Technology

France Telecom Beats, Rev Falls – Yahoo Finance

Africa and the Middle East revenues grew 6.8% (excluding regulatory measures), led by growth in Cameroon, Mali … As of December 31, France Telecom had 226.3 million total subscribers across its operating territories, reflecting an 8% year …

Nvirocom poised for African success – PRLog (free press release)

The achievements and growth of Nvirocom to date are impressive. Its notable milestones to date are: The securing of licenses to commence telecom operations in Cameroon; Three fully operational telecom gateways in Africa; A further seven telecom gateways …

Cameroon: Yaounde – Gifts to Improve Mother/ Child Health – AllAfrica.com

The Regional Representatives of WHO in Cameroon, Charlotte Faty Ndiaye and that of ADB … movement of health personnel during period of epidemic while the special mobile phones, with special Zero FCFA tariff, will help the population to call the … Continue reading

Cameroon: Social Networks – Agents of Social Integration or Disintegration? – AllAfrica.com

Yaoundé — The internet has increasingly transformed our social behaviour. Close neighbours at home or at work would rather spend hours chatting on the internet instead of doing a cup of coffee or tea. Is the web causing us to … Continue reading

Nearly 300 elephants slain in Cameroon for ivory, government minister confirms – 39online.com

Poachers in search of ivory in northern Cameroon have slaughtered nearly 300 elephants for their tusks since mid-January, according to the country’s minister of forestry and wildlife. Minister Ngole Philip Ngwese backed up a claim by the …

Tec used his police phone to buy dope – The Sun

A SCOTLAND Yard cop has been sacked for using his police-issue mobile to score drugs. The detective constable, 39, was a heavy cannabis user who ordered supplies from a dealer near his home in Enfield, North London, with the phone. … Continue reading

200 elephants killed in Cameroon – Nation

YAOUNDE – Poachers have killed more than 200 elephants in Cameroon in just six weeks, in a “massacre” fuelled by Asian demand for ivory. A local government official said heavily armed poachers from Chad and Sudan had decimated the elephant … Continue reading

Poachers slaughter elephants in Cameroon – Independent Online

Many elephant calves orphaned by the recent killings have been spotted in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida National Park … Sapa-AP © 1999 – 2010 Independent Online. All rights strictly reserved. Independent Online is a wholly owned subsidiary of Independent …

Activists: Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon – Delaware Online

Many elephant calves orphaned by the recent killings have been spotted in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida National Park, and activists fear the animals may soon die of hunger and thirst. “Their deaths will only compound the impact of the poaching spree … Continue reading

Activists: Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon – Lancaster online.com

Many elephant calves orphaned by the recent killings have been spotted in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjida National Park, and activists fear the animals may soon die of hunger and thirst. “Their deaths will only compound the impact of the poaching spree … Continue reading