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The Center for Human Rights and Democracy (CHRDA) condemns Cameroon governments travel permits requirements and restrictions in Anglophones regions
Download logo Calls on government to start an all-inclusive dialogue to end the deadly crisis; Calls on all Anglophones and Francophones in Cameroon and the international community to speak out against this hateful policy The Center for Human...
Cameroon: Applications for the UK government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships open 5 August 2019
Download logo Applications for Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK are open between 5 August and 5 November 2019, with applications to be submitted via www.chevening.org/apply. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with...
Cameroonian journalist Monica Nkodo Wins APO Group Invitation to Attend the 2019 EurAfrican Forum, one the most prestigious EU-Africa events
APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution service in Africa and the Middle East, today announced that Monica Nkodo (@mimiost) from Cameroon has won APO Group’s invitation to attend the 2019...
Cameroon: African Development Bank approves €17.96 million Ring-Road project to improve socio-economic growth in the North-West province
Download logo The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €17.96 million loan to the Republic of Cameroon to finance the construction of a Ring-Road Project in the North-West Province of the country. The Ring Road project, which...
FIFA President supports African football’s restart in Cameroon
Download logo FIFA (www.FIFA.com) President Gianni Infantino concluded a two-day trip to Cameroon, where he has met with dignitaries of the country and key officials from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Cameroonian Football...
Cameroon: UK's Actis to build Douala Grand Mall and Business Park
The British High Commissioner to Cameron, H.E. Rowan Laxton, and Mr. Luc Maglire Mbarga Atangana, Cameroon’s Minister of Commerce and personal representative of the Head of State, on the 11th of April 2018, laid the foundation stone for the...
Cameroon detains U.S.-Cameroonian writer over critical commentary
Cameroonian authorities detained Patrice Nganang, a Cameroonian-American academic and columnist, as he attempted to fly to Zimbabwe from Douala on December 6, according to his lawyer and media reports. The lawyer, Emmanuel Simh, told CPJ that...
Cameroon: Ambassador Barlerin Pays a Visit to Refugees in the East Region
U.S. Ambassador Peter H. Barlerin traveled to the East region February 6-8. During his trip, he met with regional authorities and visited the Gado-Gadzere camp, which hosts approximately 25,000 Central African refugees. The ambassador also met...
How You Can Benefit from Cameroon's Tax and Fiscal Incentives in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic? (By Achare Takor)
By Achare Takor, Associate Attorney It comes as no surprise that challenges of the Covid-19 crisis are felt harder in the developing world, where reliance on tax revenue from large taxpayers is higher than that of most advanced economies. As a...
Central African Republic court restores suspended football federation officials
(MENAFN) A court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has reinstated the president of the country’s football federation, along with his three deputies and the secretary general, less than two months after their suspension, according to reports....
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Coronavirus - Africa: WHO urges strong COVID-19 safety measures as African countries to resume air travel
Download logo As African countries begin to reopen borders and air spaces, it is crucial that governments take effective measures to mitigate the risk of a surge in infections due to the resumption of commercial flights and airport operations....
African Development Bank approves €40 million in grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad
Download logo The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved grants worth €40.94 million for the construction of a bridge to connect Cameroon and Chad across the Logone river. The grants, comprising a...
US imposes USD15,000 visa bond on two African countries
(MENAFN) Starting later this month, citizens of Zambia and Malawi applying for certain US visas will need to pay bonds as high as $15,000, the US State Department announced Tuesday. This requirement is part of a new 12-month pilot program...
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Coronavirus - Cameroon: 22 positive and a total of 306 positive cases in Cameroon
Download logo Results of the latest analyses: Yaoundé: 20 positive / 63 (15 travellers) Bafoussam: 2 positive / 7 Dschang: 0 positive / 1 Limbus: 0 positive / 1 22 positive this evening and a total of 306 positive cases in Cameroon. Let’s protect...
Coronavirus - Cameroon: 22 positive cases of Coronavirus in Cameroon
Download logo Results of the latest analyzes: Yaoundé: 20 positive / 63 (15 travelers) Bafoussam: 2 positive / 7 Dschang: 0 positive / 1 Limbus: 0 positive / 1 22 positive this evening and a total of 306 positive cases in Cameroon. Let’s protect...
Coronavirus - Cameroon : Cameroon has 509 cases, 17 cured and 08 deaths
Download logo Our active case finding strategy is starting to pay off. We did 800 tests (majority of travelers) 203 of them are positive but asymptomatic, that we must leave the community and treat. Cameroon has 509 cases, 17 cured and 08 deaths....
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
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Hilton continues to Invest in Sustainable Travel and Tourism in Africa
Since Hilton (Hilton.com) announced its Big Five commitment (http://bit.ly/2mzuduL) to drive sustainable travel and tourism in Africa less than a year ago, the company has allocated $626,000 towards community partnerships and projects. These drive...