Cameroon PM welcomes stronger ties with SL

"The new thrust in Sri Lanka's foreign policy, giving greater weight to relations with countries in the African continent and enhancing mutual benefit from this focus, is exceedingly welcome, Prime Minister Philemon Yang of Cameroon told External Affairs Minister Professor G.L.Peiris at their meeting on Monday.

Pests threaten Cameroon cocoa mid-crop

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon's cocoa mid-crop harvest is at risk to an outbreak of capsid bugs in the centre and caterpillars in the south-west, according to field reports from two regions that make up 80 percent of output. Capsids are insects which attack trees, feed on the young branches and cause crop loss. They are most active when the young branches shoot out and spread during the dry ...

Cameroon: Anglophones Feel Like a Subjugated People

When Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced that the 50th anniversary of the reunification of French and British Cameroon will take place later this year, it resurrected bitter feelings among Anglophone Cameroonians who say they do not feel like equal partners with their Francophone counterparts.

Cameroon: More Young Women Smoke

RNW Africa (Hilversum)-More and more young Cameroonian women are taking up smoking. But they are usually doing it out of the sight of their parents. Some in Cameroon society regard tobacco consumption as a sign of emancipation; others see it as a bad sign of the times.

Cameroon region concerned about Islamist militants

The governor of Cameroon's Far North Region on Thursday said threats posed by militant Islamist group Boko Haram were "very critical."

Cameroon goalkeeper Kameni joins Malaga

Cameroon international goalkeeper Carlos Kameni has joined Malaga from Espanyol on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the buying club announced on their website on Wednesday.

Vaccine financier recovering Cameroon, Niger funds

A global financier of vaccines for children in poor countries said Thursday it is working with the governments of Cameroon and Niger to recover up to $6.7 million in misused or stolen funds.

Cameroon plans to issue 285 bln CFA in bonds in 2012

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon plans to issue 285 billion CFA francs worth of treasury bonds in 2012 to fund infrastructure projects, with the first 20 billion CFA coming up for sale in February, a finance ministry official told Reuters on Thursday. The central African oil producer has raised some 250 billion CFA on the bond market since late 2010 in an effort to finance a deep-sea port ...

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