Development in Africa - Will there be a space programme in Cameroon? Apparently, the Central African country wants to equip itself with satellites flying the Cameroonian flag.
Dr Minette Libom Li Likeng, Minister of Posts for Telecommunications
(Minpostel), signed a decision on 17 July on the organisation and operation of a working group to conduct the feasibility study for a space programme in Cameroon (Camspace).
Science, technology and innovation, as well as human resource development are crucial in Africa, a continent, who has the greatest potential on earth, said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Science and Technology in Society forum ( STS ) held in Yokohama on Wednesday as part of the TICAD 7.
The Science and Technology in Society forum STS ) is one of the largest and most influential non-profit organisations established in 2004 by Koji Omi, former Japanese Minister of Finance. The forum aims to strengthen cooperation between Japan and Africa in science, technology and innovation.
Present were the Mr Yasutoshi Nishimura, Deputy Assistant Cabinet Secretary, President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (http://AfDB.org), Koji Omi, founder and president of the forum STS and Asako Omi, member of the Japanese House of Representatives.
Two of the twenty-four international apostolic journeys were to Africa
During the almost eight years of his pontificate, Benedict XVI made 24 international apostolic journeys, two of them to Africa.
The first time the successor of John Paul II visited the African continent was in 2009From 17 to 23 March, Benedict XVI travelled to Cameroon and Angola. On that occasion, the Pope wanted to link the trip to the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops, which would be celebrated the following October in the Vatican.
Sonara and Swiss reinsurer Swiss-RE discuss compensation for fire-damaged refinery
On 31 May last year, the Sonara refinery in Cameroon was devastated by a fire, and to date there is still no solution to compensation from insurance companies.
" Sonara's CEO [Jean Paul Njonou] and one of his staff in the working session on Wednesday 24 July 2019 with Swiss-RE's claims department and Sonara experts as part of Sonara's compensation following the 31 May 2019 accident'reveals a credible source.
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We know for a fact that the file is in mao at the Swiss Reinsurance Company, an insurance and reinsurance company founded in Zurich (Switzerland) in 1863, which is in charge of the accident.
(Invest in Cameroon) - At the official start of the 2019-2020 cocoa season in Cameroon on 13 August 2019 in Sangmélima (Southern Region), producer prices stabilised between 1010 CFAF and 1050 per kilogramme. These prices revealed by System Information (SIF) scores are ...
INVESTING IN AFRICA: Over twenty African leaders are participating in the 7th Summit of the International Conference for African Development ( TICAD ) in Tokyo, which kicked off today (28 August) in Japan.
TICAD yes is held in Japan with the exception of TICADVI held in Africa. TICAD7 takes place in Yokohama, Japan.The event ended on Friday 30 August 2019.
On Tuesday 27 August, the ICTAD7 ministerial preparatory meeting was held in Yokohama, and Mr Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, attended the meeting as co-chair and rallied support for a successful summit.
Cardinal Christian Tumi, Archbishop Emeritus of the Douala Metropolitan Archdiocese, former editor of the weekly L'Effort Cameroon founder, in 2003, of Radio Veritas, calls for a federal system to end the crisis that is shaking the north-west and south-west regions of Cameroon.
The main organiser of the English General Conference, CGA, told the Catholic news site Crux Now that, in the face of the deepening crisis, the reintroduction of a federal form of government can keep united Cameroon .
"At reunification, I was 32 years old. I opted for federalism, and it is in my blood," said Tumi. The corporate demands of lawyers and teachers turned into fighting between government forces and gunmen. The situation killed at least 2,000 people, according to human rights groups.
The government estimates that approximately 152,000 people were displaced by hostilities and that no less than 104,000 have received government assistance .
Security in the capital Yaoundé will be strengthened thanks to the new surveillance centre to be inaugurated today. Christian Ndoua Zé, Head of the Communications Division at the General Delegation for National Security (Dgsn), indicates that with this centre, the capital's CCTV system will increase from 70 control cameras at its launch, to almost 2,000 at present. The infrastructure in the administrative district was equipped with electric generators. This means that it has guaranteed autonomy and can provide the service for which it was built without any problems.
It should be noted that with this new video surveillance command centre, the Cameroonian police are entering a new phase of protecting the territory from crime, protecting the national territory and in particular the city of Yaoundé.
(Invest in Africa) - Cameroon's Minister of Finance (Minfi), Louis Paul Motaze, chaired the board of the Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC) in Congo-Brazzaville on 9 August. During this meeting, we learn, the board approved the proposed participation of the BDEAC ...
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