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Climate Action — Are Democracies Better Than Autocracies?
CleanTechnica
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July 20, 2025
“I don’t believe what I read in the papers. They’re just out to capture my dime.” Paul Simon wrote that lyric long before the digital revolution destroyed print media. Despite his warning, I occasionally find articles in mainstream media sources...
Billions spent, biodiversity declines — GEF insists it remains fit for purpose
Mongabay
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July 18, 2025
Launched in 1990, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established to fund climate change, biodiversity, ozone layer protection and international waters projects in developing countries, based on the idea that local actions would deliver...
MAL-W vs CAM-W Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update- ICC Women T20 WC Africa Qualifier Div 2 2025, Match 3
CricketAddictor
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July 20, 2025
In the third match of the ICC Women T20 WC Africa Qualifier Div 2 2025, Malawi Women will lock horns with Cameroon Women on 20th July at 5:20 PM IST at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone. Get the best MAL-W vs CAM-W Dream11 prediction,...
Cameroon Says 99% of Cocoa and Coffee Zones Now Traceable for EU Compliance
Business in Cameroon
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July 17, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s cocoa and coffee industries are now nearly fully traceable, putting the country in a strong position to meet the European Union’s new deforestation rules, according to the Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga...
‘Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels’: how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis?
The Guardian
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July 18, 2025
When it comes to the climate crisis, how do you negotiate with an autocracy? It is the case today, and it is almost certain to remain so for the dwindling number of years in which we can hope to stave off the worst of climate breakdown, that the...
Cameroon Says Cocoa-Coffee Sector 99% Traceable, Ready for EU Deforestation Law
Business in Cameroon
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July 16, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - On July 15, 2025, in Yaoundé, during the National Forum on Compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), Cameroon’s Minister of Commerce declared the country’s cocoa-coffee sector ready. Luc Magloire Mbarga...
Biya's suspension of ECCAS-CEMAC summit in Yaounde raises eyebrows
The Guardian Post
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The group includes six CEMAC countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. ECCAS is made up of Angola, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Sao Tome and Principe The objective is to...
Green energy and protecting nature get the thumbs up in climate change study in 68 countries
The Conversation
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July 16, 2025
Africa has begun experiencing frequent extreme weather events. Extreme weather is defined as the kind of heatwaves, droughts, storms and floods that have historically been rare occurrences for the place and time, and which pose a danger to large...
92-Year-Old Cameroonian President Seeks Eighth Term In Office
Daily Trust
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Cameroon’s President Paul Biya says he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October’s elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power. Biya, 92, posted the announcement on X in French and English. “I am a candidate for the 12...
World's oldest leader seeks re-election to extend Cameroon's 43-year regime
United Press International (UPI)
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July 14 (UPI) -- Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, says he will again run for re-election in the country's October election as he seeks to extend a 43-year grip on power. Biya, 92, said Sunday afternoon in a social...
Cameroon Unveils AI Plan to Create 12,000 Jobs by 2040
Business in Cameroon
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July 11, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon officially launched its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, known as SNIA, on July 7 in Yaoundé. Unveiled by Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng, the strategy aims to position...
Yaounde: Swiss Embassy uses art to promo...
The Guardian Post
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It aimed to promote young talent to express themselves on the theme of sustainable cities, local materials, tropical architecture, and to showcase art as a vehicle for dialogue between sustainability, heritage and Cameroonian creativity. Apart...
Cameroon Opens CFA6 Billion Poultry Farm in Bamendjou
Business in Cameroon
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July 10, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - On July 8, 2025, Dr. Taïga, Cameroon's Minister of Livestock, Fisheries, and Animal Industries, inaugurated the Cameroon Cooperative Farm (FCC) in Bamendjou, West Region. This agro-industrial complex, valued at 6 billion...
Cameroon Launches National AI Strategy for Regional Tech Leadership
News Ghana
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July 9, 2025
Cameroon has unveiled its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (SNIA), targeting regional AI leadership by 2040 through digital sovereignty and inclusive development. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minette Libom Li Likeng announced...
Cameroon, IMF Agree on CFAF 82B Program, Conditional on Reforms
Business in Cameroon
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July 9, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Cameroonian government have reached a staff-level agreement for a new financial package totaling over 82 billion CFA francs. This includes 45.3 billion CFA francs under the...
Cameroon Urged to Modernize Mineral Data to Unlock Mining Revenues
Business in Cameroon
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July 9, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - A recent assessment of sustainable mineral resource management in Cameroon reveals that the country's mining potential is largely underexploited. This study aimed to align Cameroon with the Africa Mining Vision. To reach...
Cameroon Unveils Seven-Pillar AI Strategy to Become Africa’s Leading Hub by 2040
Cameroon Online
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July 8, 2025
• Cameroon launched its AI strategy to become Africa’s leading hub by 2040, with goals for jobs, training, and GDP growth. • It focuses on governance, infrastructure, local language models, edge computing, talent, and regional cooperation. • The...
Cameroonian Scientists Trained as Nation’s First Scientific Divers to Protect Marine Biodiversity
teleSUR
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June 30, 2025
Photo: Newcasttle University June 30, 2025 Hour: 7:55 pm Following the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, three Cameroonian marine scientists have completed intensive training in scientific diving in Marseille, marking a milestone in the...
Cameroon Now Equipped with Advanced Defensive, Offensive Intelligence Capabilities – Dr. Guy Gweth
Business in Cameroon
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July 8, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - In preparation for establishing a National Center for Economic and Strategic Intelligence in Cameroon, agents from the General Directorate of External Research, one of the country's primary intelligence agencies, received...
Cameroon holds forum on AI opportunities, challenges
Xinhua News Agency
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YAOUNDE, July 7 (Xinhua) -- A two-day forum opened in Cameroon on Monday to discuss the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) for the Central African country. According to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, which...