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    Cameroon: Would-Be Ghanaian Migrants Detained Without Lawyers  Nov 28, 2008
    Some 10 Ghanaian immigrants who were arrested November 21 at the Rehabilitation Centre in Douala are being detained at the New Bell Prison ... The Cameroon Government instructed that the victims be given adequate medical attention and then later taken to the Rehabilitation Centre at Bepanda, Douala ... The burden of rendering assistance to the Ghanaians reportedly rested on the shoulder of the President of the small Ghanaian community in Douala, Kwame Gyimeh. (allAfrica.com)

    College basketball: UTPB men want to turn it up on offense  Nov 13, 2008
    F 6-7 Douala, Cameroon. Alexander Scotland-Williamson Fr. (Odessa American, TX)

    West African gunmen threaten to kill French oilmen  Oct 31, 2008
    "The crisis centre and the French consulate in Douala are in contact with the company employing our citizens and with their families," the French foreign ministry in Paris said in a statement. A diplomat in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde said the attack bore the hallmarks of raids carried out by Nigerian pirates operating in the Niger Delta oilfields. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Africa: Global Finance Crisis Threatens Refugees  Oct 14, 2008
    Lupube Therese, 49, Democratic Republic of Congo, fled to Douala, Cameroon, in 1998 where she lives with five of her eight children and three grandchildren. A five-year conflict from 1998-2002 in the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed an estimated five million lives. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: That Limbe Raid - What Ze Meka Never Said  Oct 4, 2008
    When the attacks were going on, the commander of the Naval Base in Limbe was in Douala. When informed, he complained that he could not come because of transport difficulties. (allAfrica.com)

    Chad: Heaviest-Ever Rain Season Predicted  Oct 4, 2008
    com: Chad: Heaviest-Ever Rain Season Predicted (Page 1 of 1). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)

    '+weather_current+'°\;F/'+weather_current_celsius+'°\;C  Oct 3, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)

    Cameroon: Special Military Unit Strays From Its Mission  Aug 30, 2008
    But in February 2008 in the cities of Douala and Yaound; the BIR was called on to crack down on rioters protesting against the high cost of living. Jean Bertin Kemayou, leader of human rights organisation Freedom Services, claims up to 100 people died in these protests, most of them unarmed civilians at the hands of the BIR.. (allAfrica.com)

    Jet crash in Kyrgyzstan claims dozens  Aug 25, 2008
    May 5: All 114 people on board a Kenya Airways Boeing 737 are killed after the plane crashed in torrential rain after takeoff from Douala in Cameroon en route to Nairobi. July 17: A Brazilian TAM passenger plane crashes into buildings when trying to land in Sao Paulo, killing 199 people aboard and on the ground. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely  Jul 30, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)

    Africa: Homophobia Fuelling the Spread of HIV  Jul 24, 2008
    Philippe (last name withheld) is being monitored by a centre providing free information and care for MSM, which was opened very recently by Alternatives Cameroun in Douala, the large city port. He decided to risk revealing his sexual orientation and his HIV positive status to give others something to hold on to, "in the hope that this will serve as an example for others so that there is more discussion about the illness between [MSMs] and health professionals". (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: Chiefs Slam Govt Decentralisation Policy  Jul 21, 2008
    He noted that domestic flights would soon go operational in Douala and Yaounde at subsidised rates while their province is left out. The Chief also expressed bitterness that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Jean Kuete, has visited three Provinces in the Francophone region, where he donated FCFA 100 million to each Province for farmers. (allAfrica.com)

