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Cameroon Overwhelmed With Refugees, Aid Funding Shortages

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — VOA | Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, humanitarian agencies are distributing aid to the nearly 500,000 refugees who live in Cameroon. The U.N. refugee agency says another 400 Nigerians arrive every month in the country, which in addition to the refugees houses a million …

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New Commonwealth trade hub for Cameroon, Gabon to boost economic development: PM

YAOUNDE, April 12 (Xinhua) — Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute has said a new Commonwealth trade hub for Cameroon and Gabon would bring new opportunities and offer huge momentum in strengthening the countries’ economies. Ngute made the remark on Tuesday during an event to officially open a new office …

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Togo donates $1.5M to Türkiye following deadly quakes

Anadolu Agency | The West African nation is joining international efforts ‘to heal wounds, participate in reconstruction,’ says Togolese diplomatic source Togo said Thursday that it has donated $1.5 million to support Türkiye in the wake of the devastating earthquakes that struck the southern part of the country on Feb. …

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