Africanews | Ndop, a traditional fabric from western Cameroon was once only meant for the elite, but today, that is changing. At a funeral, Prince Fankam, a local royalty, is proudly showing off his ceremonial blue and white outfit and he explains why:”It was initially for princes and not even …
Read More »Cameroun : profanation de la tombe de Mgr Jérôme Owono Mimboé
La Croix | Le 10 juin, la tombe de l’évêque fondateur du diocèse d’Obala, dans le centre du Cameroun, Mgr Jérôme Owono Mimboé a été profanée. L’émotion est encore vive au Cameroun après la profanation de la tombe du premier évêque du diocèse d’Obala, Mgr Jérôme Owono Mimboé. Celle-ci est située à la …
Read More »Cameroonian gendarmerie bust suspected kidnapping ring
XINHUA | Forces of Cameroon’s National Gendarmerie have arrested 10 people in the country’s northern region on suspicion of being part of a major kidnapping ring, a gendarmerie official said on Wednesday. Lieutenant-Colonel Serge Nguetna, commander of the Garoua gendarmerie group, told reporters that the suspects were arrested in Pitoa, …
Read More »Cameroon’s ‘cloth of kings’ torn over future
AFP | As a prince, he’s among a select few who are traditionally entitled to wear an eye-catching fabric of vivid indigo with intricate white patterns. “It’s an ndop, not everyone can wear it,” he said with pride, to the beat of tam-tam drums and the balafon, a type of …
Read More »Cameroonian singer-songwriter Irma bridges the gap between Douala and Paris |+video
France 24 | Letting the sound lead her to the song, Cameroon’s Irma Pany has shifted to French for her fourth album “Douala Paris”, conjuring a blend of afrobeat, pop and folk influences. She joins us in the studio to talk about going back to her roots during the Covid-19 …
Read More »Resurgence of cholera kills 150 people in Cameroon
Inquirer.net | YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon—More than 150 people have died during a resurgence of cholera in Cameroon over the last eight months, the United Nations said on Monday. “The health ministry registered 8,241 cases and 154 deaths,” to the end of May, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
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