    CEN-SAD workers plead for AU governmentLibyan official commends CEN-SAD achievements   UN, AU to continue operations in Darfur, says commanderMauritanian president leaves for Mediterranean Union launchGovt may remove key obstacle to Niger Delta talksMore setback for planned Niger Delta talksKadhafi hails outcome of AU summit ON THE WIRE AFRAA wants tougher action over breach of air safety rulesNairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African states are failing to put in placepolicies to ensure proper air navigation surveillance services foraircraft departing and landing in theirairports, which makes air rescue services more difficult, aviationexperts said Monday.    15/07/2008   Full Text...  Jul 15, 2008
    Citing the Kenya Airways plane crash, which occurred in Douala, Cameroon on 5 May, 2007, the AFRAA chief said it was regrettable that it took more than 24 hours to locate a plane that crashed only five kilometres away from the runway. The Kenya Airways lost its commercial aircraft, a Boeing 737, with 114 passengers on board plus crew members shortly after the plane left the Douala international airport. (Panapress.com)

    Singer faces Cameroon riots trial  Jul 13, 2008
    Lapiro has already spent 90 days in custody and could face a two-year prison term, if found guilty of being behind the riots in his home town of Mbanga, north of the economic capital, Douala. His wife said Lapiro, who is in his 50s, had lost 20kg since his arrest in April. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Cameroon: Death 'Snatches' Enonchong From Jaws of Prosecutors  Jul 2, 2008
    In a letter to the Prime Minister dated June 21, the Board Chair of Pamol, Chief Stephen Esoh Itoh, said Dr Enonchong had initiated cases in Buea and Douala to pursue his false claim of the ownership of Pamol ... In, yet, another in case in the Douala court, the late Barrister sued the former General Manager of Pamol, Hon Moses Obenofunde and the current Manager, Obi-Okpun Wanobi Osang, for perpetuating fraud. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: Seventeen Dead in Douala Jail Break  Jul 1, 2008
    As we went to press on sunday, June 29, there was news of inmates at the Douala Central Prison (New Bell), who had organized and orchestrated a mass escape ... The bodies of the victims killed are currently at the Douala Laquantinie hospital mortuary ... Like many others, the Douala new bell prison was built in 1933 with a maximum capacity of 800 prisoners but seventy five years latter, the prison has not witnessed any major renovation and presently is host to about 3500 inmates. (allAfrica.com)

    Inmates killed in Cameroon escape  Jul 1, 2008
    Guards have shot dead at least 16 prisoners during an attempted prison break in Douala, Cameroon ... The prison in Douala, which was built in 1930, has a maximum capacity of 800 but holds almost five times that number, according to a Cameroonian human rights official. (BBC News -- Africa)

    UN lauds Cameroon's efforts in hosting external refugees  Jun 22, 2008
    In addition, there are more than 15,000 urban refugees from the greater Central Africa region, which includes Chad, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are spread in the country's two major cities of Douala and Yaounde, according to UNHCR figures. "Despite the efforts of the authorities to integrate these refugees within the mainstream of the Cameroonian society, there is always some concern if nothing is done to help these men and women," said Franklin. (Xinhua)

    Cameroon: Brain Drain Hampers Public Services  Jun 20, 2008
    Sleeping on a sofa in an aunt's house or selling DVDS in Douala to make ends meet. Or better still. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: Airlines Dumps 800 Workers  Jun 3, 2008
    On February 22, 2006, the then Minister of the Economy and Finance, Polycarpe Abah Abah, disclosed, while addressing members of GICAM in Douala, that government had, after concertating with the World Bank, decided to place CAMAIR on liquidation/privatisation ... Then after the General Assembly meeting of CAMAIR on March 14 in Douala, the Minister of Finance told reporters that the mandate of Bekolo and Partners had been extended for one year as liquidator in charge of Financial Affairs at... (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: May Day Celebrations - Youths Want Jailed February Demonstrators Pardoned  May 17, 2008
    These request comes within the backdrop of the platform's visit to the prison of Yaounde, Bafoussam, Douala and Buea. After the visit, they observed that the detainees are crammed in crowded prisons with hardened criminals, sleeping on bare floor, with no medical assistance; are malnourished and vulnerable to deviant practices and barbaric acts. (allAfrica.com)

