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Yaounde hosts Africa's int'l economic forum (Afriquenligne)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:40:13 GMT

The Cameroonian capital of Yaounde will host Africa's International Economic Forum (FEIA) 8-11 July, according to organisers Cameroonian Mining Industry and Technological Development.

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Cameroon: CEP Results Expected Today in Yaounde (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:41:10 GMT

Cameroon: CEP Results Expected Today in YaoundeElizabeth Mosima.The results of the BEPC examination will be published in the days ahead.The results for the 2008 CEP examinations have been proclaimed in some provinces of the country. In Yaounde candidates who wrote the examination this year have their hearts in their hands as they still await anxiously for their results. For many, it is...

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Cameroon: 'Too Much Work, Small Salary' (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:43:31 GMT

Two years ago, Joel Jina Nuvi, a young man now in his early 20's, began working as a server in a snack bar in the Littoral Province. He later on moved to Yaounde where he continued with the same profession in a snack bar belonging to his elder brother. Eight months ago, Joel's brother sold the bar to a lady who decided to continue with Joel as the main server of drinks. Joel says this is how...

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Cameroon: More Impetus to Assists Urban Refugees (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:41:13 GMT

The chief of the project for assistance to urban refugees was installed yesterday in Yaounde.

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Cameroon/Burundi: Rwanda 2009 - Lions in Camp for Match Against Burundi (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Some 25 players of the junior national football team have been called to camp in Yaounde ahead of the return leg match against Burundi next July 12. It is within the framework of the first round qualifiers for the 16th African Youth Championship to take place next year in Rwanda. There are only three foreign-based players in the squad that includes three goal keepers, seven defenders, ten mid-fielders...

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Local Refs On CAF Duty, Simba Sign Nigerian Striker (All Africa)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:42:39 GMT

UGANDA FIFA woman referee Margaret Kubingi has been appointed by the continental soccer governing body, CAF, to officiate at the FIFA women U-17 World Cup qualifier match between Cameroon and Ghana this weekend in Yaounde.

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High Crime Rate Blamed On Unemployment (PostNews Online)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:19:08 GMT

By Jeff Ngawe Yufenyu The US State Department "Crime and Safety Report on Cameroon for 2008," indicates that high unemployment is a major cause of criminality in Yaounde, Douala and other towns in the country.

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Cameroon: Opening Workplaces to Handicapped Persons (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:31:06 GMT

A workshop to validate jobs accessible to handicapped persons in Cameroon took place yesterday in Yaounde.

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Contract Awards And Due Process (All Africa)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:43:26 GMT

Minister Bernard Messengue Avom, on a routine inspection tour of road construction projects in three of the country's ten provinces, was deploring the feet-dragging in the execution of the 192-kilometre all-important Ayos-Bognis highway which will link the national capital, Yaounde and Bertoua, headquarters of the East Province.

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Football Federation Boss Clears Jersey Swap Row (All Africa)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:48:40 GMT

The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) president, Leodegar Tenga, yesterday cleared Taifa Stars assistant captain Nadir Haroub for swapping his jersey with Cameroon's striker Samuel Etoo on June 21, in Yaounde.

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Cameroon: Fecafoot Youth Championship - Njalla Quan SA Lifts Trophy in Minor Category (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:10:37 GMT

Following the finals of the FECAFOOT youth championship in Yaounde of June 24-28, Njalla Quan Sports Academy emerged best in the minor category with ten teams in the starting block.

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Cameroon: Thousands Rendered Homeless As Gov't Demolishes Houses (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:10:31 GMT

More than 1,000 Yaounde inhabitants have been rendered homeless after government demolished their houses in the Tongolo neighbourhood.

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Central Africa: What Cemac Heads of State Failed to Discuss (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:10:27 GMT

But for another cloudy resolve by leaders of the Central African Economic and Monetary Union, CEMAC, to foster regional integration, the Yaounde Summit achieved little in many regards.

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Cameroon prison guards kill 16 inmates (OTB News)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:15:11 GMT

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — State radio in Cameroon says prison guards have killed 16 inmates trying to escape from a jail in the country’s commercial capital….

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Cameroon: Brick Making - The Indian Touch (All Africa)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:15:19 GMT

A five-day seminar workshop on brick making technology and enterprise productivity ended in Yaounde recently. Organised by the Local Materials Promotion Authority, (MIPROMALO) the workshop brought together some 25 participants from all parts of the country. The aim of the workshop was to improve on the capacities of actors working in the local material sector in a bid to develop the brick industry...

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Cameroon prison guards kill 16 inmates (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:02:00 GMT

YAOUNDE, Cameroon -- State radio in Cameroon says prison guards have killed 16 inmates trying to escape from a jail in the country's commercial capital.

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Cameroon prison guards kill 16 in attempted prison break - Summary (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:41:00 GMT

Nairobi/Yaounde - Prison guards in Cameroon have shot dead 16 convicts during a prison-break attempt in the port city of Douala, local media reported Monday. Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV) said that guards opened fire after the prisoners, who had s...

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Yaounde Tit-Bits:No More Road Blocks (PostNews Online)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:30:06 GMT

By Leocadia Bongben At last streets have reopened in Yaounde as the CEMAC summit rounded off. Inhabitants heaved a sigh of relief as the numerous road blocks mounted in the capital city, which made movement difficult and prevented those who...

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Thousands Rendered Homeless As Gov't Demolishes Houses (PostNews Online)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:19:24 GMT

By Christopher Jator Njechu More than 1,000 Yaounde inhabitants have been rendered homeless after government demolished their houses in the Tongolo neighbourhood.

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Cameroon prison guards kill 16 during attempted prison break (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:40:03 GMT

Nairobi/Yaounde - Prison guards in Cameroon have shot dead at least 16 convicts during a prison-break attempt, reports said Monday. Inmates at a prison in the port city of Douala first cut the power and then temporarily overpowered guards before bein...

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