Month: August 2013

[Africa Top Sports]As it is often said, “only silly persons do not change”. Samuel Eto’o was not really a fan of Chelsea in 2005. At that time, the Cameroonian star evolved in Barcelona and had to face Chelsea in the knockout stages of the Champions Le…

[Cameroon Tribune]Yellow fever is a major public health problem. Recently, many Cameroonians were gripped with fear following the detection of four new cases of yellow fever. Two of the cases were from the Littoral, one from the Centre and one from the…

People fleeing ongoing violence gather near a French armored personnel carrier as they seek security at the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, Aug. 29, 2013.

[Africa Top Sports]As we announced yesterday, Samuel Eto’o to Chelsea was a matter of hours. The Indomitable Lions star has signed a one-year contract with Chelsea on Thursday. The Cameroonian striker arrived late Wednesday evening in London and passed…

[Africa Top Sports]Will the arrival of Eto’o in Chelsea push Lukaku out? The question needs to be asked. The London club has formalized Thursday the arrival, for a season of the Cameroonian striker. The Indomitable Lion found then José Mourinho, his former coach at Inter.

[Africa Top Sports]It is now official what you learned a few minutes ago. Samuel Eto’o signed his one-year contract with Chelsea. The English club has formalized the recruitment of the Cameroonian striker on its website. Eto’o arrives from Anzhi Makhac…

[Cameroon Tribune]The first session of the case pitting the State of Cameroon (Ministry of Finance and the Douala Port) against Nana Isaïe took place at the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde yesterday August 28, 2013. The session before a panel of judges led by Mrs Virginie Eloundou began by the verification of the State and defence counsels. Nana Isaïe is accused of attempted embezzlement of State funds.

[Daily Trust]Calabar -Police yesterday con-firmed the killing of one Policeman and two civilians at the Ikang Jetty in Bakassi by sea pirates.

[Cameroon Tribune]Security ties between France and Cameroon have been described as historic and fruitful with much to show, says the Delegate General for National Security (DGSN), Martin Mbarga Nguele. The police boss made the remark yesterday August 29, 2013 in Yaounde in a solemn but highly colourful ceremony to decorate the Internal Security Attaché at the French Embassy in Cameroon, Colonel Philippe Cuynet, at the end of his mission to Cameroon.

[Cameroon Tribune]Book business on the eve of the 2013/2014 academic year is marred by so many challenges in the North West Region in general and Bamenda, in particular. Issues such as delays in supply of required textbooks, several publishers for same…

[Cameroon Tribune]Government representatives, civil society organizations, international institutions and partners yesterday, August 29, 2013 drew up Cameroon’s contribution to the United Nations General Assembly of September 23, 2013 in New York, USA …

[Africa Top Sports]Things have accelerated in recent hours. It was pending for a week. Samuel Eto’o will engage with Chelsea after leaving Anzhi Makhchakala. Even if he should undergo a medical this Thursday in London and his initial contract in the af…

[Africa Top Sports]The third quarter-final of the 2013 Afrobasket is pitting Ivory Coast to Cameroon to 5h 30 pm (GMT). A meeting between the two best defenses in the competition. The Lions are in Abidjan to “qualify for the World Cup,” said the in the…

[Cameroon Tribune]Outgoing British High Commissioner to Cameroon, Bharat Suresh Joshi, in an exclusive interview with Cameroon Tribune, throws light on the growing dynamism in ties between his country and Cameroon.

[Cameroon Tribune]Hon. Paul Eric Djomgoue offered school material worth over FCFA 8 million to about 900 pupils in Yaounde II.

The torture and murder of Cameroonian gay rights activist Eric Lembembe on July 11 has shattered the hopes of those who were quick to herald a “global momentum” in the international gay rights movement.

[MediaGlobal]The torture and murder of Cameroonian gay rights activist Eric Lembembe on July 11 has shattered the hopes of those who were quick to herald a “global momentum” in the international gay rights movement.

[Cameroon Tribune]Campaign commissions being put in place and pre-campaign meetings holding nationwide.

[Cameroon Tribune]The printing of ballot and campaign ballot papers underway. Elections Cameroon, ELECAM, the institution in charge of organizing, managing and supervising the September 30, 2013 twin legislative and municipal elections is working tooth

[Cameroon Tribune]A three-day workshop to seek ways of implementing projects began in Yaounde on Wednesday August 28, 2013.

Cameroon, on the west coast of Africa between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, is a nation of unparalleled beauty and biological diversity.

[Africa Top Sports]This is a very unfortunate case to Mohammadou Idrissou. The Cameroonian international is subject to a police investigation in Germany for threats and insults against his former girlfriend.

[Cameroon Tribune]Internal loans moved from FCFA 1,403 billion in April 2012 to FCFA 1,672.2 billion same period in 2013. Going by statistics published by the National Financial and Monetary Committee after its meeting in Yaounde on July 18, 2013, loan…

[Cameroon Tribune]Stakeholders at a colloquium in Yaounde are seeking ways of overcoming challenges.The decentralisation process in Cameroon is effective and in spite of drawbacks, the Minister Delegate in the Ministry of Territorial Administration and…

[Cameroon Tribune]Minister Madeleine Tchuinte sizes up activities in Mezam, Ngoketungia from August 28-30.