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New Mpox Cases Emergent Across the Continent

Mpox, also known as monkeypox, is on the rise across Africa, and health officials are sounding the alarm about the risks of becoming too relaxed. According to a recent update from the World Health Organization (WHO), numerous regions on the continent are grappling with outbreaks linked to several virus variants, or clades. As of December 1, 2024, WHO reported that over 13,000 cases have been confirmed in 20 distinct nations. This report sheds light on the fact that different clades have different modes of transmission. For…

Addressing Concerns: Cameroon Government Clarifies President Biya’s Whereabouts Amidst Death Speculations

In recent days, government representatives have reassured the public that President Paul Biya, who is 91 years young, is in good health, quelling the swirling rumors on social media platforms. Since his attendance at the China-Africa forum in Beijing earlier this September, Biya has largely disappeared from the public eye. His conspicuous absence from significant events, such as the United Nations General Assembly in New York and a summit in France, has fueled speculation regarding his well-being. People are genuinely…

Report Highlights Rising Risk of Dam Failures as a Result of Severe Weather Conditions

A recent study conducted by the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education sounds the alarm on how climate change is intensifying both the frequency and severity of extreme weather phenomena. This escalation is placing the world’s aging network of dams—more than 70,000 in total—under increased threat, particularly in regions marred by conflict where some structures lie neglected and abandoned. Take, for instance, the catastrophic failure of the Arbaat Dam in Port Sudan last August. The region experienced an unprecedented…

Cameroonian Media Condemn Rise in Assaults Before Elections

In recent weeks, a troubling wave of violence has swept through Cameroonian journalism, as reporters find themselves under siege. Armed assailants wielding rifles and machetes have launched "brutal attacks" against them, an alarming development coming just ahead of the impending presidential election scheduled for next year. President Paul Biya, who has held sway over the nation for more than 40 years, has yet to declare his intentions regarding another term, but pressure from his supporters to continue his reign is…

Cameroon: four opposition parties create a group

SDF, PCRN, UDC and UMS founded on 11 March 2022 "Union for Change". A joint political action program has been signed by the 16 Members of Parliament who now make up this group. Among them, Cabral Libii, the president of the PCRN party. For him, it was necessary to unite before the ruling CPDM party and its 152 deputies' overwhelming dominance.

striking teachers keep the pressure on

The "We Supported Too Much" movement (OTS), which launched the "dead chalk" operation on February 21, has still not lifted its strike slogan. Other teachers, especially those in primary school who had been relatively behind until then, have also joined the…

Senegal qualified for the quarter-finals, Cameroon eliminated

Thanks to their victory against South Sudan on the second day of the group stage in Afrobasket 2021, Senegal validated their ticket to the quarterfinals. Cameroon, defeated by Uganda, is eliminated. They are the first to qualify for the quarterfinals of Afrobasket 2021, in Kigali. After crushing Uganda during the first day…

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