    Equatorial Guinea: Country Re-Opens Border With Cameroon  May 17, 2008
    The incident had also caused Equato-Guinean traders to abandon their goods in Douala. Besides, the relationship between the two countries had gone sour, with many Cameroonians suggesting that the Cameroonian consular office in Malabo be closed, considering the continuous poor treatment meted on Cameroonians. (allAfrica.com)

    REDLINE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC - Best of WiMAX World ...  May 15, 2008
    The first phase of the MTN Cameroon's WiMAX roll-out will include the cities of Douala and Yaounde, with 14 additional cities planned by the end of 2008 ... The company has extended its services to more than 12,000 residential users in Douala and Yaounde. (Fox News)

    Richard Bona Would be in Concert in Accra on May 17  May 13, 2008
    At age 11, Bona went with his father to Douala, sea-port city with nearly 2 million residents. Bona quickly found his first job, as a guitarist with a dance group. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Protests against Cameroon's Biya  Apr 22, 2008
    Similar reports have come from the other main cities of Douala and Bamende. Soldiers are patrolling the streets of Yaounde and there is an atmosphere of intimidation, our correspondent says. (BBC News -- Africa)

    * Carry on Cameroon  Apr 17, 2008
    My friend Nick and I flew into the city of Douala ... We left Douala the next day and headed north with guide Benjamin and driver Solomon, passing through rubber and palm tree plantations ... Chilling out with a drink at our hotel, looking out over a vast expanse of white sand, we saw foreigners for the first time X not tourists, but diplomats and aid agency workers from Douala and the capital, Yaounde, looking for a bit of R n R. I finally managed to wash away the last of the red dust in... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Another failed state?: Cameroon's descent  Apr 11, 2008
    There were also reports of dead bodies floating on the Wouri River in Douala, the country's economic capital, although it is unclear how many people died. Today in Opinion. (International Herald Tribune)

    Ivorian wins sixth leg of Cameroon Cycling TourDouala, Cameroon (PANA) - Ivorian Kont Bassirou Thursday won the164-km, sixth legof the Cameroon international Cycling Tour, between Douala and Kribi in theSouth-eastern part of the country.    04/04/2008   Full Text...  Apr 4, 2008
    Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - Ivorian Kont Bassirou Thursday won the 164-km, sixth leg of the Cameroon international Cycling Tour, between Douala and Kribi in the South-eastern part of the country. Bassirou reached the finish line ahead of Slovak Robert Glajza, the winner of the last two legs who led the entire race. (Panapress.com)

    Clashes Over Food Prices Trouble Political Leaders  Apr 2, 2008
    -- The government put the death toll from the clashes at 24, although human rights activists put it at over 100 and said most of the victims were shot dead by police in the commercial capital Douala. The government said 1,671 people were also arrested. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Football results  Mar 27, 2008
    African Confederation Cup second round, first leg: Issia Wazi (Civ) 2 US Masseda (Tog) 0, Rachad Barnoussi (Mor) 3 Esperance (Tun) 1, Djoliba (Mli) 2 Satellite (Gui) 0, Petro Atletico (Ang) 1 Mangasport (Gab) 2, ASC Linguere (Sen) 3 Entente Bingerville (Civ) 0, CS Sfaxien (Tun) 1 JSM Bejaia (Alg) 0, Astres Douala (Cmr) 2 Maniema Union (Cod) 0, V Club (Cod) 0 Express (Uga) 0, Al-Akhdar (Lba) 1 Young Africans (Tan) 1, Mouloudia Alger (Alg) 0 Coast Guards (Egy) 0, Al-Merreikh (Sud) 3 Rayon Sport... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Opposition Leader May Meet Biya  Mar 18, 2008
    Tabali would want the Minister to say who kidnapped two Italians from Douala and brought them to Bamenda and where, specifically, they were released in Bamenda. He would also want Marafa to identify the youths whom the Minister claimed were caught at Makenene, and to tell the world who the hardened criminal was, whom he alleged was spotted behind Fru Ndi's car, and why the said hardened criminal was not arrested. (allAfrica.com)

