YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon has restricted movement along its border with Equatorial Guinea following “several unexplained deaths” from hemorrhagic fever, the health ministry said on Friday. The restrictions were imposed in “view of the high risk of importation of this disease and in order to detect and respond to any cases …
Read More »Ride-hailing app Yango says it is not suspended in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Ride-hailing app Yango, owned by Russian tech giant Yandex, said on Thursday that it has not been suspended in Cameroon and that only activities of services providers using its platform were affected by a government decision. The central African nation’s transport ministry said on Wednesday …
Read More »More damning evidence in Martinez Zogo murder investigation in Cameroon
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) can reveal that the contents of mobile phones and interrogations have yielded new, very incriminating evidence in the investigation into journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder in Cameroon. Businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga is more deeply implicated than ever and the net is closing on justice minister Laurent Esso, …
Read More »Cameroon: The artist who wants to heal the world with pictosculpture | + video
Africanews | In Cameroon, the visual artist Jean Michel Dissakè wants to use his art to heal the world of the crises that affect it. The artist develops an aesthetic form that he has named Moudiki. Moudiki means the vine. It is the symbol of the electrocardiogram, it is the …
Read More »Cameroon suspends ride-hailing app Yango for alleged failings
YAOUNDE, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Cameroon has suspended Russian ride-hailing app Yango over its alleged failure to comply with transport regulations, the African country’s transport ministry said on Wednesday. Yango, which is owned by Russian tech giant Yandex, entered the Cameroonian market in 2021 with operations in the main cities …
Read More »Account of arrest of suspected mastermind in Cameroonian journalist’s murder
Reporters Without Borders | Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has compiled an account of how controversial Cameroonian businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga and two other high-profile persons were arrested early today (6 February) in connection with outspoken radio journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder on 17 January. The preparations began shortly after midnight at …
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