The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the countryâs premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Cameroon Army deploys ahead of Tuesday protests
All military personnel have been put on alert in Cameroon for four days starting Monday, over fears the Tuesday protests could cause severe public disorder. Members of the government have been quick to criticise the…
NEWS: Northern Cameroon Under Flood
Over 1,500 households in Northern Cameroon have been displaced as overwhelming floods - from heavy rainfall in the town of Maroua the remaining few days, have destroyed their homes, washed away cattle and devastated plantations.…
US voices worry about escalating Cameroon attacks
The US Embassy in Cameroon raised subject about horrific attacks towards civiliansâŻin the Northwest and Southwest regions of Central African country by way of armed separatist fighters. âWe word the worrying upward jostle of brutal…
Health: Price of hydroxychloroquine increased
The price of hydroxychloroquine skyrockets in sub sahara African countries amid COVID 19. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there have been claims that hydroxychloroquine can help in preventing and treatment the deadly virus, and…
Cameroon: Army spearheads fight against Coronavirus – Guemo
Atonfack Guemo, the Defense Ministryâs head of communication, spoke to KnowAfrika, detailing the army's involvement in the combat towards the modern health crisis. Guemo said that despite Boko Haramâs assaults in the north and the…
Cameroon coronavirus cases surpass 16,000
Cameroon has confirmed more than 16,000 cases, as the Central African country is preparing to reopen borders, authorities said late Thursday. Health Minister Dr. Manaouda Malachie said the country's recovery rate stands at 85%. "While…
Cameroon govt dispels ‘phantom’ talks with separatist leaders
The Cameroon government says it is not in any talks with separatist leaders as widely reported on social media last week. Even a number of mainstream news outlets including the BBC reported that a government…
Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa
Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths from the pandemic on the continent. A total of 7,126 new cases were registered in…
Outrage over reported death of Cameroonian journalist Wazizi
Journalists in Cameroon have taken to the streets of Buea in the South west region to protest and demand an account of their missing colleague, Samuel Wazizi, after local media reported he had died in…
Primary, secondary schools reopen in Cameroon
More than two months after suspension of classes due to the coronavirus in Cameroon, primary and secondary school students returned to school on Monday. The government is facing criticism for weak measures to combat spread…
Cameroon admits army massacred innocent civilians
Cameroonâs President Paul Biya has acknowledged that the military massacred innocent people, including women and children, in a northwestern village in February after the government first denied it. âThe corpses of the three women and…
Cameroon engineers develop ventilator prototype
âNecessity is the mother of inventions,â even amid the global misery of the COVID-19 pandemic. Across Africa, local engineers are doing their best to boost containment efforts especially in the area of production of ventilators,…
Cameroon’s ‘missing president’ reappears, holds COVID-19 meeting
Cameroon president Paul Biya for the first time in weeks appeared publicly at a time citizens continued to call for his whereabouts to be made known. Biya on Thursday met with the French ambassador Christophe…
Eto’o to support 100,000 Cameroonians with supplies
The coronavirus epidemic continues to disrupt life across the world. The disruption is much lesser in African countries that have recorded cases as compared to for example Italy where the entire country is almost in…
Cameroon set to release prisoners to prevent spread…
President Paul Biya announced that he will take steps that will lead to the release of thousands of prisoners to lighten overcrowded correctional facilities. However, the president explained that separatist fighters, officials jailed for corruption,…
Cameroonians looking for missing president amid coronavirus crisis
Cameroonâs aged president is coming under fire for his absence from the national stage as the central African country faces a burgeoning coronavirus crisis. A month after the first case of COVID-19 was recorded, 87-year-old…
COVID-19 combat: Cameroon officials share washable masks in…
In a bid to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in Cameroonâs coastal city of Douala, city officials led by Mayor Roger Mbassa Ndine on Monday (April 6) distributed face masks to motorcycle and taxi…
MTNÂ reviews tariffs in Uganda, Cameroon
Mobile phone giants, MTN, are tweaking their tariffs in the area of mobile money transfers in some African countries with the aim of reducing contact with cash amid the coronavirus pandemic. The latest developments are…
