Barron’s | France-born English Premier League forward Bryan Mbeumo hopes switching national team loyalty to Cameroon can win him a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Brentford star Mbeumo is one of many wanting to impress from Thursday as the five African qualifiers — Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal …
Read More »Cameroon takes the first step towards becoming the food basket of Africa
TFIGlobal | When it comes to food scarcity and hunger, Africa tops the list. In fact, one of the main weaknesses of Africa is low agricultural productivity, an issue which has plagued the continent for decades. Widespread drought, lack of rainfall, indebted farmers, conflicts etc are responsible for malnutrition and …
Read More »Diocese of Mamfe reeling from brutal attack on parish by gunmen.
Vatican News | The attack on the Catholic Church of Saint Mary’s in the village of Nchang, Diocese of Mamfe, represents an “atrocious act,” say the Bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province. Gunmen, on 16 September, attacked St. Mary’s Catholic Nchang Parish in Mamfe and set it on fire. They …
Read More »Catholic church burned, priests and religious sister kidnapped in war-torn Cameroon
Catholic News Agency | Gunmen set a Catholic church on fire and kidnapped five priests, one religious sister and two lay people in western Cameroon, where a civil war has been raging since 2017. The Catholic bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province released a statement following the September 16 attack …
Read More »Cameroonian government fights against skin bleaching | + video
africanews | The practice of skin bleaching can have devastating consequences for the skin. Faced with the increasing popularity of whitening creams, the Cameroonian government was recently forced to ban the import of these cosmetic products due to the growing cases of skin damage. Some local craftswomen did not waste …
Read More »Cameroon: Locals accuse Chinese mining companies of land grabbing | + video
In Cameroon’s mineral-rich eastern region, the sight of artisanal gold miners getting expelled from mines by the military is getting more and more common. In the town of Kambélé for example, landowners are in conflict with Chinese mining companies.
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