Politics

Cameroon president meets Chinese state councilor – People’s Daily Online

Cameroonian President Paul Biya (R) shakes hands with visiting Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong in Yaounde, Cameroon, Dec. 5, 2011. (Xinhua/Liu Fang) YAOUNDE, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — Cameroon President Paul Biya on Monday met with visiting Chinese State …

Obama, Clinton to world: Stop gay discrimination – The Sun News

The White House said the twin moves represented the U.S. government’s first comprehensive strategy … listed Russia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Iran and Zimbabwe among the nations that had recently “declared war on sexual minorities” and …

Africa: A Democracy Conundrum? – Patriotic Vanguard

Note that during elections, political parties spend a considerable amount of money and … One of Africa’s currently longest serving presidents 78 year old Paul Biya of Cameroon, recently got a new lease of seven years by winning re-election for … Continue reading

C/River community tasks Rep on Nigeria-Cameroon border road – Vanguard

Ntufam Ogar said the construction of the road abandoned over 20 years ago would improve the economic relationship between Nigeria and Cameroon. He said the community … noted that Biase Local Government Area, which is within the constituency, was facing … Continue reading

Cameroon : Minfi Orders Investigation on Occupation of Gov’t Houses – AllAfrica.com

The exercise is continuation of the fight against illegal occupancy by military personnel in government houses in Douala. The 136 houses are those owned by private individuals hired by the state for occupation by military personnel. Their …

Cameroon : Chinese Vice PM Received at State House – AllAfrica.com

Being one of Cameroon’s major strategic partners at the moment and … supply equipment for health services, enhance government press and provide scholarships to 300 Cameroonian students between 2012 and 2016. This new lease of partnership …

FG begins needs assessment exercise of border communities – NEXT

A special Federal Government delegation on Tuesday began a needs’ assessment exercise of communities living on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The team leader, Dr Richard Oji, said the tour was to assist in providing basic infrastructure to accelerate socio …

Koreans still struggle to find satisfaction – The Korea Herald

In 1948 when its government was founded, Korea’s exports were just $19 million, less than half the figure for Cameroon and 0.3 percent of Britain … Sohn Hak-kyu, chairman of the main opposition Democratic Party, also mentioned the economic concept … Continue reading

Africa : The Fulani Question in West of Continent – AllAfrica.com

The Fulani, also called Peul or Fulbe, are an idiom for a much wider problem because they are found all over West Africa, from Lake Chad to the Atlantic coast, with concentrations in Nigeria, Mali, Guinea, Cameroon, Senegal, and Niger.

Putin’s Hold on Parliament Weakens as Communists Advance – Businessweek

Putin, speaking after Medvedev, called the results “optimal,” saying voters chose to maintain United Russia’s rose as the “leading” political party … levels of graft than in Pakistan, Cameroon and Niger. During Putin’s first …