Waste Management: From car tires to chic chairs
Environmental problems and health hazards posed by the disposal of used tyres, have prompted most industrialised Institutions in Cameroon to put in place different frameworks to tackle waste management. However, 35-years-old Ayeah Leonette is changing this perception. The artist and environmentalist found an opportunity to convert scrap tyres to household furniture used within her home […]
Waste Management: Young Cameroonians at Forefront of Innovative Recycling Methods
The Management of household waste in Cameroon is usually a daunting challenge, especially in urban areas where overpopulation is common. In order to protect the environment and build resilience to climate change, a group of young Cameroonians in the nation’s capital Yaoundé, have been transforming food waste into smokeless and eco-friendly charcoal briquettes. This innovative […]
The Northern Regions: Cultural dynamics between the past and the present
The three Northern Regions of Cameroon showcased their rich cultural heritage in an exhibition aimed at shining a spotlight on some of their ancestral treasures. The inaugural event at the National Museum on the 12 of July 2024, was opened by the Minister of Arts and Culture Bidoung Kpwatt in the presence of the French […]
14th African Karate Zone 4 Competition in Yaoundé: Cameroon on the Spotlight
Cameroon emerged champion of the 14th African Zone Four Karate Competition that wrapped up on the 14th of July 2024 at the Mfandena Gymnasium in Yaounde. Cameroon finished first with a total of 39 medals, 27 in gold, 7 Silver and 5 bronze and was followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo with 17 […]
Lawmakers’ Mandate Extended to 2026.
Cameroon’s Parliament adopted a bill to extend lawmakers mandates by a year, a move that comes one year before the presidential election in the country. The extension of terms to March 30 2026 aims to ‘lighten the electoral calendar ” that includes Presidential, Parliamentary, Municipal and Regional Council elections. During the Session, the House Speaker […]
Higher Education:Stakeholders to reinforce Professionalism and Vocational Training
Professionalism and vocational training will be at the heart of major reforms to be carried out in state universities in the coming years. Higher education stakeholders deliberated on this reform and other salient issues affecting the Higher Education Sector in the country during the 2024 Conference of Heads of University institutions in Cameroon on […]
Amendments on the Finance Law: National Assembly Adopts Ordinance Bill
The bill to ratify the ordinance of 20 June 2024, which amends and supplements certain provisions of the Finance Law of Cameroon for the 2024 Financial year has been adopted at the National Assembly. The Adoption followed general debates during the plenary sitting which saw Minister Louis Paul […]
Governors from the Ten Regions meet For the First Bi Annual Conference in Yaoundé
Discussions during the Governor’s conclave in Yaoundé focused on security reports and Surveillance in the different regions of Cameroon. The First Bi-Annual Conference of Regional Governors was presided by the Minister of Territorial Administration, under the theme “Administrative Authorities in Maintaining Law and Order in a Pre-election period” Minister Paul Atanga Nji used the opportunity […]
