Government to provide the CJARC with a multimedia center
Business News of Friday, 14 October 2016Source: businessincameroon.comGovernment to provide the CJARC with a multimedia centerMinette Libom Li Likeng, Minister of Posts and TelecomsMinette Libom Li Likeng, Minister of Posts and Telecoms in Cameroon, announced on 11 October 2016 in Yaoundé, the capital of the country, that in 2017, the government will provide the Rehabilitated Blind Youth Club of Cameroon (CJARC) with a multimedia centre, in order to connect these visually-impaired people to ICT. “This structure, we are certain, will enable young visually-impaired people to have access to the information society which will change the 21st century in a sustainable way (...) We must transform the world and not leave anyone on the fringes, for the sustainable development of our country”, assures Minister Libom Li Likeng. The announced multimedia centre, we learned, will be supplied with equipment adapted to the specific needs of the users. Over a one year period, the training of the monitors of this structure, as well as its operating charges, will be fully paid by the State. This Cameroonian government member was thus talking during the celebration of the International White Cane Day, in Cameroon with the theme: “White Cane: Tool for inclusion, access to employment, ICT to reach Sustainable Development Objectives (SDO)”.
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October 14, 2016 10:04 UTC
Cameroon to invest in children to boost economic growth
Business News of Friday, 14 October 2016Source: businessincameroon.comCameroon to invest in children to boost economic growthChildren in CameroonDuring a summit organised for the annual Assemblies of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) group, Cameroon and seven other countries, which are Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Pakistan, Senegal and Tanzania made the commitment to act on several fronts in order to give millions of children every opportunity to succeed, guarantees for stimulation of economic growth in their respective countries. Indeed, according to estimates from the World Bank group, sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia could currently post a GDP per inhabitant superior to 9 and 10% respectively, if today’s adults had not suffered from stunted growth in their childhood. To prevent this situation from occurring again, particularly in Cameroon, “the government took the firm commitment of investing in early childhood to continue its economic and social development”, a communiqué from the World Bank highlights. Specifically, «we also hope to reduce the rate of chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years from 32% to 25% by 2019. To reach these goals, we are pursuing a multi-sectorial approach of collaboration in our education, health and social safety net programs, with a particular emphasis on the North and East of the country”, we can read in Cameroon’s declaration at this conference.
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October 14, 2016 10:04 UTC
Northen Cameroon: fishing season open on the Maga Lake
Regional News of Friday, 14 October 2016Source: businessincameroon.comNorthen Cameroon: fishing season open on the Maga LakeFishing SettlementAfter a break which generally extends between the months of August and September each year, which provides a biological recovery period to the fish, fishing is again open on the Maga Lake, a large water body covering 360 m2 in the town of the same name, located in the Extreme-North region of Cameroon. During the official season opening ceremony, which took place on 10 October 2016, the administrative authorities reminded the fishermen of the necessity of using the regulatory material and equipment, in order to ensure a sustainable management of the fishing resources in this lake mainly used to irrigate Semry’s rice paddies. In order for Maga fishermen to increase their production, which officially peaks at approximately 2,000 tons every year, the mayor of this town wished for the government to work toward implementing the local fingerling production station.
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October 14, 2016 10:04 UTC
Workshop on cocoa processing opens in Ebolowa
Business News of Friday, 14 October 2016Source: businessincameroon.comWorkshop on cocoa processing opens in EbolowaWorkshop on cocoa processingThe General Secretary of the Cameroonian Ministry of Agriculture, Jean Claude Eko’o Ekouafane, inaugurated on 6 October 2016 in Ebolowa, in the Southern region of the country, a cocoa processing workshop, established within the Regional School of Agriculture (CRA) located in this city. This workshop is the result of the partnership between this Cameroonian training school and the local Public Agricultural Education and Training School (EPLEFA) of Nanterre, France. According to Antoine Mbida, Director of CRA, in addition to the students of this training centre, the new practical workshop will be open to other students from Cameroon and beyond, as well as groups of producers desirous to be trained in chocolate production techniques. The chocolate thus produced at the CRA’s workshop in Ebolowa will be locally sold. But, the management of the training centre have the ambition of turning it into a national brand susceptible of gaining external markets.
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October 14, 2016 10:04 UTC
Cameroon to get a PPP development strategy
Business News of Friday, 14 October 2016Source: businessincameroon.comCameroon to get a PPP development strategyCARPA in CameroonWith the support of Expertise France, an international organisation in partnership with the World Bank to help promote public-private partnerships (PPP) in investment projects in the franc zone, Cameroon plans to get a PPP development strategy. The information was revealed during a recent meeting between the management of Expertise France and that of the Conseil d’Appui à la Réalisation des contrats de Partenariat (Carpa - Board of Support for the Implementation of Partnership Agreements) in Cameroon. “This is a strategy which should be based on creating a certain number of skills for the Carpa experts, but also, experts from upstream Ministries in charge of handing their investment projects over to us. This is a strategy which should also put an emphasis on processing projects, as well as the development of assessment tools”, explains Dieudonné Bondoma Yokono, President of Carpa. According to the management of Carpa, the implementation of this National PPP Development Strategy will above all help in boosting this mechanism for financing and executing major projects, in an environment where access to funding is difficult
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October 14, 2016 10:04 UTC
Chelsea sign massive $75 million per season Nike deal
Sports World News of Friday, 14 October 2016Source: nbcsports.comChelsea sign massive $75 million per season Nike dealChelsea players celebrate a goalChelsea have announced a long-term deal with Nike with the west London club calling the agreement the “largest commercial deal in the club’s history” on Thursday. The Blues will reportedly be paid $75 million a season by Nike and the new deal will kick in from the start of the 2017-18 season. They terminated the contract which saw them paid $40 million per season and reportedly there was a $48 million fee to cancel their adidas deal early. On Thursday the Premier League side released a brief statement on their website with more details on the new deal with Nike. Like Chelsea, Nike is known around the world for its excellence and innovation and we look forward to working together in what is sure to be a successful partnership.
