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Cameroon wants €50M to expand facial recognition surveillance project

Biometric Update | Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has asked his Minister of Economy, Alamine Ousmane Mey, to source funding to the tune of €50 million for a video surveillance project with live facial recognition. In a decree signed recently, Biya authorized the minister to sign a loan agreement with the …

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Cameroon concerned about online risks ahead of polls

ITWeb Africa | Civic Watch, a Cameroonian advocacy group, will meet this week to discuss strategies to counter online risks to elections as the central African nation prepares to vote next year. The discussion is part of the #defyhatenow campaign and will focus on best practices for advancing fact-checking in …

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Aviation Group extends training in Cameroon

Times Aerospace | Aviation Group has been developing a pilot aeronautical mechanics training programme in Cameroon for AOD Aviation Academy based at Yaounde?-Nsimalen. AOD Aviation Academy is part of the AOD (Aviation On Demand) regional office in Cameroon. Founded in 2019, AOD is headquartered in Dubai, UAE. It has regional …

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Cameroonian National Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for a Business Email Compromise Fraud Scheme

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Njuh Valentine Fombe, a/k/a “Valentine”, age 37, a Cameroonian citizen, formerly residing in Beltsville, Maryland, today to 12 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracies to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and for …

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Ondoa: My Desire To Represent Cameroon At AFCON 2015 Cost Me My Place In Barca

Complete Sports | Nimes goalkeeper Fabrice Ondoa has disclosed that he lost his place at Barcelona just because of his commitment to represent Cameroon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. In a chat with Foot Mercato, Ondoa stated that the reserve coach told him that if he chooses to play …

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Binationals: Cameroon’s new reinforcements?

Afrique Sports | Sacha Boey’s decision, as a full-back for Bayern Munich, to represent the Cameroonian national team, the Indomitable Lions, has sparked strong reactions in the football world. By changing his Instagram profile picture to the Cameroonian flag, Boey has clearly shown his attachment to his origins and his …

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