Month: October 2013

[World Bank]Yaoundé -Entitled “Towards Greater Equity – A Special Focus on Health,” this sixth issue of the Cameroon Economic Update, published by the World Bank Office in Cameroon, assesses the macroeconomic situation and presents a special feature on the health sector in Cameroon.

[AlertNet]Ebolowa -As Cameroon’s cocoa and coffee farmers struggle with difficult environmental conditions and global competition, an information scheme introduced a year ago using mobile phone text messaging is helping them cope with the effects of cl…

[VOA]Yaounde -A malaria upsurge in the town of Maroua, in the far north of Cameroon, has led to the death of hundreds of people. More than 10,000 people have been treated for the disease in the last month, straining the capacity of area hospitals and c…

[VOA]The Chairman of Cameroon’s National Commission for Human Rights and Freedom (NCHRF) has expressed disappointment at the low level of participation by opposition parties in the September 30 parliamentary and local elections.

[Cameroon Tribune]Cameroon’s National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms is currently seeking for additional support and funding to complement governments budgetary allocation to carry out its human rights promotion and protection mission in 2014….

[Cameroon Tribune]The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, is working on creating centres for the development of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon. JICA’s Director for Africa, Inui Eiji, said…

[Cameroon Tribune]Studies show that much of the current supply is lost to inefficient use in homes and industries.

[Cameroon Tribune]The government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, is working on creating centres for the development of Small and Medium-size Enterprises (SMEs) in Cameroon. JICA’s Director for Africa, Inui Eiji, said…

[Cameroon Tribune]Ambassador Miki Arbel had an audience on October 24, 2013 with Prime Minister Philemon Yang.

[Cameroon Tribune]Najat Rochdi, Resident Coordinator of the UN System in Cameroon, talks on joint efforts to address poverty.

[UN News]The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today welcomed a declaration, adopted jointly by Governments from Africa’s main timber producing countries, timber industry representatives and civil society organizations, to curb ill…

[UN News]The United Nations envoy for West Africa has praised Nigeria and Cameroon for their commitment that led to the transfer of sovereignty over the Bakassi Peninsula from the former to the latter, and cited the process as a good example of prevent…

[GFO]Senior members of the Global Fund’s Africa and Middle East team met on 18 September with a delegation from Cameroon’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community to discuss the straitened environment in which they are operat…

[Cameroon Tribune]Below is a release from the National Assembly:

[Cameroon Tribune]All-weather species like Nerica are cropping up as processing technology yielding fruits.

[Cameroon Tribune]The Flying Eye Hospital is providing medical trainings to health personnel in Cameroon.

[Cameroon Tribune]Emile Sharifi, ORBIS ophthalmologist, talks on the training his team is offering to Cameroonian staff.

[Cameroon Tribune]The 53rd independence anniversary was celebrated in Douala on October 12, 2013.

[Cameroon Tribune]The Congolese musician is on a promotion visit for his maxi single titled “Munsinsa.”

[Cameroon Tribune]The hearing of the case has been adjourned to November 20, 2013.

[VOA]Yaounde -Researchers are mapping out ways to increase rice production in Africa in order to combat hunger. That’s a prime topic at the third African Rice Congress taking place this week in Cameroon.

[Cameroon Tribune]The 68th United Nations Day will be celebrated in Cameroon on October 24, 2013.

[Cameroon Tribune]A roundtable to mark the National Protestantism Week held in Yaounde on October 21, 2013.