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October 14, 2016 08:45 UTC
Mali – Cameroun: la compo des Lionnes
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October 14, 2016 07:41 UTC
North West: severe landslide spare human lives
Regional News of Thursday, 13 October 2016Source: crtv.cmNorth West: severe landslide spare human livesA landslideThe catastrophe led to no dead but the sweeping away of farmlands and the destruction of two main bridges that have served the people of the three localities slowing down economic activities. The Mayor of Oku, Jerome Ngum Njio who visited the site revealed that the area had been earmarked as a high risk zone and the local population had earlier been warned not to construct nor cultivate around the area, but unfortunately many still stubbornly carryout agricultural activities around the risk zone. According to some eyewitnesses, the intensity of the Landslide indicates that lives would have apparently been lost had humans been by the while. The Mayor further insisted that inhabitants along the risk zone should relocate and that no cultivation nor construction works will be permitted henceforth around the locality. This to him is the first preemptive measure so to avoid any loss of lives in the future.
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October 13, 2016 22:40 UTC
ECCAS economic relations strengthened
Business News of Thursday, 13 October 2016Source: crtv.cmECCAS economic relations strengthenedMap of Africa representing ECCASThe representatives of the 23 enterprises were handed over their licenses in a ceremony chaired by the Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Antangana. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana said the licenses are proof of Government’s will to strengthen the private sector and reinforce sub-regional integration. The authorisations will enable the enterprises reach a larger market of about 160 million customers, improve the quality of products through competition and account for a turnover of about 408 billion CFAF. The representatives on their part called on the Cameroon Government to complete the construction of the Kumba – Mamfe road so as to improve business between Cameroon and neighbouring Nigeria.
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October 13, 2016 22:40 UTC
Ligue 1: Lorient sans Moukandjo face à Nantes
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October 13, 2016 22:39 UTC
Astres: Ismaël Locate a visité les installations
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October 13, 2016 21:51 UTC
Nathalie Koah welcomes baby girl
Entertainment of Thursday, 13 October 2016Source: kinnakasblog.comNathalie Koah welcomes baby girlNathalie KoahThe socialite and entrepreneur who became famous for dating international Cameroonian footballer Samuel Eto'o has welcomed her first child. The baby girl was born a few days ago at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, USA. The baby has reportedly been named Beverly Nayla. See photos below...
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October 13, 2016 21:51 UTC
Bamenda: travelers blocked after the collapse of a bridge
Regional News of Thursday, 13 October 2016Source: crtv.cmBamenda: travelers blocked after the collapse of a bridgeMain bridge linking Bamenda to WumThe incident occurred during the weekend after a heavy duty truck crossed passed the Bafembe Bridge linking Wum to Bamenda. As a result of this, Road users who normally use vehicles were forced to take bikes. He further revealed that the government has already made available a sum of 800million FCFA to rehabilitate the Bamenda wum stretch of road which has for long been in a deplorable state. Because of the bad nature of the road the Governor together with his entourage drove for three hours from Bamenda on the said highway which is normally a 36 miles journey. For the mean time, people longing to get to Wum through vehicles only have to go through the Bafoumen- Foundong stretch of road while fine-tune a temporal solution.
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October 13, 2016 15:04 UTC
Cameroonians trapped in home by knifeman in Limerick
A short time earlier, the woman’s husband, also from Cameroon, who is a graduate of Limerick Institute of Technology, was kicked and abused near the house. The incidents were recalled at Limerick Circuit Court by Gennin Awoudou and his wife Yvette Baga, who had moved to Limerick from Cameroon so that Mr Awoudou could pursue studies at LIT. Ms Baga was at home with their two children, aged two and five, on the evening of April 14, 2015. As he walked away towards his house, the man followed and kicked him in the bottom. Garda Samantha O’Dowd, an off-duty garda based at Templemore College, recalled driving in Kileely that evening at around 8.30pm.
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October 13, 2016 15:04 UTC
Fighting Poaching: part time forest official detained
General News of Thursday, 13 October 2016Source: crtv.cmFighting Poaching: part time forest official detainedFile photoThe incident occurred on the 2nd October 2016 at Kika Village a locality situated at the Border with the Republic of Congo. The Brigade Commander of the Gendarmerie for the East Region Paul Nseng Aka’a recounts that Narcisse Alex came across four illegal traffickers of elephant tusks who surrendered their bag and ran for their dear lives. Alex Narcisse then picked up the bag and instead of reporting the case immediately to the Gendarmerie, he took the bag to his house. The following day he told the Gendarmerie Forces that he had impounded four elephant Tusks from some illegal traffickers instead of eleven. After a thorough search by the Forces of the Gendarmerie the rest of the Tusks were found in his keeping.
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October 13, 2016 15:04 UTC