Cameroon

Brewing company Guinness Cameroon has unveiled the winner of its Orijinal Challenge, a competition aimed at celebrating made-in-Cameroon products: the prize goes to Ernest Claude Ewoty Ndjie, who makes flour from cassava peels

The mayor of Bangangté has given away 100 tickets and as many coach tickets to go to the Senegal-Guinea football match as part of the African Cup of Nations to avoid another day of almost total emptiness in stadiums

The stadiums that will host the African Cup of Nations matches from today will not be full due to the pandemic, with a fill limit of 80% for matches with the Cameroon national team and 60% for other matches

A training session on traditional Chinese medicine was given to 50 doctors and nurses from the gynaecological, obstetric and paediatric hospital in Yaoundé as part of the 21st Chinese medical mission to the country

Cameroonian Lazare Eloundou Assomo is the new Director of World Heritage at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, becoming the first African to hold the post

There is still a delay in the inauguration of the Olembé sports complex, on the outskirts of the capital Yaoundé, with the ceremony postponed indefinitely; with its 60.000 seats, the Olembé stadium is to be the showcase for the African Cup of Nations

The "Cacao talks " with the EU on the cocoa supply chain will strengthen trade relations in the sector, discuss the urgency of halting deforestation related to cocoa cultivation and promote the fair treatment of cocoa farmers, eliminating child labour

Marine park 'Manyange na Elombo', covering 42,364 kilometers in territorial waters, has been created to limit the incursion of industrial fishermen who deplete the sea, protect spawning grounds and preserve fish species such as the sea turtle

In the Far North, region with the highest rate of child malnutrition, volunteers from the PIME Lay Association are developing a project to cultivate, process and sell moringa powder, highly marketed for phytosanitary and nutritional purposes

Human Rights Watch denounced the trial for the Kumba school attack that sentenced four people to death, as allegedly marked by serious procedural irregularities

Although the Anglophone community is a minority - around 20% of the population in a country mostly francophone - it is emerging as a force in the film industry, with four films already being selected by Netflix

The World Bank will provide US$100 million for the promotion of digital inclusion and the use of digital solutions in the agricultural sector

Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o has officially applied for the presidency of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Fecafoot