Cameroon: Economy Suffers As Boko Haram Infiltrates
[IPS]
Yaounde -
Ahmadou Lamine has been forced to close his business selling fuel imported from Nigeria, known locally as "zoa-zoa", because of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
Central African Republic: Upcoming Prosecution Witness to Testify Via Video Link
[Bemba Trial Website]
Trial judges have granted an application by prosecutors to hear the evidence of one of their two outstanding witnesses in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial via video link from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Burundi: Country Celebrates 21st Anniversary of the Unity Charter
[RFI]
Burundi celebrated the 21st anniversary of the adoption of its Unity Charter on Monday. While the man behind the project, former president Pierre Buyoya, says he is satisfied with the watershed document, some say there are reasons to doubt its efficiency after ten years of civil war.
Congo-Kinshasa: Future Bleak for Aids Patients
[RNW Africa]
Kinshasa -
According to an alarming report published by nongovernmental organisation Doctors Without Borders (DWB), 85% of AIDS patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) do not have access to antiretroviral (ARV) treatment.
Cameroon: The Cardiopad - an African Invention to Save Lives
[RNW Africa]
Yaoundé -
A young Cameroonian engineer has built the first fully touch screen medical tablet that could soon save many African lives. He first has to find the necessary funding to mass-produce the device.
Angola: News Group Launches Online Campaign Against CNN
[Maka]
Maka Angola has just launched an online campaign petitioning CNN International to stop accepting advertisement from the corrupt Angolan regime of President Dos Santos.
East Africa: Why Non-Tariff Barriers Should Go
[EA Business]
Being a landlocked country, Burundi's economy depends a lot on her neighbours for transport for both import and export.
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Urges All Sides to Pursue Dialogue
[UN News]
The top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today stressed the need for all parties to use legal means and dialogue to settle differences in the aftermath of recent elections so as to advance stability and peace in the country.
Rwanda: Country Reduces Poverty By 11.8 Percent
[East African]
One million Rwandans have emerged out of poverty in the last five years, six times faster than the country has achieved between 2000 and 2006, a new survey of household living conditions in Rwanda indicates.
Zambia/Equatorial Guinea: Chipolopolo in Cash Bonanza
[Times of Zambia]
Bata -
ZAMBIA soccer players have reportedly reaped over $20,000 each for reaching the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals here.
Congo-Kinshasa: 61 Children Reunited
[ICRC]
Kinshasa/Juba/Geneva -
Sixty-one children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have rejoined their families with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) after being separated from them for several years.
Africa: Rwanda Petitions AU, UN Over Indictments
[East African]
Rwanda has petitioned the African Union and the United Nations for its officials who were indicted by French and Spanish judges to be relieved of what it perceives as politically motivated judicial decisions.
Ghana/Equatorial Guinea: Black Stars Arrive in Bata
[GFA]
Ghana's team has arrived in Bata on Monday for the semi-final match of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Zambia.
Cameroon: Cocoa production - Gov't comforts Konye caterpillar victims
[Cameroon Tribune]
From the first look, one would mistake it for a farm razed by fire. Trunks of trees standing without leaves are what welcome visitors to the farms. This is what is left of over 50 hectares of cocoa farms in five villages of Konye, Meme Division of the South West Region, hit recently by ravaging pests (caterpillars).
Cameroon: Donga Mantung mobilised to vote CPDM
[Cameroon Tribune]
January 28, 2012 was crucial for traditional rulers, Ardos and the ruling CPDM in Donga Mantung Division. They filed out in Nkambe to chart a new course for the division that is committed to progress with the Champion of the October 9, 2011 Presidential election, Paul Biya.
Cameroon: Mvet 2011 - X-Maleya wins best music award
[Cameroon Tribune]
A jury of over 20 professionals from the media and music world met in the Centre Regional Station of the Cameroon Radio Television, CRTV, in Yaounde on Saturday February 3 to select from among 20 nominees, the best musical talents in the Centre Region for 2011. It took one hour thirty minutes for the results of the "Mvet d'Or" music award to be known.
