Cameroon, AfDB Seal €136m Pact to Boost Skills and Jobs in Far North

Cameroon and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed loan agreements worth €136 million to finance a programme aimed at building skills, creating jobs and modernising infrastructure in the country’s conflict-affected far north...

Death toll from toxic cough syrup in India rises to 20 children as WHO demands answers

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Yaounde: Organisations educates ove...

The programme is implemented by Heart of Hope Cameroon, HoHCa, in partnership with Unity Foundation Cameroon, UFC, and Africa Needs Us Foundation, ANUF, with support from the Digital Democracy Initiative. The initiative targets 300 young people...

Cameroon, African Development Bank (AfDB) sign €136 million loan deal to develop skills and entrepreneurship in Far North

Cameroon and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have signed loan agreements worth €136 million to finance a programme aimed at building skills, creating jobs and modernising infrastructure in the country’s conflict-affected far...

Cameroon president’s lesbian daughter refuses to vote for him

Brenda Biya has become a face of resistance to Cameroon’s state-sponsored homophobia Brenda Biya, says she won’t vote for her father, Paul Biya (Olivier Corsan photo courtesy of Le Parisien). Commentary In a TikTok video that has gone viral,...

The woman daring to end Cameroon president's 43-year rule

There was great surprise when Cameroon's electoral commission announced the 12 candidates for the October 12 presidential election. For the third time in Cameroon's political history, one of the contenders running for the highest office in the...

Can local communities curb illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing in Cameroon's Douala Edea National Park?

Some chiefs and members of the Local Collaborative Management Committees in Mbiako. Photo by Leocadia Bongbe. Used with permission. In the settlements along Douala-Edea National Park, a first-class park covering over 2,630 hectares (6,498.87...

The woman daring to end Biya's long rule in Cameroon

There was great surprise when Cameroon's electoral commission announced the 12 candidates for the October 12 presidential election. For the third time in Cameroon's political history, one of the contenders running for the highest office in the...

Interview: Holy Infant University Institute best bet for higher educatio...

In this interview, the university institute’s President, seasoned educationist and university don, Prof Tafah Edokat, who is former Vice Chancellor of the University of Bamenda, outlines why Holy Infant University Institute is unique and is the...

Vaccination campaign begins in Nigeria to protect 106 million children

Nigeria has launched one of the largest integrated vaccination campaigns in its history, a nationwide effort aimed at protecting more than 106 million children against measles, rubella, and poliomyelitis, according to the World Health Organization...

Cameroonian caged over alleged kidnapping, exploitation of minor

The Circuit Court in Accra, presided over by Her Honour Evelyn Asamoah, has remanded a 55-year-old Cameroonian national, Cesar Victoire Tsala, into police custody for allegedly kidnapping and sexually exploiting a female minor. Tsala has been...

Cameroon justice system makes slow progress despite reforms since 2018

(Business in Cameroon) - Since 2018, Cameroon has embarked on a broad overhaul of its judicial system. The reforms align with the National Development Plan and commitments made to the United Nations and OHADA. They include rehabilitating...

Election in Cameroon: Will the 'frustrated' youth vote?

Following the disqualification of popular opposition politician Maurice Kamto, a large proportion of Cameroon's youth no longer believe in the legitimacy of the upcoming presidential elections. The world's oldest leader,92-year-old Paul Biya, has...

'Cough Syrup Is Not Killing Children, Corruption Is': Educator Exposes The Dark Truth Behind DEG Poisoning

An Instagram educator recently broke down a chilling reality, cough syrups can, and have, killed people, especially children. Not because of the medicine itself, but because of a toxic mix of corruption, negligence, and greed in the pharmaceutical...

Trump administration offers $2,500 to migrant children for voluntary deportation

The Trump administration unveiled a controversial $2,500 incentive aimed at persuading migrant children to voluntarily return to their home countries Immigration advocates have raised alarm over the offer, warning it may pressure vulnerable minors...

Nigeria launches large-scale vaccination campaign to protect 106m children- WHO

Health NIGERIA is rolling out one of the largest integrated vaccination campaigns in its history, aiming to protect around 106 million children against measles, rubella, and poliomyelitis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. According to...

Nigeria launches vaccination campaign to protect 106 million children

Nigeria is rolling out one of the largest integrated vaccination campaigns in its history, aiming to protect around 106 million children against measles, rubella, and poliomyelitis, according to the World Health Organisation. In a statement on...

Cameroonian Collective Lobbies for Subsidies to Train Young Agri-Entrepreneurs

(Business in Cameroon) - A collective of private vocational training center promoters in the agropastoral sector presented an advocacy document to the Cameroonian government on Sept. 24. The objective is to strengthen conditions for certification...

Fight against Malaria undermined by climate change, rising population

The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday. Insufficient funding for increasingly...

The Future Awards Africa Unveils Nominees for 19th Edition, Adds New Categories to Honour

Threads of Legacy: Here are the nominees of The Future Awards Africa 2025 The Future Awards Africa (TFAA), the continent’s most prestigious awards platform celebrating young African excellence, is proud to announce the nominees for its highly...