Cameroon

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

At the end of the first week of the 2021/2022 academic year figures are encouraging: numbers recorded in the Northwest show a significant increase in the number of pupils and students attending school compared to last year

The aim of Gaelle Laura Zambou Kenfack, a Cameroonian entrepreneur who returned after 10 years in Germany as a consultant, is to promote products made in Cameroon, launch them on the market and bring attention to local products

The killing of a local staff member of the International Committee of the Red Cross, 62-year-old Canadian national Nzobambona Diomede, in an attack in the Anglophone region, has caused disbelief and media attention

A Bonanjo Magistrate Court ordered the arrest of technology guru, human and digital rights activist, US-based Rebecca Enonchong, who was jailed and tried for contempt of court