Society

Women in science: two Cameroonians win prize | + video

Africa News | In Cameroon’s rural north, a career in science is a rarity for most women. Two young women have bucked the trend, winning a prestigious science award**on November 8.** Sabine Adeline Fanta Yadang, 32, a doctor of neuroscience, and Hadidjatou Daïrou, 33, a doctor of cellular physiology, have …

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Indignation de la société civile après l’imbroglio judiciaire dans l’affaire Martinez Zogo

RFI | Au Cameroun, la confusion est toujours intense autour du sort des nommés Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga et Maxime Eko Eko, deux des principaux accusés dans l’affaire de l’assassinat de l’animateur de radio, Martinez Zogo. Vendredi dernier, les deux hommes ont bénéficié d’une ordonnance de libération qui a finalement été …

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Cameroon making progress in the fight against HIV

WHO | Yaoundé – Nicole, 28, from Bertoua in eastern Cameroon, will never forget that day in 2019 when her doctor at Batouri Catholic Hospital told her she was HIV-positive. She had gone for a medical check-up a few days previously after feeling ill, but HIV was the furthest thing …

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Confusion over release of key suspects in murder case of journalist Zogo | + video

On Friday morning (Nov. 1), the prime suspects in the murder of radio host Martinez Zogo were set to be released. Later on the day, a missive indicated that documents issued earlier couldn’t be trusted. Counter-intelligence boss Eko Eko and tycoon Amougou Belinga have been detained for months.

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First Malaria Vaccines Arrive In Cameroon

Forbes | UNICEF is poised to play a key role in preparations for the malaria vaccine rollout in Africa, where the preventable mosquito-borne disease kills a child under age 5 every minute. “We are entering a new era in immunization and malaria control,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said, “hopefully …

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