REUTERS | YAOUNDE — At least six civilians were killed and eight injured when separatists in southwest Cameroon opened fire on a public bus on Tuesday, officials and the head of a regional hospital said. Anglophone insurgents fighting to carve out an independent state out of Cameroon’s English-speaking North West …
Read More »Photo shows hostages rescued by Cameroonian special forces, not Nigerian troops in Abia
AFP | African neighbours Nigeria and Cameroon are battling separatist movements with ongoing military campaigns that have been marred by accusations of human rights violations. Recent Facebook posts have claimed to show an image of Nigerian soldiers “harassing” a group of elderly farmers in a jungle in southeastern Abia state. …
Read More »Le Cameroun sollicite un emprunt de 35 millions $ pour reconfigurer le réseau de distribution d’eau potable de Yaoundé
Agence Ecofin | Une reconfiguration du réseau de distribution de Yaoundé est nécessaire pour que tous ses habitants puissent tirer profit de l’accroissement de la production journalière d’eau, que vise le Cameroun, à travers le projet Paepys. L’État du Cameroun vient de solliciter un crédit de 35,16 millions de dollars, …
Read More »Cameroon accused of violating court ruling over Mbalam deposit
Mining Technology | The Mbalam?Nabeba iron ore project is situated on the border of Cameroon and the Republic of Congo. Cameroon has been found to have flouted an international court order by issuing a mining permit for the Mbalam iron ore deposit to a local firm. Located along the border …
Read More »Cameroun : Des sociétés chinoises indexées pour usage du mercure
Les problèmes environnementaux sont soulevés dans plusieurs mines dans les régions de l’est et le nord de l’Adamaoua au Cameroun. Il y a des quantités importantes du mercure et cyanure dans des cours d’eau de la région. Des exploitations semi-mécanisées de matières premières comme l’or faites par des sociétés chinoises …
Read More »Chinese companies slated for mercury pollution in Cameroon
Civil society groups have raised the alarm over pollution of rivers in eastern and northern Cameroon by gold mining companies. The Centre for Environment and Development says two Chinese companies, Mencheng Mining and Zinquo Mining, are allowing significant amounts of mercury and cyanide to spill into watercourses in the East …
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