    Boiling point?Resentments resurface with Cameroon's 'leader for life'  Mar 18, 2008
    When protests against the constitutional change started, the Governor of Littoral Province, Fai Yengo Francis, banned all demonstrations in Douala, the economic capital ... Communications Minister Jean-Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam sent soldiers to close down two private radio and television stations, Equinoxe in Douala and Magic FM in Yaounde. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Harare diaryYour questions answered about daily life under Mugabe  Mar 15, 2008
    Kennedy Nji Achiri, Douala Cameroon. A: Well, he seems to have the support of party loyalists who think Mugabe needs to step down, and of academics and high powered executives who cannot see a former trade union leader being president. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Govt Steps Up Media Crackdown [press release]  Mar 8, 2008
    Meanwhile, there have been several physical attacks on journalists covering the street protests in Douala. Cameraman Eric Golf Kouatchou of the Canal 2 International TV station was beaten and briefly detained along with demonstrators by members of the Mobile Intervention Group (GMI) on 27 February. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: Not Quite Back to Normal  Mar 7, 2008
    "Around 2000 people were arrested in Douala alone," she said ... The riots started in the economic centre Douala in the west of Cameroon on 25 February, and quickly spread to the political capital Yaound; and other cities as youths protested against rising fuel and food prices and efforts by President Biya to change the constitution so that he could run again in the 2011 elections. (allAfrica.com)

    CAR and CEMAC Sign U.S.$ 67 Million Transport Facilitation Project Grant Agreements  Mar 4, 2008
    68 million, with the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Economic and Monetary Union of Central African States (CEMAC) to finance the Douala-Bangui and Douala-Ndjamena road corridor, linking Cameroon, the CAR and Chad ... Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Gantsho explained that the two grants and a UA 48 million loan to Cameroon signed last week and a UA 19 million grant approved for Chad represent the Bank's contribution of a combined US$ 174 million to the transport facilitation programme for... (allAfrica.com)

    After week of unrest, Cameroon appears calmer  Mar 3, 2008
    the main port city of Douala and several western towns, according to news reports, but it was unclear how they died ... The unrest began last weekend when a transport union went on strike in Douala to protest high fuel prices and angry youths took to the streets to protest fuel and food costs. (International Herald Tribune)

    Deadly violence rages in Cameroon  Feb 29, 2008
    Barricades were erected in Yaounde, youths fought police in the port of Douala and three deaths were reported in the north-western town of Bamenda ... Both Yaounde and Douala were both virtually brought to a standstill on Thursday despite a heavy military deployment. (BBC News)

    Panic Grips Capital  Feb 29, 2008
    Reading this piece one would hardly think that similar events were happening in Douala, Bamenda, and other places in Cameroon at the same time. This sloppy journalism from. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon head blames opposition  Feb 28, 2008
    There have been scenes of unrest in Douala since the weekend ... The BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah in the city of Douala says a taxi-drivers strike was called off on Tuesday night after the government agreed to a small reduction in the price of fuel ... Police in Douala clashed with some 2,000 protesters as they tried to cross a bridge, causing about 20 to fall into the river below, our reporter says. (BBC News)

    Cameroon:Unrest Spreads After Taxi Strike Ends  Feb 28, 2008
    The violence that started in Cameroon's main city Douala on 24 February with a taxi strike to protest fuel prices has continued and spread to other cities including the political capital Yaound;, even after strike organisers declared the strike over ... Rioters burning vehicles and tires in Douala ... "I am stuck in a health clinic," Lucien Mby a patient IRIN spoke to by telephone in Douala. (allAfrica.com)

    Anti-government rioting spreads in Cameroon  Feb 28, 2008
    The unrest - the worst in over 15 years in this central African oil producing nation - has killed at least seven people since it broke out at the weekend in the port of Douala, a major African shipping hub ... In the commercial capital of Douala, a police helicopter dropped tear gas on hundreds of protesters who marched to demand bigger cuts in fuel and food prices ... Cameroon's government and union leaders reached an agreement late on Tuesday to end a taxi drivers' strike which had triggered... (International Herald Tribune)

