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19, November 2020
US: Vote recounts in Georgia and Wisconsin will likely not change Trump election defeat 0
President Donald Trump’s attempts to cling to power appeared more tenuous than ever on Wednesday as election officials in Georgia said a soon-to-be-completed recount was not likely to change President-elect Joe Biden’s victory there. Georgia is one of several states where Trump’s campaign is contesting election returns, so far without success. Election officials there said […]
19, November 2020
Southern Cameroons: The world’s most neglected crisis 0
The peaceful protests that started in 2016 in Cameroon’s English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions, over institutional marginalisation and underinvestment, mutated into violence and have now turned bloodier with no end in sight. This year has been the bloodiest of the conflict. On 24 October, unknown attackers wielding guns and machetes stormed the Mother Francisca International […]
18, November 2020
Cameroon’s unwinnable war: Biya continues to rely on a small set of Francophone generals and military advisors 0
As the Cameroonian army struggles to find a way out of the crisis that has gripped the country for the past three year the so-called commander-in-chief continues to rely on a small set of Francophone army generals and military advisors. The securocrats are indeed guiding Biya’s decisions on the crisis in Southern Cameroons, reports Africa […]
18, November 2020
US Congressmember Introduces Resolution Urging Halt Of Cameroonian Deportations 0
Congressmember Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, along with 52 other Members of Congress, introduced a resolution urging for the halt of deportations to Cameroon. “The United States must uphold its commitments under international treaties related to refugees and asylum-seekers and halt deportations of Cameroonian citizens,” said Congressmember Bass. […]
18, November 2020
CPDM Crime Syndicate merges Sodecoton & Cicam to boost textiles 0
The government of the central African country of Cameroon has announced a strategic merger of Société de développement du Coton (Sodecoton) and Cotonnière Industrielle du Cameroun (Cicam) to boost the country’s cotton textiles industry. The merger is part of the government’s 2020-30 National Development Strategy, which includes revival of the leather sector. Sodecoton organises the […]
18, November 2020
Biya regime tightens security in Yaounde following repeated blasts 0
Security forces are stepping up security precautions in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé following recurrent blasts in the city, a government official said on Monday. “For some time now, we have been living with the phenomenon of explosive devices in the city of Yaoundé. We have not had this kind of thing before. We have taken more […]
18, November 2020
Biya Francophone regime targets birth registrations of 500,000 children in conflict zones 0
Cameroon has launched a drive to help parents register their children’s births in conflict-stricken regions, so the government can better plan health, education and other public services, the country’s Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, Georges Elanga Obam said on Monday. “We are trying to modernize the legislation and the reglementation governing the civil status. […]
17, November 2020
African countries not progressing in good governance 0
Governance progress slowed across Africa for the first time in a decade, even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, with commitment to democracy and civil rights faltering, a major report said Monday. The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published every two years, gives each country’s government a score according to criteria including anti-corruption measures, protection […]
17, November 2020
Cameroon’s unwinnable war: CDC workers go for months without salaries 0
With about twenty thousand contracts of employment and a related monthly wage bill of about FCFA 2.5 billion, the crisis in the North West and South West Regions and the COVID-19 pandemic have weighed down on the Cameroon Development Corporation, CDC. While the CDC is struggling to stand on its feet with government support and […]
19, November 2020
Largest shopping mall in CEMAC Zone opens in Douala 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
The city of Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon hosts the largest mall in Central Africa. Already the public is keen on discovering the Douala Grand Mall. The ultra-modern edifice is built on 40,000 m2 of which 18,000 m2 of commercial space is dedicated to entertainment, leisure and shopping. “The shops are there, everything is […]