Reuters | Ambassador Jean-Marc Berthon is scheduled to visit the central African nation from June 27 to July 1 for the event, which would be hosted by the French institute in the capital Yaounde. The government sent a diplomatic notice to the French ambassador in Cameroon to signal its opposition …
Read More »Cameroon launches video surveillance with live facial recognition in largest city
Biometric Update | An Annex facility of the National Command and Control Centre for Video Surveillance has gone operational in Douala in a move which seeks to counter the spiralling wave of urban insecurity in the Cameroon’s largest city, in part through live facial recognition. The Minister of State, Secretary …
Read More »Cough syrup killing a dozen in Cameroon likely made in India
Samaa English | Deaths of over 300 infants on three continents were linked to drugs last year Over the past few months, more than a dozen children in Cameroon have tragically passed away, with authorities linking it to a cough syrup potentially manufactured in India. Photos of the medication box …
Read More »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 …
Read More »15 Years in Prison for Jean William Sollo, Former Managing Director of Camwater
15 Years in Prison for Jean William Sollo, Former Managing Director of Camwater This marks the end of the legal saga that pitted him against the State of Cameroon over his management of Cameroon Water Utilities (CAMWATER). The former Managing Director of CAMWATER, Jean William Sollo, was sentenced to 15 …
Read More »“Mercy Johnson isn’t her name” – Cameroonian woman claim to be actress’ mom, reveals her ‘real name and age ‘ | + video
Within Nigeria | A woman, bearing an striking resemblance to Mercy Johnson, a renowned Nigerian actress, has come forward to claim that she is the biological mother of the actress. According to her, she entered into marriage with a Nigerian man from Kogi state and together they had three children. …
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