    Cameroon: Riots Break Out in Capital  Feb 26, 2008
    com: Cameroon: Douala Burns As Taxi Strike Turns Into General Rioting (Page 1 of 1) ... Cameroon: Douala Burns As Taxi Strike Turns Into General Rioting ... Residents of Douala awoke to heavy gunfire on 25 February. (allAfrica.com)

    AfDB and Cameroon Sign U.S.$ 76.6 Million Transport Facilitation Project Loan  Feb 23, 2008
    57 million (FCFA 36 billion) to finance the Douala-Bangui and Douala Ndjamena road corridor, linking Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad ... The two main objectives of the loan from the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the Bank Group, are to contribute to the growth of intra- and inter-regional trade in the Economic and Monetary Union of Central African States (CEMAC) zone as well as enhance the efficiency of the transport chain, including road... (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon: Journalists Ordered Not to Broadcast Opposition Speech  Feb 23, 2008
    "That is why Fru Ndi's recent Douala press conference was heavily censored," a CRTV source, who asked for anonymity, told The Post. In the same vein, the music of one of Cameroon's critical artists, Longue Longue, has been proscribed on CRTV radio. (allAfrica.com)

    Football feverReaders from across Africa look back at the Nations Cup  Feb 12, 2008
    Name: Leila Kigha Town: Douala Age: 26 Job: Journalist. Oh. (BBC News -- Africa)

    US opposes constitutional amendment in CameroonDouala, Cameroon (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Cameroon, Janet ElisabethGarvey, has said her country is against any plan to amend the African country'sConstitution so that President Paul Biya can run again.    07/02/2008   Full Text...  Feb 7, 2008
    Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The US Ambassador to Cameroon, Janet Elisabeth Garvey, has said her country is against any plan to amend the African country's Constitution so that President Paul Biya can run again. Speaking at a forum in Yaound, the country's political capital, the US diplomat said she had conveyed the US stance to President Biya. (Panapress.com)

    Cup of NationsAfrican readers share their thoughts on the tournament  Feb 3, 2008
    Name: Leila Kigha Town: Douala Age: 26 Job: Journalist. I have never been so relieved in all my life - now that we are through to the last eight. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Football passionAfrican readers are getting ready for the Cup of Nations  Jan 19, 2008
    Name:Leila Kigha Town: Douala Age: 26 Job: Journalist. Football to me is an issue I have come to love and appreciate through time. (BBC News)

    Cameroon: 60 Top Govt Officials to Be Investigated  Jan 15, 2008
    Celestin Pascal Tawamba (Customs Inspector, General Manager of CAMPOST) Anatole Nkono Ze (President of Privatisation Commission) Blaise Eug;ne Nsom (Director of Treasury) Paul Tasong Njukang (Senior Tax Inspector, Ministry of Finance) Akame Mfoumou (former Minister of Finance) Alphone Siyam Siwe (former General Manager of Port Authority of Douala now jailed) Emmanuel Ondo Ndong (former General Manager of FEICOM, now jailed) ... It would be recalled as we reported last year that the Douala... (allAfrica.com)

    Hour-by-hour forecast  Jan 3, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)