Cameroon: University of Yaounde II - Officials debriefed on programme budgeting
[Cameroon Tribune]
Officials of the University of Yaounde II, Soa, last Friday February 3 in the campus held a one-day seminar on planning a programme budget. Organised by the university, the seminar was aimed at upgrading the management skills of vote holders, finance directors and all those involved in the budget implementation chain in the university.
Cameroon: War on corruption
[Cameroon Tribune]
The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of the Supreme State Audit Office, (Consupe), Henri Eyebe Ayissi, on Friday February 3, 2012 ended a series of consultations with national institutions and foreign partners with a resolve by partners to fully support government in the ongoing anti-corruption crusade.
Cameroon: Bakassi development - Progress made but for water
[Cameroon Tribune]
The Coordination and Follow-up Committee of Priority Projects to be realized in the Bakassi zone is preparing recommendations to submit to government on more efficient ways of implementing priority projects and encouraging Cameroonians to live in the area. The committee members evaluated the level of execution of projects from January 30 to February 2, 2012.
Cameroon: Several people rendered Homeless in crackdown
[Cameroon Tribune]
The illegal operation at Rue Pau, Bonaleké neighbourhood of Douala, follows claims of ownership over 1,432 metres square piece of land. The population of Bonaleké is living in fear following a violent drama that took place in the early hours of Sunday, February 5.
Cameroon: National Youth Forum begins today
[Cameroon Tribune]
The first edition of the National Youth Forum begins today Tuesday February 7 at the Yaounde Conference Centre. Organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education within the framework of innovative activities to mark the 46th National Youth Day, the two-day forum brings together over 1,500 youths who will be lectured by resources persons from several ministries on issues related to the forum's theme: "The socio-economic and professional integration of the youths: Challenges and prospects."<
Cameroon: Business women brace up for german funding
[Cameroon Tribune]
Senior staff of the African Business Information Bank held exchanges with female enterprise managers over the week-end. Local small and medium-sized enterprises will soon receive German financial assistance.
Angola: Govt to Set Up Tax Court
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The creation of a Tax Court is among the priorities of the Executive Project for Tax Reform (PERT), underway in the country, reported Tuesday in Luanda the expert, Dinis Dungo.
Angola: Carnival Groups Worried With Delay of Awards
[ANGOP]
Luena -
The representatives of the carnival groups of eastern Moxico province are concerned with the delay on divulgation of the awards 2012, ANGOP learnt this Tuesday from an official source.
Angola: Fair Dedicated to Lovers Day Opens in Cuca Neighbourhood
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
A fair on St Valentine's Day, a date dedicated to the lovers, February 14, opened Monday and will run till 15th this month in the Cuca neighbourhood, in Luanda's Cazenga district.
Angola: 1º De Agosto Beat Maculusso By 59-35
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The senior women basketball team of 1º de Angosto defeated Monday, the Sport of Maculusso by 59-35, starting in the opening round of the national championship of the class played in the main hall of Cidadela in Luanda.
Angola: Defence Minister Assesses Functioning of FAA Institutions in Luena
[ANGOP]
Luena -
Angolan minister of National Defence, Cândido Pereira Van-Dúnem, Assessed Tuesday the operation of various institutions of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) in Luena, eastern Moxico province.
Angola: Methodist Church Gathered in Annual Conference
[ANGOP]
Malanje -
The United Methodist Church of Eastern Angola is to hold on February 12, in Malanje, its 21st annual conference, meant to analyse the activities of last year, ANGOP has learnt.
Angola: ASA Coach Recognises 1º De Agostos Superiority
[ANGOP]
Luanda -
The coach of Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA)'s senior female handball team, Gilberto Quinteiro, recognised Monday in Luanda that 1º de Agosto showed superiority in the first-leg match of the Angola League Cup semi finals.
Angola: Excavation Works Contribute to Roads Degradation
[ANGOP]
Huambo -
The ongoing repair works to improve power and water distribution systems in Huambo were pointed out as the main causes of the degradation of the roads and pavements in this city, ANGOP has learnt.