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28, March 2020
Cameroon and Coronavirus: Douala Immigration Officers Accept Bribes From Travellers To Avoid 14 Days Mandatory Quarantine 0
At least 70 people in Cameroon have tested positive for COVID-19, 2 recovered and 1 person reported death. On 23rd March, 2020, the health minister revealed that 16 people have tested positive. 9 were from Douala, 6 in Yaoundé and 1 in Bafoussam. According to Africa Facts Zone, a popular African news channel on twitter, […]
28, March 2020
Cameroon’s beef price jumps 3.5% driven by exports to Nigeria 0
In 2019, food prices have been among the main driving forces behind the rise of the inflation in Cameroon. That year indeed, inflation surged to 2.5%, the highest since 2015. Among the food products that contributed to the rise was beef, the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) reported. According to NIS,after a drop of 2.1% […]
28, March 2020
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Banana exports down by over 6,500 tons 0
Banana exports from Cameroon are on the slide. This is a direct fallout of the armed struggle by the Ambazonia people of South West Cameroon who want to secede from Cameroon Republic. In February 2020, the two banana exporters still active in Cameroon exported 14,965 tons of the products. According to the banana exporters’ association […]
28, March 2020
Coronavirus situation in Cameroon 0
The country’s coronavirus cases officially stand at 91. The situation is concerning as things are spiraling out of control. The government has taken a few good measures, but they are unfortunately ineffective. The government wants to recruit over 500 health workers to combat the Coronavirus which is spreading at an alarming rate. Cameroonians are still […]
28, March 2020
Paul Biya and the virus: Cameroon’s absentee leader in a crisis 0
French Cameroun’s war on Southern Cameroons is the murkiest stain on Biya’s hard-earned, blood-spattered and blemished reputation. For sure, he will go down in history as a man who inherited a peaceful and progressive nation but conspired to leave it in disarray and divided. It’s impossible for the people of French Cameroun not to feel […]
27, March 2020
French Prime Minister extends coronavirus lockdown by two weeks until April 15 0
French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced on Friday a two-week extension of a nationwide lockdown in an effort to stem a surge in coronavirus cases across France. The French PM said in a speech that the government had decided to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown, until April 15. “After these first 10 days of confinement, […]
27, March 2020
Will Biya and his CPDM crime syndicate survive coronavirus? 0
Cash Trapped. Worsening tribal tensions, frightening divisions among Cameroon government army soldiers and domestic discontent. An unending Boko Haram and Southern Cameroons crisis. Huge security challenges in the East Region coming from the breakdown of law and order in the Central African Republic. To be sure, even before Cameroon announced its first coronavirus case, the […]
27, March 2020
Messi, Guardiola donate 1 million euros each to coronavirus battle 0
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated One million Euros to fight the coronavirus outbreak in Spain. Messi donated a total of 1 million Euros to 2 hospitals, one in Barcelona and the other in his own country Argentina. Guardiola’s contribution will go to a campaign being promoted by […]
27, March 2020
British PM Johnson tests positive for COVID-19 0
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Friday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. “Over the last 24 hours I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus,” he said on Twitter, posting a video message. “I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference […]
28, March 2020
Europe’s virus toll surges, world plunges into recession 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Europe was reeling from a staggering surge in coronavirus deaths Saturday, still days or weeks from what experts desperately hope will be the epidemic’s peak. Grim new tolls from Italy and Spain came as the IMF confirmed the world economy has plunged into a historic slump, and the US invoked wartime procurement powers. More than […]