Informes

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Local governments in Cameroon have gained a bigger say in development decisions, a move that many hope will bring relief to farmers suffering the effects of extreme weather linked to…

YAOUNDE, 30 October 2013 (IRIN) - Cameroon is grappling with the influx of over a hundred thousand refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) and Nigeria, whose presence is causing tensions with the local population. The refugees…

GENÈVE, 29 octobre (HCR) – Dans un contexte de violence croissante au nord-est du Nigéria, le HCR a lancé mardi une nouvelle mise en garde recommandant aux Etats de la région de ne pas procéder à…

By Dorine Ekwe YAOUNDÉ, Oct 29 2013 (IPS) - With a wide smile Beatrice M.* says that she lives by the motto “life is short and beautiful — live it to the full.” The 20-year-old, HIV-positive mother…

YAOUNDE — A malaria upsurge in the town of Maroua, in the far north of Cameroon, has led to the death of hundreds of people. More than 10,000 people have been treated for the disease…

EBOLOWA, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters) – As Cameroon’s cocoa and coffee farmers struggle with difficult environmental conditions and global competition, an information scheme introduced a year ago using mobile phone text messaging is helping them cope with…

By Mirabelle Enaka Kima, IFRC Heavy rains and flooding are nothing new to the people of Cameroon’s Far North region. Almost every year, they bring devastation and misery. Last year was the worst in recent memory, with…

By Ngala Killian Chimtom NDOP, Cameroon, Oct 16 2013 (IPS) - Adamou Harouna’s herd of cattle grazes leisurely on lush green vegetation in Ndop, a small village in Cameroon’s North West Region. “We were born to this. Our…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Abundant precipitation during the main 2013 cropping season Stable inflation rates in 2013 Chronic food insecurity in northern parts of the country due to recurrent climatic shocks

Moki Edwin Kindzeka YAOUNDE — Malaria is on the rise in some areas of Cameroon, where some people are using mosquito nets for fishing or have developed resistance to anti-malaria drugs. A close-up look at the net Ibrahim…