April 2021 – Cameroon Report

General

6 minute read

Sexual Violence Pervasive In Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

Cameroon Report
April 30, 2021

Women in conflict-hit Northwest and Southwest regions speak of a pervasive fear of sexual assault and violence perpetrated by armed separatists, military personnel and civilians. Buea, Cameroon – Every day, Gladys,…

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Health

3 minute read

All Aboard! Cameroon’s Race To Vaccinate Every Child

Cameroon Report
April 30, 2021

Cameroonian health workers are going the distance to reach the remote Island of Manoka on a quest to ensure that no child is left behind. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers…

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General

1 minute read

Cameroonian Man Accused Of Exploiting Pittsburghers In Romanian Puppy Scam Appears In Court

Cameroon Report
April 30, 2021

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man originally from Cameroon accused of running a Romanian puppy scam was in court in Pittsburgh Tuesday. Desmond Fodje Bobga had his first hearing after he…

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General

4 minute read

Cameroon’s First Female CEO Of Ecobank—And Accommodating Others So She Is Not The Last

Cameroon Report
April 28, 2021

Forbes Gwendoline Abunaw has sent the elevator back down… for although she is the first woman to become the Country Head of a Pan African Bank in Cameroon—she is determined…

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General

3 minute read

Rights Groups Demand Records on Trump Admin’s ‘Death Flight’ Deportations of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers

Cameroon Report
April 27, 2021

Common Dreams Accusing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “crimes against humanity,” civil rights attorneys with three organizations filed Freedom of Information Act requests…

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Health

3 minute read

Cameroon Healthcare Workers Report No Side Effects After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

Cameroon Report
April 27, 2021

CRTV Some health care givers who were administered the first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine three weeks ago in Yaounde, Cameroon’s Capital say they have experienced no side effects. Most of them…

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BizTech

1 minute read

Cameroon Issues Call For Oil Traders TO Supply Domestic Market

Cameroon Report
April 27, 2021

Business in Cameroon On April 26, the Minister of Energy Gaston Eloundou Essomba launched an open international consultation for the selection of oil trading firms that will supply petroleum products…

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General

2 minute read

Rights Group Urges Cameroon To Ensure Credible Inquiry on COVID-19 Funds

Cameroon Report
April 24, 2021

Cameroon Report – YAOUNDE Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s recent directives to improve oversight and investigate misappropriation of COVID-19 funding requires additional safeguards, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). The rights group…

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BizTech

2 minute read

World Bank Supports Cameroon to Build Resilient, Inclusive Recovery

Cameroon Report
April 24, 2021

Cameroon will be better able to address the COVID-19 pandemic with a $100 million Development Policy Operation (DPO) approved on April 19 to support the Government of Cameroon to advance…

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Film Festival in Cameroon Celebrates Local Movies Boosted by Netflix

Cameroon Report
April 24, 2021

TRTWorld The Cameroon International Film Festival was cancelled in 2019 and 2020 due to the conflict between the Francophone government and Anglophone regions, as well as Covid-19. Filmmakers and actors…

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Month: April 2021

Sexual Violence Pervasive In Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

All Aboard! Cameroon’s Race To Vaccinate Every Child

Cameroonian Man Accused Of Exploiting Pittsburghers In Romanian Puppy Scam Appears In Court

Cameroon’s First Female CEO Of Ecobank—And Accommodating Others So She Is Not The Last

Rights Groups Demand Records on Trump Admin’s ‘Death Flight’ Deportations of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers

Cameroon Healthcare Workers Report No Side Effects After Taking COVID-19 Vaccine

Cameroon Issues Call For Oil Traders TO Supply Domestic Market

Rights Group Urges Cameroon To Ensure Credible Inquiry on COVID-19 Funds

World Bank Supports Cameroon to Build Resilient, Inclusive Recovery

Film Festival in Cameroon Celebrates Local Movies Boosted by Netflix

Thousands flee into Uganda following clashes in DR Congo

UN to expand innovative higher education for young refugees in Africa

AFRICA IS NOT FOR SALE: AFRICANS REITERATE OPPOSITION TO WATER PRIVATISATION IN COMMEMORATING WORLD WATER DAY

CAMWATER: Do not give corporates (another) opportunity to control our water!

UN condemns killing of health staff in Cameroon’s North West

Cameroon’s Rigobert Song named Indomitable Lions boss

African Center for Advocacy urges UN member states to negotiate a global legally binding agreement to address the plastics crisis.

World Bank Supports Cameroon and Chad to Improve Regional Connectivity and Resilience