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26 min ago | Reuters

RPT-Fitch Affirms Cameroon at 'B'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cameroon's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings at 'B'. The Outlook is Stable.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Drinks Business

Do South West France wines really have it all?

The panel discussion, will look at the region's indigenous grape varieties, the wines with strong personalities and the value for money offered by the wines, when answering this and other questions.

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AlertNet

Liquid cash or solid investment? Trees offer new approach ...

Tree planting by smallholder farmers in Cameroon could boost on-farm timber production and help avert forest destruction.

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AllAfrica.com

Cameroon: German Investors at Star Building

The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang and the German Chancellor's Personal Representative for Africa, in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gunter Nooke yesterday, May 21, 2013 in Yaounde discussed the project to establish a factory to process natural gas into fertilizer in Cameroon.

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AlertNet

Mangroves under threat as Cameroonians move toward coast

Mangrove trees are pictured at the small community of La Tirana, El Salvador, on August 3, 2012.

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Wed May 22, 2013

National Review Online

Nordlinger: Oslo Journal, Part VI

The previous parts of his journal are at the following links: I , II , III , IV , V . apiro de Mbanga is maybe the most colorfully dressed person here.

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AllAfrica.com

Cameroon: Voters' Registration Resumes

Cameroonians of voting age who missed the first round of biometric registration on voters' lists are expected to have another chance as from today, May 22, 2013 according to a press release by the Director General of Elections, Mohaman Sani Tanimou signed on May 16, 2013.

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Decanter Magazine

Pomerol's Chateau La Commanderie sold for a 8m

'A page of French history'... La Commanderie The purchase of La Commanderie is the second by a Hong Kong investor in Pomerol, after Peter Kwok , who is Taiwanese but lives in Hong Kong, bought Chateau La Patache in 2012.

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Tue May 21, 2013

AlertNet

Could radio help mitigate climate change in the Congo Basin?

Climate change is hitting the Congo Basin region hard and while communities there and in other parts of Africa struggle to adapt to rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, scientists are trying to help - using radio to spread the word.

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Korean News

Kim Yong Nam Greets Cameroonian President

Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, sent a message of greeting to Paul Biya, president of Cameroon, on Monday on the occasion of the 41st anniversary of the Republic of Cameroon.

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Sat May 18, 2013

United Nations

UN agency prepositions for Darfur refugees in Chad ahead of rainy season

The UN Refugee Agency has prepositioned enough aid in the area to cover the needs of 3,000 families and additional supplies are underway to cover the needs of another 4,000 from a regional stockpile in Douala, Cameroon, spokesperson Dan McNorton told journalists in Geneva.

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Fri May 17, 2013

CRTV

Telecommunication: 6000 km optical fibre network installed nationwide

The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Jean Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam made the assertion during an interview in Yaound.

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Humans Rights Watch

Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth

When the prosecution can't even be bothered to present eyewitnesses, it's clear that the case is lacking in substance.

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AlertNet

Cameroon: Drop Charges Against 2 Transgender Youth

The Cameroonian authorities should drop the charges against two transgender youth rather than appealing their case to the Supreme Court, four human rights organizations said today.

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Wed May 15, 2013

CRTV

The senate opens in earnest

The ambiance yesterday at the National Assembly was festive. Dance groups from the ten regions of Cameroon, associations, family members and curious onlookers stormed the entrance of the National assembly to catch a glimpse of the senators.

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Tue May 14, 2013

International Monetary Fund

Cameroon: Statement by Ms. Sayeh, Director of the IMF's African...

Ms. Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, Director of the International Monetary Fund African Department, visited Cameroon from May 10-12, 2013, to meet with the Cameroonian authorities and other stakeholders and to present the Regional Economic Outlook, Building Momentum in a Multi-Speed World .

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Mon May 13, 2013

PR-inside.com

"Sodicam SA in Packaged Food (Cameroon)" now available at Fast Market Research

Sodicam is the most popular international retailer within the expatriate community and the growing middle-class in Cameroon, and was aiming to open two new hypermarkets and two new supermarkets in Douala and Yaounde in 2012.

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CPJ Press Freedom Online

Cameroon shuts down station over secessionist coverage

The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the closure of an independent radio station on April 22 in retaliation for its broadcast of an interview that authorities said incited secessionism.

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CRTV

Paul Biya meets Francophonie parliamentary heads

The President of the Republic has received a delegation of the African Regional Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie .

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CRTV

Senate; The full House converges this Tuesday

The atmosphere in and around the Yaounde Monte Febe Hotel is not very ordinary. There is intense activity since most of the senators began arriving ahead of their first ever ordinary session as of right to take place this Tuesday 14th May 2013.

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