Agenzia Fides | Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 20, the Holy Father authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to publish some Decrees, including those concerning the recognition of the heroic virtues of the Cameroon diocesan priest Father Simon Mpeke, born around 1906 in Batombé and …
Read More »Cameroon: Solar-powered sewing machines help poor women | + video
A project provides solar-powered sewing machines to socially disadvantaged women in rural areas in Cameroon, which frequently sees outages all over the country. In addition to the machines, the young women receive seamstress training.
Read More »Cameroon traditional Ndop fabric revived in modern time
Vendors sell Ndop fabric products at a market in Bafoussam, Cameroon, April 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Kepseu) BAHAM, Cameroon, April 20, (Xinhua) — Ndop is a remarkable Cameroonian cloth that embodies fashion, heritage, and national pride. Since 2020, it has been classified as a Cameroonian national heritage by the Ministry of Arts …
Read More »Dubai fire that killed 16: Cameroonian woman survivor says she jumped from building to escape
Gulf News | Dubai: A Cameroonian woman survivor of a Dubai building fire that killed 16 people on Saturday recalled how she sustained injuries after jumping from the building to escape. Yemdzu Doris Claire, a cashier with an African restaurant in Dubai, was among the nine people who sustained injuries …
Read More »Cameroon govt warns citizens about fake claims by Nithyananda’s ‘Kailasa’
The News Minute | The notice is reportedly in the wake of the circulation of a forged document claiming the approval of “the transfer of parcels of land” under the Cameroon national territory to Kailasa “for an amount of 3,500,000 Euros.” The Republic of Cameroon has reportedly called upon its …
Read More »Germany to return sacred objects looted from Cameroon |+video
A number of German museums have agreed to return sacred objects looted from Cameroon during German colonial rule. But indigenous communities say the process is stalling. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Yaoundé, Cameroon.
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