By Basil K Mbuye & Hope Nda Residents in Buea, March 24, battled to contain run-off after torrential rains caused heavy floods in some parts of the City of Legendary Hospitality. The floods are hitting Buea 15 years after. The last time inhabitants of Buea witnessed such a scenario was on July 24,…
Business in Cameroon | On March 19, some fish shops and retail stores were closed, in Yaoundé, by order from the Minister of Trade Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana. On March 23, two other rice stores in Yaoundé, Sorepco, and Sotracodim namely, fell under the same penalty. According to sources at the Ministry of trade, although Sorepco…
By Basil K Mbuye A lecturer and Finance Control Department staff in the University of Buea, UB, lost their lives in a fatal road accident which occurred along the Tiko-Douala highway on Tuesday, March 24. The two, Chofor Joyvice, lecturer in the Department of Management, and Enome Rovial Ekonde, a worker with the Finance…
By Basil K Mbuye African football legends have paid their last homage to 86-year-old Cameroonian saxophonist, Emmanuel N’Djoké Dibango aka Manu Dibango, who died in Paris, France after allegedly suffering from Coronavirus. The music icon, Manu Dibango, who died on March 24, was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He became…
By Basil K Mbuye African football icon, Samuel Eto’o Fils, has pleaded with Africans to adhere to precautionary measures in the fight against the spread of Coronavirus. According to him, it is incumbent on all and sundry to scrupulously respects the preventive measure put in place by their respective Governments and the World Health Organisation,…
Business in Cameroon | In Cameroon, the government is planning mass covid-19 testing but is “awaiting test kits” to organize the test. This was revealed by the Minister of Public Health Malachie Manaouda on his Twitter account on March 23. He was replying to a suggestion made by a user to organize mass testing like polio vaccine…
UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (Xinhua) — The United Nations on Thursday welcomed the temporary cease-fire announced by the Southern Cameroons Defense Forces (SOCADEF) following UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call for a global cease-fire to facilitate the global response to COVID-19, said a UN spokesman. The secretary-general called on other armed groups to do likewise, said Stephane Dujarric,…
Business in Cameroon | Last weekend, there was a brief shortage of fuel, Super namely, at several petrol stations in Yaoundé. Users roamed many stations in vain and fear sparked about a shortage induced by the coronavirus health crisis. However, at the beginning of the week, stations were once again able to meet users’ demands. According to…
Anadolu Agency | We cannot ignore the risk to Africa from a coronavirus pandemic, say foundations owned by Jack Ma Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has donated medical supplies to Cameroon as part of efforts to help Africa combat the novel coronavirus pandemic, Cameroon Radio Television said Thursday. The supplies arrived today at Cameroon’s Yaounde Nsimalen Airport,…
By Basil K Mbuye Cameroon legend Samuel Eto’o Fils has written an emotional message to his former Barcelona teammate Ronaldinho who is celebrating his 40th birthday in prison. The Brazilian football legend born as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho for the first time celebrated his birthday…
