THE CAMEROON NEWS
Niger Negotiates To Ship Crude Through Chad-Cameroon Pipe -ReportDOUALA, Cameroon -(Dow Jones)- The West African nation of Niger has officially asked Cameroon and Chad to export its crude oil through the Chad-Cameroon pipeline, state-run Cameroon Radio Television reported Wednesday. The radio said Niger's Foreign Minister Mohamed Bazou made the request during a v... 12.5 Bn Onion and Rice Project to Begin this YearThe state has pledged to contribute 3.5 billion FCFA out of the 12.5 billion FCFA projected cost of a giant rice and onion project expected to blast off this year. The project, launched in December last year, is part of the programme of the government to revive dwindling agricultural production in ... Gendarmes Impede “Week of Martyrs” Grand RallyTwo truckloads of belligerent-looking gendarmes Friday hampered the unfolding of a grand rally intended to show respect towards persons killed in February 2008 during protests against high living costs and life presidency constitutional amendment maneouvres. The tribute-paying demonstration slate... Cameroon Ready to Deliver Pro-Gbagbo FugitivesPro-Gbagbo runaways believed to have sought refuge in Cameroon following the French-led ouster of the former Ivorian president may be in for a rough ride in the days ahead. Ivorian media reports indicate that Yaounde authorities have agreed in essence to smoke out and handover any Laurent Gbagbo s... GBHS Tiko Students go on Rampage over Computer Studies FeeThe atmosphere remains tense at Government Bilingual High School, GBHS, Tiko in the South West Region since Tuesday after some 200 Form Five and Upper Sixth students went on the rampage to demand the reimbursement of computer studies fees, amounting to 5000 FCFA. Rampaging students, angry that the... 2008 Uprising: Security Forces Puncture Commemorative ActivitiesSecurity forces, deployed since Monday at strategic locations in Douala to thwart the commemoration of the February 2008 uprising, have prevented opposition activists from laying wreaths in honour of the scores of unarmed protesters who died during the unrest. Opposition SDF Littoral Chair, Jean M... Gendarmes Bust Ring of Suspected LesbiansSome 10 women accused of indulging in same sex practices have been taken into pre-trial confinement at Ambam, a locality in Cameroon’s administrative South Region. Gendarmes swooped down on the suspects with a wave of arrests launched on February 14, the local public prosecutor’s office reporte... Bamenda University Students Stranded at HomeCameroon newly created University of Bamenda is up till date yet to go operational, even though thousand of students have already registered at the institution for the 2011-2012 school year. Many students remain stranded as the opening date and start of classes at the University of Bamenda UNIBA re... India Offers 20 Billion Loan For Cassava DevelopmentThe government of the Republic of India has announced it is tendering its Cameroonian counterpart a loan worth some 20 billion FCFA to help develop cassava production in the country. The disclosure trickled Wednesday, February 22 following a closed-doors conclave convening India’s Honorary Cons... Underdog Zambia Conquer Africa, Win First Nations CupFor the first time in their football history, the Zambian national football team, the Chipolopolo, on Sunday grabbed the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON. Zambia emerged Africa’s champion in post-match penalties after 120 minutes of action-packed football against a star-studded Ivorian... |