    Singing savioursCameroonians dance to the beat of anti-corruption music  Dec 8, 2007
    The BBC's Randy Joe Sa'ah reports from the port city of Douala on the latest attempt to fight corruption. If you walk down Cameroon's city streets, the music you are likely to hear booming from shops, bars and taxis is known here as "revolutionary". (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Complete weather forecast  Dec 7, 2007
    Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Cameroon Group Faults Airline Over Parrot Smuggling  Dec 6, 2007
    The Yaounde-based Last Great Ape Organization (LAGA), working with Cameroon's security forces, seized a consignment of 500 African Grey parrots on Tuesday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane shortly before it was due to leave Douala airport. The discovery came just over a week after the authorities arrested two Ghanaians for trying to illegally export a first batch of 500 parrots out of Douala to Bahrain. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Cameroon welcomes Taiping Four gorillas  Dec 1, 2007
    The male and three females were flown to Douala airport from South Africa, where they had been kept at the National Zoological Garden in Pretoria after the Malaysian government sent them back to Africa in 2004. Malaysia' Taiping Zoo had acquired the apes after they were trapped as infants in Cameroon's forests in 2002 and smuggled out of the central African country. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    'Poster child' gorillas head to sanctuary  Nov 30, 2007
    Kenya Airways agreed to fly the animals for free on a scheduled flight from Johannesburg, via Nairobi and onto Douala in Cameroon, and the zoo said it would cover all the medical costs. More from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Cameroon Holds Ghanaians for Smuggling 500 Parrots  Nov 28, 2007
    Drori said the Ghanaians had been in possession of fake CITES licences and that the parrots had already been stamped for export by customs officials in the main commercial city of Douala when the seizure was made. The men could face up to three years in prison or fines of 3-10 million CFA francs (US$6,795-22,650) if found guilty. (Planet Ark, United States)

    'Taiping Four' gorillas head home  Nov 28, 2007
    The animals will leave SA on board a scheduled Kenya Airways flight from Johannesburg, via Nairobi and on to Douala in Cameroon. Sapa. (iAfrica.com)

    Never give up the fight  Nov 25, 2007
    So here's Bika, born the fourth-eldest of nine children in the country's largest city, Douala, with no choice but to harden up ... Back home in Douala, his parents are getting a new house. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    MTN selects Redline's RedMAX products for WiMAX network in Cameroon  Nov 20, 2007
    The first phase of the MTN Cameroon's WiMAX roll-out will include the cities of Douala and Yaound;, with 10 additional cities planned for 2007 and 2008 ... The company expects to extend its services to more than 12,000 residential users in Douala and Yaound; in 2007. (Canada Newswire)

    Cameroon's civil society rejects calls for limitless term for BiyaDouala, Cameroon (PANA) Cameroon's civil society organisations andopposition political parties, grouped under the "civil society'splatform for democracy in Cameroon," have strongly condemned calls tochange the country's Constitution to ensure an unlimited term ofoffice for the head of state.    11/11/2007   Full Text...  Nov 11, 2007
    Douala, Cameroon (PANA) Cameroon's civil society organisations and opposition political parties, grouped under the "civil society's platform for democracy in Cameroon," have strongly condemned calls to change the country's Constitution to ensure an unlimited term of office for the head of state. The calls are being championed by some leading figures in the ruling Democratic Rally of Cameroonian People (RDCP). (Panapress.com)

    Cameroon: Buying Food Aid Locally Also Has Risks  Nov 10, 2007
    The port city of Douala is still a major hub for international food aid heading to Chad and Central African Republic, but the World Food Programme (WFP) in Cameroon is buying an increasing amount of its requirements locally ... Mostly we sell to commercial traders in the region," Fadil said.Indeed stocks of sorghum and maize in the central market in Douala dwarfed those in the WFP warehouses. The cereal sellers there said their clients mostly ship the cereal to ports along the central African... (allAfrica.com)

    Head-on crash kills 23 in Cameroon  Oct 29, 2007
    A third bus crushed two people on a motorcycle and plunged into a ditch after swerving to avoid the collision, which happened on Saturday evening around 70 kilometres north of the central African country's commercial capital Douala. They were all running at top speed and their headlights were fully on, the radio said, quoting police sources and eyewitnesses. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Cocoa Producers in Talks About New Grouping to Buy Directly From Farmers  Sep 22, 2007
    You get the sense that there will never be any improvement,'' Etoa Abena said by phone from Douala, Cameroon, on Sept. 19. We need to focus on creating producer organizations that are much stronger. (Bloomberg)

    WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible  Aug 28, 2007
    Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)

