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Douala

Douala Needs Trees to Survive

Posted to the web 26 May 2008 Effa Tambenkongho Douala is an industrial zone which needs trees to reduce emitted gases. «Ouh! The sun is scorching". "It is so hot". People have been complaining lately in Douala. These statements are made everyday especially during the afternoons when the sun is...

Cameroon: Controversial NEC Decision Splits SDF Militants

Posted to the web 23 May 2008 Joe Dinga Pefok A controversial decision taken last weekend by the SDF National Executive Committee, NEC, that the party's militants in Littoral Province should participate in the National Day (May 20) march-past, caused a split among the militants. According the...

Nintcheu Petitions House Speaker Over Seizure of Passport

Littoral SDF Chair, Jean Michel Nintcheu, has petitioned the Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Yegue Djibril, as well as the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Relations with the National Assembly, Gregoire Owona, over the seizure of his passport recently.

UBA to Help Develop Economy

Posted to the web 23 May 2008 Joe Dinga Pefok The General Manager of the United Bank for Africa, UBA Cameroon, Emeke E. Iweriebor, has declared that the bank will strive to contribute actively to the development of the Cameroonian economy. The General Manager disclosed that the bank intends to,...

Hysacam Pledges to Keep Douala Clean on Feast Days

Posted to the web 23 May 2008 Effa Tambenkongho In carrying out their mission to keep towns clean, the Hygiene and Sanitation Company, HYSACAM has invented a new style to keep the surroundings of the ceremonial ground clean while the ceremony is still going on. This is usually on occasions such...

Cameroon: The Aesthetics of Water

Since the 1990s when the Cameroon government stopped providing free water in urban centres, most of the population of the commercial capital Douala have had to resort to digging their own wells, which are often contaminated. But four years ago, a shiny futurist-looking structure sprang up in...

PR nightmare developing for Kenya Airways more than 1 year after Cameroun crash

A little more than 1 year after Kenya Airways flight 507 crashed into a mangrove swamp near Douala the capital of Cameroun just minutes after it took off from Douala International airport, there are signs that a PR nightmare might develop for the airline if management does not step up to address...

Forjindam Falls With Limbe Deep Sea Port

Posted to the web 16 May 2008 Sylvester Gwellem Bamenda I have worked with the Betis for over 26 years and during this time I learnt a few things from them. Even Bishops, Pastors and Priests of the Beti ethnic group are also involved in this tribalism. Yes, it is Forjindam who first mooted the...

Cameroon: Two Months After Riots, Children Remain in Prison

Posted to the web 13 May 2008 Douala Many people under the age of 18 were arrested and imprisoned during riots over high food prices in February and more than two months later some are still behind bars. "Currently we have five minors being detained at the central prison," said Joseph Tsala...

Cameroon: Feudjio Diffo Carlos, 'My 16 Year Old Cellmate Died And No One Came to Collect the Corpse'

Posted to the web 13 May 2008 Douala Carlos Feudjio Diffo, now 22, spent a year of his life in Douala's notorious central prison when he was 15. He recounted his experience to IRIN. "I was arrested at my house for stealing money. Basically, my best friend had given me 850,000 CFA francs...