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Video: US and Cameroon authors win top French literary prizeThe Femina committee awarded its prize for best French novel to Cameroonian Leonora Miano for "La Saison de l'ombre" ("The Season of Darkness") and its prize for best foreign novel to American Richard Ford for his novel "Canada." Duration: 1:22 Video: A Franklin County family receives apology for slaveryThe letter came from the town Bakou in Cameroon, Africa. Video: Cameroon to Hold Elections Soon, but Corruption RampantVOA'S September 18th broadcast of Straight Talk Africa with host Shaka Ssali was on President Paul Biya and the upcoming municipal elections in Cameroon. Musician and activist in exile Lapiro de Mbanga was featured in the discussion piece by producer Paul Sisco. Video: Fake medicines put lives at risk in CameroonIt’s commonplace in Cameroon for people to buy medicines at the market instead of a pharmacy. But the medication is often fake, out of date or stored in bad condition, turning the pills into toxic and sometimes deadly cocktails.Duration: 02:14 Video: Struggle for Gay Rights in AfricaGay rights activists are finding it deadly to support gay rights in Africa. While acceptance is growing in some countries, persecution is still pervasive all over the world. Video: Spurs star supports Cameroon charity workTottenham Hotspur footballer Benoit Assou-Ekotto travels back to his homeland, Cameroon, to meet the people affected by river blindness and see how charity Sightsavers is helping to treat the disease. Video: Feared rise in anti-Chinese attacks in AfricaAttacks against Chinese business owners are on the rise in Cameroon, while more than 200 Chinese miners have recently been arrested in Ghana -- calling into question China's huge investment in the African continent.Duration: 02:11 Video: Physician Assistant awarded for international missionSixtus Atabong came to the US in 1995 thanks to a soccer scholarship. Now he uses his profession to improve the quality of life for people in his native country, Cameroon. Video: Gay Cameroonians face tough battle for acceptanceIn Cameroon, like in much of Africa, being gay is a crime. Since 2010 at least 28 people have been prosecuted for same-sex conduct in the west African nation. Despite the odds stacked against them, some people are willing to speak out in a bid to encourage acceptance of people regardless of their se... |