameroon is …
Read More »Dinosaur Tracks Connect Brazil and Cameroon: A Prehistoric Puzzle Across Continents
In a groundbreaking discovery spanning across the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, researchers have unearthed dinosaur footprints that link Brazil and Cameroon, more than 3,700 miles apart. These footprints date back to the Early Cretaceous period when the continents of Africa and South America were conjoined as part of …
Read More »Cameroon audit finds nearly 13k fake birth certificates in $5M pension fraud
Biometric Update | An audit carried out by the Ministry of Finance of Cameroon has unveiled a massive pension fraud by some former staff of the country’s defence and security forces over a period of ten years involving irregularly issued birth certificates. The audit findings made public recently through a …
Read More »Missing Cameroonian activist found in jail with signs of torture, rights group says
Reuters | A Cameroonian social media activist and government critic who disappeared last month has been located in a security cell of the military court in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital, with signs of torture, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. His lawyers believe the activist, known as Steve Akam, was extrajudicially returned …
Read More »Chinese-built water supply project goes into operation in Cameroon
A Chinese-built water supply project started operation on Tuesday in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, promising to end the region’s chronic water shortages. The Yaounde City Drinking Water Supply Project (PAEPYS), which is mostly financed by China, is located in Batchenga. It aims to increase the city’s daily drinking …
Read More »Cameroonian artist marks 10th anniversary with ’45 in Prints’ exhibit | + video
VOA | Cameroonian visual artist Shiri Achu uses several mediums including oils, acrylics, watercolor and mixed media to capture the spirit of her subjects–from natural moments captured in Africa to still objects. Jackson Mvunganyi reports from the Ven Hotel in Washington DC where Shiri Achu is currently holding an exhibit …
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