General News of Thursday, 29 September 2016Source: africareview.comCameroon varsity students demand laptopsCameroonian university students want President Paul Biya to give them laptops as he promised. President Biya in July promised a laptop to each of the 500,000 students who were scheduled to enrol in public and private universities in the 2016/2017 academic year. Students all over the country organised street walks chanting ‘thank you’ praise songs to the 84-year-old leader following the laptops promise. The distributionThe government contracted Chinese Sichuan Telecom Engineering Co. Ltd to supply the laptops worth $128.6 million (FCFA 75 billion). Authorities of the Universities of Yaoundé I & II declined commenting on the issue, referring journalists to the Ministry of Higher Education.

Source: CameroonWeb September 29, 2016 09:29 UTC