    Ireland: Gays in Africa  Aug 24, 2007
    In Cameroon, six teenagers have been jailed without trial since July 30 on charges of homosexuality following police use of torture to make other youths "name names" of their gay friends in Douala, the country's largest city with a population estimated at more than 2 million ... Three adolescents had been taken to the police commissariat in Douala's Bonassama district because they had allegedly stolen something from the house of the parents of one of them ... After being held for 10 days in the... (Zmag.org)

    Cameroon recalls Eto'o for friendly vs. Japan  Aug 7, 2007
    Forwards: Joseph Desire Job (Sedan), Achille Webo (Osasuna), Roudolphe Douala Mbella (St Etienne), Idrissou Mohamadou (MSV Duisburg), Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona). Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Igesund eyes Sfaxien clash  Aug 2, 2007
    They drew their first game away to Astres Douala in Cameroon and will be desperate to get maximum points. "But at this point it is the officiating I am worried about. The last time we went to play Sportif de Gafsa, the situation was unbelievable. I don't want to talk about it though. But we have to be mentally strong. We have to be brave and bold and play to a certain system and although we expect the worst, we are well prepared.". (iAfrica.com)

    Richard Quest: Keeping cool in summer  Jul 26, 2007
    " below), I have decided to offer you up a twofer this week - two for one. Last week I was traveling in Africa, in Cameroon to be precise. I flew around Cameroon, marveling at the splendor of the Congo rain forest, which you can see on this months Quest (hey, its my blogI can promote my show if I want to). Anyway, I was reminded that we are indeed very lucky in the standard of airports and service we enjoy in the West. Douala Airport is a pretty grim place to be stranded for... (CNN -- World)

    Cameroon: Ruling Party Wins in a Landslide  Jul 25, 2007
    The CPDM won 33 councils, notably that of Nkongsamba I and II, Yabassi, Edea I and II, Douala I, II, III, V and VI. The SDF won Douala IV Council ... Besides the cities of Yaounde and Douala, participation throughout the country ranged from 80 to 100 percent. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon Elections Under Way  Jul 23, 2007
    "What do I care about legislative elections or electing a mayor in Cameroon? What have those who were elected during the past 15 years done to change life for us?" asked Ebenezer Penda, a 36-year-old taxi-bike rider in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala. Cameroon is home to a French-speaking majority from which Biya hails and an English-speaking minority that comprises about 20 percent of the nation's 15 million inhabitants. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Woman caught with 800 voter's cards in CameroonDouala, Cameroon (PANA) - A 40-year-old woman was caught with about800 voter's cards Sunday in the south-western English-speakingprovince of Kumba, as Cameroonians went to the polls to elect 180parliamentarians and 10,549 local councilors, PANA reported.    23/07/2007   Full Text...  Jul 23, 2007
    Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - A 40-year-old woman was caught with about 800 voter's cards Sunday in the south-western English-speaking province of Kumba, as Cameroonians went to the polls to elect 180 parliamentarians and 10,549 local councilors, PANA reported. The unidentified woman was rescued by security forces from an angry mob that had planned to lynch her in the town, situated some 134km from the country's economic capital city of Douala. (Panapress.com)

    Some of the deadliest plane crashes in the last several years  Jul 18, 2007
    May 5, 2007: A Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 crashed in a swamp in Cameroon shortly after taking off from Douala, killing all 114 people aboard. Oct. 29, 2006: A Nigerian ADC Airlines plane carrying 105 people crashed shortly after taking off during a storm in Abuja, killing 96 people. (International Herald Tribune)

    World Bank to fund West African road, rail links  Jun 28, 2007
    The World Bank project will target sections of road and stretches of rail between Chad's capital N'Djamena and Bangui in Central African Republic to the port of Douala in Cameroon. In addition, it will finance improvements to accelerate border crossings and reduce other barriers along the Douala-N'Djamena and Douala-Bangui corridors ... It will also provide technical assistance to speed up port clearance at Douala. (AlertNet)

