Students and their teacher attend a practical lesson in a tractor workshop at Yabassi Technical and Professional Agricultural High School in Yabassi, Cameroon, Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua) Growing up in a predominantly agrarian community in Cameroon, Junior Moudina fell in love with agriculture as a child but lacked …
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Africa News | Under a patched parasol protecting him from the sun, Ismaël Alioum rummages through piles of electronic waste in search of materials to recover: in the scrap metal district of Yaoundé, the capital of Cameroon, informal activity is in full swing while an NGO proposes a sustainable alternative …
Read More »Cameroon Deploys Troops to Nigerian Border after Separatists, Herders Clash
VOA | MAROUA, CAMEROON — Cameroon’s government deployed at least 100 troops Wednesday to Gayama, a village on the border with Nigeria, after clashes between Cameroonian separatists and Nigerian herders left at least 12 people dead. Cameroonian officials say the fighting broke out six days ago, after herders who crossed …
Read More »All MSF staff acquitted in military tribunal in Cameroon
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expresses relief at the acquittal of staff after lengthy and unjustified imprisonment in Cameroon. As people in the South-West region are in desperate need of lifesaving medical assistance, MSF continues to seek engagement with the authorities to resume activities in safety. BUEA/YAOUNDÉ – MSF | The international medical humanitarian …
Read More »Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Biometric Update | Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon. The enthusiastic young man is looking forward to enlisting his name on the biometric voter roll in preparation for the next general elections coming up in 2025. …
Read More »Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké sentenced to 12 years and US$76,000 fine
Committee to Protect Journalists | Dakar, December 21, 2022—In response to news reports that a special criminal court in Yaoundé Tuesday sentenced Amadou Vamoulké, the former managing director of the state-owned Cameroon Radio and Television (CRTV) broadcaster, to 12 years in prison and 47 million FCFA (US$76,000) in fines, the …
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