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18, April 2024
Cameroon doctors flee to Europe, North America for lucrative jobs 0
The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in Europe and North America, according to officials. The number of people, including doctors, acquiring passports and applying for visas has increased by 70 percent, officials say. In […]
16, April 2024
Dortmund sink Atletico to reach Champions League semi-finals 0
Borussia Dortmund fought back to beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 in their quarter-final second leg on Tuesday, securing a 5-4 aggregate victory and a first Champions League semi-final since 2013. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, goals from Julian Brandt and Ian Maatsen had Dortmund 2-0 up at half-time. Visiting coach Diego Simeone made three changes […]
16, April 2024
US: Trump media group plans TV streaming platform 0
Donald Trump’s media group said Tuesday it will launch a streaming television platform, but its shares continued to tumble on Wall Street. The announcement came as 77-year-old former US president Trump sat through a second day of jury selection in his historic criminal trial. No other ex-president in US history has been hauled before a […]
15, April 2024
Cameroon is broken: Who can fix it? 0
Cameroonians are sick and tired of seeing their country in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons and they are all blaming the country’s long-serving and sit-tight president, Paul Biya, who has run the country’s economy aground and made corruption the hallmark of his 42-year-long presidency. Today, Cameroonians want to leave their country for greener […]
15, April 2024
Cameroonian beer and soft drinks exports soar by 73% and 46.6% in 2022 0
Cameroon’s brewing companies saw a significant boost in their beer exports in 2022. According to data from the National Statistics Agency (INS), exports surged by 73% over the period to 12,602 tons, bringing in a total of CFA5.7 billion. The previous year, beer exporters sold 7,285 tons of beer and collected CFA3 billion. Soft drink […]
15, April 2024
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 2 teachers abducted in the North West 0
Two teachers were kidnapped early Monday in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region of Northwest, according to local and security sources. Schools in Southern Cameroons resumed classes Monday for the last term of the academic year after a two-week holiday. The teachers were on their way to school when gunmen, identified by locals as separatist fighters, ambushed […]
15, April 2024
World Bank says despite high potential, 75 vulnerable economies face ‘Historic Reversal’ 0
Despite their high potential to advance global prosperity, one-half of the world’s 75 most vulnerable countries are facing a widening income gap with the wealthiest economies for the first time in this century, a new World Bank report has found. Taking full advantage of their younger populations, their rich natural resources, and their abundant solar-energy […]
15, April 2024
Cardinal Robert Sarah says Western prelates have lost their nerve 0
An African cardinal widely seen as a conservative critic of Pope Francis, and styled by some as possible candidate for the papacy himself, has warned of what he described as a “practical atheism” taking hold within the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Sarah of Guinea also repeated his criticism of Fiducia Supplicans, the recent Vatican document […]
13, April 2024
Iran launches drones at Israel in retaliatory attack 0
Iran has launched drones at Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, appearing to mark a widely anticipated reprisal attack. The IDF said the wave could take hours to reach Israel, a distance of 1,100 miles (1,800km). It said Israeli forces were on high alert and “monitoring all targets”. Iran had vowed to retaliate after […]
18, April 2024
4th Cameroon Investment Forum opens in Douala 0
by soter • Africa, Business, Headline News
The 4th edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum, a flagship biennial event that brings together high-level government officials, development partners, and various business stakeholders from around the world, opened on Wednesday in the commercial hub of Douala. Organized by the state-run Cameroon Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA), the forum aims to intensify the import substitution dynamic […]