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Eto shines as Cameroon fights back in U-20 Women’s World Cup opener

CAF | Cameroon marked their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup debut with a spirited 2-2 draw against Mexico in their Group A opener in Colombia on Saturday thanks to a brace by Naomi Eto. The Indomitable Lionesses, representing the hopes of a continent, found themselves on the back foot early …

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China-Cameroon Cooperation: China helps with construction of new building of the National Assembly of Cameroon

CGTN | In 2017, China and Cameroon signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement to fund the construction of the new headquarters of Cameroon’s National Assembly. In a few months, the building will be handed over to the Cameroonian government. Our reporter ZHANG SHANHUI explores this new landmark. Cameroon is …

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Cameroon audit finds nearly 13k fake birth certificates in $5M pension fraud

Biometric Update | An audit carried out by the Ministry of Finance of Cameroon has unveiled a massive pension fraud by some former staff of the country’s defence and security forces over a period of ten years involving irregularly issued birth certificates. The audit findings made public recently through a …

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Missing Cameroonian activist found in jail with signs of torture, rights group says

Reuters | A Cameroonian social media activist and government critic who disappeared last month has been located in a security cell of the military court in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital, with signs of torture, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. His lawyers believe the activist, known as Steve Akam, was extrajudicially returned …

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Chinese-built water supply project goes into operation in Cameroon

A Chinese-built water supply project started operation on Tuesday in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, promising to end the region’s chronic water shortages. The Yaounde City Drinking Water Supply Project (PAEPYS), which is mostly financed by China, is located in Batchenga. It aims to increase the city’s daily drinking …

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