Human Rights Watch | On November 27, gendarmes in Cameroon arrested and severely beat prominent human rights lawyer Richard Tamfu in the country’s largest city, Douala. The vicious assault fits a pattern of official attacks on lawyers, presumably designed to deter them from doing their job. On the day in question, three …
Read More »Christopher Wooh: On Sampaoli, Eto’o, and Cameroon’s CAN Hopes
Promising Rennes central defender Christopher Wooh is one of Cameroonian football’s greatest hopes. At 23, he dreams of following in the footsteps of Rigobert Song, a central defender like himself. In an interview with RFI, initiated by the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the Indomitable Lion spoke candidly about his current …
Read More »20 killed after boat capsize in Cameroon
Xinhua | At least 20 people were killed on Thursday after a boat capsized in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to witnesses and security sources. The boat capsized as it was transporting passengers from Darak island in the Logone-et-Chari division of region, witnesses told Xinhua Thursday evening. Local media reported …
Read More »Douala Port Awards $3.8mln Dock Fender Replacement Contract to French Firm
Business in Cameroon | The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has selected the French company Entreprise Jean Negri et Fils (EJN Negri) to replace the cylindrical dock fenders along quays 1 to 13 at the Douala port. This decision follows an international tender process launched on September 24, according to …
Read More »Report: former Bayern and PSG player Choupo-Moting set for US move
dpa | Former Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is set to join Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls from January onwards, Sky TV reported on Thursday. The report said that Choupo-Moting has passed the medical and is to receive a contract over at least …
Read More »Cameroon seals landmark road deal with Italian SMEs
TXF | Cameroon recently signed an ECA-backed loan for a strategic national road project. The deal has provided a financial blueprint for SME exporters to get involved in future such deals in the country – if they are willing to shoulder complex and lengthy deal timelines. The Ministry of Economy …
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