Cameroon Launches a $948 Million Pharmaceutical Complex: A New Step Toward Health Sovereignty

CameroonOnline.ORG | Yaoundé, Cameroon – Cameroon is set to strengthen its health and industrial sovereignty with the launch of a $948 million (about 530 billion CFA) integrated pharmaceutical and medical devices complex in Meyo, on the outskirts...

‘I’m leaving, whatever the country’: Brain drain industry booms as Cameroon’s young look abroad

DOUALA (Cameroon), Oct 11 — With more than 40 per cent of Cameroonians living below the poverty line, over half the central African country’s young people dream of emigrating — and businesses helping them leave are thriving. “We don’t promote...

EXPLAINER - Cameroon’s presidential election: All you need to know

​​​​​​​ Main contenders include President Paul Biya’s former allies Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Bello Bouba Maigari Candidate with most votes wins, as no absolute majority required ISTANBUL Cameroonians will head to the polls Sunday in a presidential...

Cameroon’s Biya, 92, heads for eighth term despite clamour to step...

Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, said he was heeding “numerous and insistent” calls to stay in office, but this year’s election cycle has also featured striking appeals for him to step...

Brain drain industry booms as Cameroon's young look abroad

It charges 45,000 CFA francs ($80) for three months' work. Bofia also offers a personalised support service that costs "millions of CFA francs". Agricultural engineer, Martial, aged 27, paid another agency in Douala nearly three million CFA francs...

Cameroon’s Biya, 92, heads for eighth term despite clamour to step aside

By Robbie Corey-Boulet and Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, said he was heeding “numerous and insistent” calls to stay in office, but this year’s...

Tragic Loss in Madhya Pradesh: 20 Children Die After Consuming Toxic Cough Syrup

In a devastating tragedy in India’s Madhya Pradesh state, at least 20 children, all under five years old, have lost their lives after consuming a toxic cough syrup contaminated with a deadly chemical. The syrup, branded as Coldrif and manufactured...

Weekend Roundup of African Footballers in Europe

African players delivered several decisive performances in Europe’s major leagues over the weekend. The biggest highlight came in the Premier League, where Cameroon striker Bryan Mbeumo netted his first goal for Manchester United since August,...

Lucrecia Martel’s Landmarks scoops the Best Film Award at BFI London

20/10/2025 - Vincho Nchogu’s One Woman One Bra and David Bingong’s documentary The Travelers have rounded off an original set of winners at the UK’s biggest film event Director Lucrecia Martel at BFI London (© BFI London/Getty) The 69th BFI London...

ICE use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

Key takeaways: Immigrants allege ICE used WRAP restraint suits during deportations. Lawsuits claim the device caused injury and psychological harm. DHS civil rights report raised concerns about lack of WRAP policy. Manufacturer says misuse...

Global health is in retreat. It’s not all about Trump.

The Trump administration’s distrust of the U.N. and its World Health Organization is more pronounced than other nations’, but many of them, particularly in Europe, have pulled back funding to focus on defense, as Trump has demanded. Solidarity is...

New Vocational Training Centre in Cameroonian Diocese to Equip Youths with Skills, Steer towards Self-Reliance: Bishop

He explains that the Centre draws inspiration from the facilities available at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, which include “a modern kitchen, restaurant, spacious halls, a standard conference room, and well-furnished accommodation.” Bishop Bibi...

At least 16 children aged under five killed after taking tainted cough medicine laced with toxic industrial chemical

AT LEAST 16 children have died after taking cough syrup contaminated with a toxic industrial chemical. The shocking deaths occurred in Madhya Pradesh, central India, in late August. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Thank you! These are some of...

‘Day of ballots and bullets’: Anglophone fears ahead of Cameroon’s election

Bamenda, Cameroon – On the day of Cameroon’s last presidential election in October 2018, then-16-year-old Annie Nsalla* watched from her sitting-room window as Anglophone separatist fighters wreaked havoc in the streets of Bamenda, firing gunshots...

Tainted cough syrup blamed for deaths of at least 20 young children, doctors warn

Michael D. Carroll and Eliana Nunes 06:27 ET, 10 Oct 2025 At least 20 children younger than five die after taking contaminated cough syrup(Image: -) In a devastating incident, at least 20 children under the age of five have perished in central...

Tragedy in India: 20 children under 5 die after taking contaminated cough syrup

At least 20 children — all under the age of five — have died in India’s Madhya Pradesh state after consuming a toxic cough syrup reportedly contaminated with a deadly chemical. The syrup, known as Coldrif, was produced by Tamil Nadu-based Sresan...

Thousands rally for change ahead of Cameroon’s Presidential Election

Thousands gathered in the northern Cameroonian city of Maroua to show support for opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, just days before the country’s presidential election. Despite 92-year-old President Paul Biya seeking to extend his...

The ‘Useful Holidays’ programme at the National Museum of Cameroon: engaging young people and promoting tangible and intangible heritage

Keywords: youth, cultural heritage, Cameroon, new technologies, educational holidays In 2020, the National Museum of Cameroon launched an educational holiday programme called ‘Useful Holidays’ [Vacances Utiles]) for children aged 3 to 16 with the...

Second Bishop of Cameroon’s Mbalmayo Diocese Remembered as “a great pastor who served the Lord with love”

“We reiterate our immense gratitude to God for having given the Church in Cameroon—and the universal Church—a great pastor,” the Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop said. He continued, “Called from his earthly life, Bishop Ndzana responded to the Lord...

The Cameroon we want for the next 7 years – electoral demands in Cameroon by the Movement for Climate Justice in Cameroon.

The Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon, is a carbon reservoir of immense global and regional importance for climate regulation. It provides food, fresh water, shelter, and medicine to millions of people,...