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Cameroon’s blood shortage deepens as NBTS meets just 47% of annual requirement

The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) of Cameroon has raised concerns over the country’s persistent blood shortage, revealing that it collected less than half of its annual blood requirement in 2025. During the 10th Extraordinary Session of the Management Committee of NBTS in Yaounde on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, it was disclosed that the institution […]
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WICUDA 2026 football final showcases Wimbum unity in Yaounde

More than just a game, football is widely regarded as a powerful global language that brings people together across cultures and languages and fosters unity. This was on full display on Sunday, September 13, 2026, as Wimbum sons and daughters in and around the nation’s capital thronged the 4,000-capacity Military Stadium in Ngoa-Ekelle, Yaounde, for […]
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Nassara FC deny Mbiplah FC historic WICUDA Yaounde trophy

Newcomers Mbiplah FC came close to making history as the first-ever team to win both the Championship and Cup titles of the Wimbum Cultural and Development Association (WICUDA) Yaounde football tournament, but their dream was shattered by Nassara FC in the final of the 20th edition of the annual sports jamboree at the Military Stadium […]
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Anglophone crisis: Women demand stronger support for peacebuilding initiatives

Women from the two volatile English-speaking regions of Cameroon have appealed for stronger support for women-led peace initiatives to restore peace in the Anglophone regions ravaged by a decade-long armed conflict. A women-led coalition advancing inclusive peace and security in the two regions, known as the South West North West Women’s Taskforce (SNWOT), appealed during […]
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Nkambe: United Stars lift 2026 Awudu Stanley football trophy

United Stars FC of Nkambe have been crowned champions of the fifth edition of the Ta Nformi Awudu Stanley Football Friendship Tournament (ASFFOOT), after defeating Church FC 3-1 in a thrilling final at the Nkambe Municipal Stadium on Sunday, September 6. Hundreds of football fans turned out for the eagerly awaited final, played under the […]
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Roads, bridges, water…: Ndu Council releases Mayor Abdou Borno’s dev’t report card

The Ndu Council has unveiled what it describes as a landmark record of Mayor Abdou Kanfon Borno’s development blueprint across the municipality with barely five months to the end of his first mandate. Touted as the greatest achievement by a mayor since the establishment of the municipality in September 1993, following its creation a year […]
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Cameroon’s waste crisis: We need more than cleanup campaigns

Why changing our relationship with waste must become a national civic priority By Che Emmanuel Mforlem* Cameroon’s waste management crisis is becoming increasingly visible in our towns and cities. Piles of garbage along roadsides, blocked gutters, illegal dumping sites, plastic waste in waterways, and overflowing waste points have become familiar sights in many communities. When […]
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Equatorial Guinea rejects Jeune Afrique’s foiled coup attempt report

Equatorial Guinea has categorically denied a report by leading French-language pan-African news magazine Jeune Afrique alleging that authorities had foiled a coup attempt in the oil-rich Central African country, describing the report as “completely false.” In a report published on its website last week, Jeune Afrique claimed that Equatorial Guinean authorities had seized a shipping […]
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NEWOLEC honours Esther Omam with yet another Peace Award

The Network of Women-Led Civil Society Organizations in Cameroon (NEWOLEC) has honoured Women’s Rights Advocate, Peacebuilder, Mediator and Humanitarian leader Dr Omam Esther Njomo with its “Peace Builder Award 2026” in recognition of her years of work promoting peace in Cameroon. The award was presented to the Executive Director of Reach Out Cameroon at a […]
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