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Cameroon

Type: Country

Name: Cameroon

population: 16,983,430

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 mins ago - 2 reports

Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants - U.N.

In a report to the U.N. Security Council, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said elephant poaching was a growing security concern, particularly in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad and Gabon.Ban said the illegal trade in ivory may be an important ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Libya, Lord's Resistance Army, Gabon

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Hogan Lovells LLP

Cameroon’s new investment code

The new investment code is excellent and innovative on paper but its compatibility with regional regulations has been overlooked Cameroon was one of the first African countries to enact an investment code in 1990, confirming basic guarantees to investors ... [Published This is Africa - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Cameroon, Taxes, Hogan Lovells LLP, Stamp Duty

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 3 reports

NIGERIA’S WAR ON TERROR: JTF Arrests 120 Terrorists In Maiduguri, Retakes 5 Boko Haram Strongholds + The Al Qaeda Connection

About 120 terrorists have been arrested on Monday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as they organised a burial ceremony for one of their commanders who died in an encounter with soldiers. Defence spokesman, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, in ... [Published 234Pulse.com - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Boko Haram, Nigeria, Maiduguri, Ammunition

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Kosmos Energy Ltd

Cameroon: Kosmos Energy's Sipo-1 exploration well onshore Cameroon disappoints

Kosmos Energy has announced results from the Sipo-1 exploration well onshore Cameroon. Drilled on the Ndian River Block in the Rio del Rey Basin, the well was targeting the Miocene Isongo Formation. The Sipo-1 well was located approx. 14 kms (8 miles) ... [Published Energy-pedia - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Cameroon, Kosmos Energy Ltd, Petroleum

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

U.S. Secretary Kerry On Cameroon's National Day

Statement by U.S. Secretary Kerry on Cameroon's National DayOn behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Cameroon and offer my best wishes as you celebrate your national day on May 20.The United States and Cameroon ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Cameroon, United States, Gulf of Guinea, Maritime Security

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 8 reports

Nigeria eases curfew in northeast | 2013-05-20 06:53:02 PM

Nigeria eases curfew in northeastNigeria relaxed a curfew on Monday in parts of the northeast where its troops are mounting their biggest offensive yet against militants from the Boko Haram group.Nigerian Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, a spokesman for ... [Published Nile International - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Boko Haram, Maiduguri, Nigeria, Chad

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Government offering amnesty to Islamists

MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA — Nigeria offered amnesty yesterday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the country’s northeast.In their biggest ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Chad, Nigeria, Maiduguri

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman, said in a statement that ... [Published Huffington Post - May 19 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Military/Armed Forces, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Abuja (Nigeria)

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Bafana to be offensive in upcoming WC qualifiers

Home >> South Africa >> Pretoria - Bafana Bafana head coach, Gordon Igesund is aiming to stick to his offensive strategy to collect maximum points in the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia ... [Published SAnews.gov.za - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Gordon Igesund, Bevan Fransman, Katlego Mashego

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 reports

Rights groups urge Cameroon to drop charges against transgender youths

[JURIST] Five human rights organizations, including Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website], sent a letter letter [text] Cameroon authorities on Friday to drop the charges against two transgender youths rather than undergoing an appeal to the Cameroon ... [Published ACQ Magazine - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Cameroon, Equal Opportunity Employment, Homosexuality

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

'Call box' business is booming in Cameroon

Theres no official figure to determine its role in the Cameroonian economy but there is evidence that the "call box" business is a booming informal business in the countrys mobile telephone sector. ... [Published Business Standard India - May 20 2013]

Entities: Cameroon

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 2 reports

Nigeria Army's Offensive To Continue "As Long As It Takes"

Nigeria's army has vowed to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes" to achieve its main objectives.Brig Gen Chris Olukolade told the BBC the aim was to assert Nigeria's "territorial integrity as a nation".Earlier, ... [Published Peace FM - May 19 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Maiduguri, Boko Haram

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"Advancing troops also observed a few shallow graves believed to be those of hurriedly buried members of the terrorist groups" he added

World: 'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral [Published East African Standard - 39 mins ago]

"It is time to turn the rights enshrined in the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples into a reality around the world, especially in the African region" Sena said

UN opens forum to hear voices from indigenous peoples [Published Xinhua News Agency - 7 hours ago]

...trade in ivory may be an important source of funding for armed groups, including warlord fugitive Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). "Also of concern is that poachers are using more and more sophisticated and powerful weapons, some of which, it is believed, might be originating from the fallout in Libya" his report said. Ban said that in Minkebe Park in north-eastern Gabon, more than 11,000 elephants had been slaughtered between 2004 and 2013

Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants - U.N. [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 7 hours ago]

...In Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park, more than 300 elephants were killed during the last two months of last year. "The situation has become so serious that national authorities in some countries, such as Cameroon, have decided to use the national army, in addition to law and order enforcement agencies to hunt down poachers" Ban said. United Nations officials say growing Asian demand for ivory is helping to drive a poaching boom...

Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants : UN [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - 7 hours ago]

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World: 'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral [Published East African Standard - 39 mins ago]
Insurgents regroup in Adamawa mountains [Published Nigeria Intel - 1 hour ago]
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10 Incredible Cryptids that Attack from the Air [Published Environmental Graffiti - 2 hours ago]
Official Documents- Disbursement Letter Second ... [Published World Bank - 4 hours ago]
Special Forces capture 120 at Boko Haram chief’... [Published The Nation Nigeria - 5 hours ago]
Cameroon’s new investment code [Published This is Africa - 5 hours ago]
Border, roads remain closed, as prices of commo... [Published The Guardian Nigeria - 6 hours ago]
UNESCO, Aliyu, Onu, others pay tributes to Achebe [Published The Nation Nigeria - 6 hours ago]
Cameroon: Kosmos Energy's Sipo-1 exploration we... [Published Energy-pedia - 6 hours ago]
Searching for Achebe’s manuscripts [Published Nigeria Punch - 6 hours ago]
Atwood Aurora extends drilling tour offshore Ca... [Published Offshore oil and gas - 6 hours ago]
After-market Movers For May 20 (URBN, KOS, HGG,... [Published RTTNews.com - 7 hours ago]
UN opens forum to hear voices from indigenous p... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 7 hours ago]
Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - 7 hours ago]
QUENTIN LETTS: Fingers were wagged about not re... [Published Mail Online UK - 7 hours ago]
4 Energy Stock Stories Ready At The WSCS Pump [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 7 hours ago]
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A New African Mango Review Released on the Web ... [Published SBWire - 8 hours ago]
NIGERIA’S WAR ON TERROR: JTF Arrests 120 Terror... [Published 234Pulse.com - 8 hours ago]
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) Is Falling On Sipo-1 E... [Published RTTNews.com - 9 hours ago]
U.S. Secretary Kerry On Cameroon's National Day [Published AllAfrica.com - 9 hours ago]
Rural Cameroon suffers from lack of telecommuni... [Published UPI - 9 hours ago]
Kosmos Energy Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exp... [Published Business Wire Energy News - 10 hours ago]
Kosmos Energy Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exp... [Published EON Energy - 10 hours ago]
Nigeria Says It Has Retaken Five Islamist Stron... [Published Naharnet - 10 hours ago]
Nigeria military seizes Islamist areas [Published MSN New Zealand - 10 hours ago]
Mass 'arrests' at Nigeria funeral [Published BBC - 11 hours ago]
Nigeria eases curfew in northeast \| 2013-05-20 ... [Published Nile International - 11 hours ago]
Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive [Published International Business Times UK - 12 hours ago]

Blogs

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4 Energy Stock Stories Ready At The WSCS Pump [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 7 hours ago] Chevron Corporation ( NYSE:CVX ): Closing price $124.78 On Monday, Tesoro Logistics ( NYSE:TLLP ) said that it has amended the acquisition agreement for the purchase of Chevron Pipe Line Company’s Northwest Products System, by lowering the purchase ...
Africa: Cameroon National Day [Published Africa - May 19 2013] div id="doctitle"> Cameroon National Day Press StatementJohn KerrySecretary of StateWashington, DCMay 19, 2013 div id="centerblock"> On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the people of Cameroon and offer my best ...
SWIVEL-EYED LOONS ROW: Why James Kirkup, Paul G... [Published St George West - May 19 2013] Did a Gang of Four set out to create Swivelgate? Not a swivel-eyed loon, as such The Tory Party Co-Chairman Andrew Feldman is vehemently denying that he was the person who made the “bunch of swivel-eyed loons” (BOSEL) crack about Conservative ...
The Swivel Eyed Loon Cameroon Should Be Named &... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - May 18 2013] The Times and Telegraph regale us with front page stories of a Cameron ally who has called Conservative Party activists ‘swivel-eyed loons’. This is how James Kirkup in the Telegraph reported it. Grassroots Conservative activists are “mad swivel-eyed ...
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Audio/Video

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Cameroon artists send political messages [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 06 2013]
Protecting Cameroon's virgin forest [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 22 2013]
African rainforest fights for survival [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 22 2013]
Hostage family return to Paris [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Apr 20 2013]
Hostage family greeted by French president [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 20 2013]

Press Releases

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Kosmos Energy Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exp... [Published Business Wire Energy News - 10 hours ago]
Kosmos Energy Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exp... [Published EON Energy - 10 hours ago]
Vitol Group - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - ... [Published PR inside - May 19 2013]
ForeverGreen Begins Product Sales in New Countries [Published Business Wire Retail News - May 15 2013]
ForeverGreen Begins Product Sales in New Countries [Published Business Wire Health News - May 15 2013]