Andre Marie Mbida becomes Premiere of Cameroon

Africa's Wild Polio-Free Status to Be Determined in August

Brazzaville — The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC), responsible for certifying the eradication of wild poliovirus in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, is set to make its final decision about the region's wild poliovirus status in August

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Cameroonian journalist dies in detention

Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi, who was arrested in August 2019 for criticising Yaoundé‘s handling of Cameroon’s anglophone crisis, has died in detention, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said, calling on the authorities to shed full light on the circumstances of his

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Africa: Moves Are Afoot in Africa to Keep More Women in Science Careers

Women scientists have a vital part to play in scientific leadership and in contributing to Africa's development and

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Africa: Polio Eradication Expertise Backs Africa's COVID-19 Response

So with COVID-19 threatening to overwhelm health systems, the extensive polio response network is once again lending crucial support as countries build up systems to contain COVID-19," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for

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Africa: Day of the African Child - Activities Officially Launched in Yaounde

This was during the second session of the National Platform for Child Protection presided at by the Minister of Social Affairs, Pauline Irene Nguene, yesterday June

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Africa: How African Countries Are Dealing With Elections During COVID-19

Other countries scheduled to hold elections are Egypt, Guinea, Seychelles and

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Cameroon: Opportunity to Remodel Health Scheme

As Cameroon gnashes its teeth from the consequences of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic, at least one thing is clear: That the country's health system would not be the same

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World War I Overview - Campaigns in the Middle East and Africa

Previous: 1916 - A War of Attrition | World War I: 101 | Next: 1917 - America Joins the Fight

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Africa: Rohr - I'll Make Eagles Champions of Africa Again

Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr said he made sacrifices in his new contract with Nigeria in order to guide the country to a fourth Africa Cup of Nations

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Africa Day 2020 - a Unique Opportunity for Reflection

On Africa Day, it is well worth noting that any given set of data visualisations reveal that African countries have thus far been spared the worst of Covid-19's direct effects, though the knock-on effects of global and local policy decisions are still to be fully accounted

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Staples, George McDade (1947-- )

George McDade Staples was appointed by President Bill Clinton to be ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, where he served from 1998 to 2001. He was later appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as ambassador to Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea. He served in that post between 2001 and

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Africa: Local Ownership of Peace Processes in African Countries in Times of COVID-19

International support is hindered by measures to contain the virus

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Covid-19 wrap: Global deaths top 385 000, Senegal eases curfew and Armenia hospitals overwhelmed

FOLLOW LIVE | Lockdown: Loss of tax revenue outweighs harm caused by cigarettes, says govt on tobacco ban

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Ghana coronavirus: 5,918 cases, update on hot spots, jumbo recoveries awaited

May 19: govt to explain boom recoveries and address hot spot case management

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Cameroon: Newspapers Publishers Equip Media Houses

The Cameroon English Language Newspapers Publishers Association (CENPA) will distribute protective kits to all media houses in the country in the days

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Somalia, Eswatini, Togo, others elected veeps of 75th UN Gen. Assembly

Somali has been elected Vice President of the 75th session of the United Nationals General Assembly, UNGA which will run for the year 2020

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Africa's most impacted countries: South Africa hits 100,000 mark

Experts continue to advocate mass testing as cases of local transmission grow in a number of

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Cameroon: COVID-19 - Journalists Trained On Risk Reporting

Over 20 media practitioners from both the private and public media in the Littoral region have been trained on "Risk Communication" with focus on the Covid-19

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Coronavirus in Africa: 297,112 cases; 7,919 deaths; 142,622 recoveries

There are now more than over 290,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Africa: Commemorative Message By His Excellency Dr. Hage G. Geingob President of the Republic of Namibia, On the Occasion of the 57th Africa Day - the Africa We Want

Fifty-seven years ago, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the primary aims of encouraging political and economic integration among member states, as well as eradicating colonialism and neo-colonialism from the African

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Dangote leads Nigeria to become one of the biggest cement exporter in the world

To reaffirm its status as the biggest cement producer in Africa, Dangote Cement has set the pace with the exportation of 27,800 metric tonnes of clinker to a neighbouring African

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Cameroon president delivers first coronavirus address

Cameroon’s 87-year-old President Paul Biya has made a televised address to his people ending more than two months of silence as the central African nation dealt with a burgeoning coronavirus

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Cameroon: Heightened Cautiousness!

Pupils and students of examination classes in Cameroon are back in schools; amidst the coronavirus scare, with the pious hope of conquering the fear and standing taller than the pandemic to at least write their end-of-course

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Cameroon: After Months of Uncertainty, Anglophone Cameroon Journalist Wazizi Reported Killed in Custody

Some 300 days after popular Pidgin journalist Samuel Wazizi was arrested and held incommunicado by police in the south-western city of Buea, his alleged torture and death were announced in the Cameroonian media on

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Kenya: Finally, Time Ripe for Rugby League

"We engaged the world governing body, International Rugby League Federation (IRL) for acceptance as a new rugby league member but we had still not been officially registered as a sports organisation in Kenya," explains adding that without local recognition, IRL couldn't engage them meaningfully so

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Coronavirus in Africa: 315,380 cases; 8,339 deaths; 150,594 recoveries

There are now more than over 300,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Cameroon: Sports Excellence - Jufo Activities Postponed

Organisers announced the suspension of the event during a meeting in Yaounde recently

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Cameroon: Disabled Protest Neglect as Coronavirus Spreads

Hundreds of people with disabilities fanned out across Cameroon’s capital Monday, protesting against the neglect they say they’ve suffered during the COVID-19

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Coronavirus in Africa: 135,375 cases; 3,923 deaths; 56,401 recoveries

There are now more than over 130,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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Coronavirus in Africa: 276,566 cases; 7,426 deaths; 127,799 recoveries

There are now more than over 270,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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