    Accra -Africa's Most Expensive City?  Jun 19, 2007
    However, a check of the Mercer Human Resource Consulting's site - the firm that conducted the original survey - indicates Douala, Cameroon tops with a rank of 24. In 2005, Ghana was 91st in the world and sixth in Africa. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Kenya: KQ Plane Voice Recorder Found  Jun 18, 2007
    Cameroonian officials have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of the Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 that crashed into a swamp in Douala last month ... The six-month-old Boeing 737-800 crashed close to Douala Airport shortly after taking off for Nairobi in stormy weather at around midnight on May 4-5. (allAfrica.com)

    Crashed plane's voice recorder to give up secrets  Jun 17, 2007
    When it is analysed, the voice recorder is expected to reveal the final exchanges between the plane's captain and his co-pilot and also any conversations with the control tower in Cameroon's commercial capital of Douala. The Kenya Airways flight nose-dived into a swamp in the West African country less than two minutes after taking off from Douala on a stormy night on May 5. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Cameroon crash probe finds no mechanical problems  Jun 16, 2007
    The Kenya Airways flight nose-dived into a swamp in Cameroon less than two minutes after taking off from the West African country's commercial capital of Douala on a stormy night. The Boeing 737-800 was bound for Kenya. (Sioux City Journal)

    Agency Aims to Boost African Air Safety  Jun 6, 2007
    DOUALA, Cameroon As Capt. Terry Palmer's airliner neared the international airport at this commercial hub in central Africa, the routine weather report he received from the tower indicated light rain and scattered clouds on the final approach ... These were highlighted last month when a brand-new Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 crashed into a jungle swamp seconds after take-off from Douala airport, killing all 114 people aboard. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    New continent-wide African aviation agency aims to boost air safety  May 22, 2007
    DOUALA, Cameroon When a brand-new Kenya Airways Boeing 737 crashed into a jungle swamp seconds after take-off from Douala airport this month, killing all 114 people aboard, authorities mistakenly thought it had plunged 100 miles to the south ... The absence of radar at Douala International Airport, the initial lack of concern at the plane's failure to report to air traffic control after take-off and the seemingly lackadaisical search effort renewed apprehensions about the safety of African air... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Cameroon mourns jet crash victims  May 19, 2007
    A ceremony will take place near the crash site not far from Douala ... A total of 114 people died when the plane plunged into swamps after taking off from Cameroon's Douala airport ... A multi-denominational church service has taken place in Douala, attended by some of the victim's relatives. (BBC News -- Africa)

    Kenya: KQ Starts Paying Kin of Crash Victims  May 17, 2007
    Kenya Airways has began giving part payments to the next of kin of victims of flight KQ flight 507 that crashed in a mangrove swamp in Douala, Cameroon 13 days ago ... A Douala-based travel agent, Mr Josshua Osih, said compensation for air accident victims is guided by the Warsaw convention on air travel which Kenya airways is a signatory ... Meanwhile, an inter-faith memorial service will be held tomorrow at the Douala Catholic Cathedral. (allAfrica.com)

    Relatives Visit Crash Site  May 17, 2007
    David OkwembahDouala ... The families had been kept waiting for more than four hours as frantic efforts were made to reach the Kenya Airways officials and the governor of Douala, Mr Gounouko Hawonaye, to intervene ... This was the third time the families failed to reach the crash site venue more than 10 days since the plane plunged into the swampy mangrove forest in Douala. (allAfrica.com)

    Cameroon's crash pilot 'warned'  May 16, 2007
    Kenya Airways Boeing 737 crashed into swampland soon after take-off from Douala, killing all 114 passengers. The official inquiry is yet to report on the cause of the disaster. (BBC News)

    Memorial for 114 Dead in Kenya Air Crash  May 16, 2007
    On stage was a montage of the 27 flags circling photos of the nine crew members who died when, on May 5, a Kenya-bound Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into a swamp seconds after taking off from Cameroon's commercial capital, Douala. All 114 people on board died. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

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