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  1. Cameroon-Tunisia: Tying the knot to strengthen TourismRead the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | CRTV

    Cameroon and Tunisia are countries that can be considered as tourist destinations.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, Douala, Cameroon

  2. National assembly: Parliamentary session begins with Prime Minister present for the first timeRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 11, 2009 | CRTV

    ... billion francs shall also be reviewed. In his preliminary remarks, Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, pointed out that Cameroon's economy depends largely on imported products. The country imports approximately 120.000 tons of rice and about 420.000 tons of ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Paul Biya

  3. Diane Lemieux to become mayor's right handRead the original story

    Tuesday | Montreal city weblog

    Unelected in Ahuntsic, Diane Lemieux will nonetheless be given the plum job of mayor's right-hand woman, chef de cabinet .

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    Related Topix: Sud-Ouest, Cameroon, World News

  4. Cameroon: From "kind" thieves to mobile credit as legal tenderRead the original story

    Tuesday | Global Voices Online

    The nearly 20 million inhabitants of Cameroon are facing rising levels of criminality.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon, Centre, Cameroon

  5. Corruption in Cameroon Deters Investment, Slows GrowthRead the original story

    Tuesday | Voice of America

    The government of Cameroon has launched a new attack on corruption. It has arrested and jailed more than 100 former ministers, public administrators and state corporation managers -- charging them with embezzling public funds and plundering national resources.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Paul Biya

  6. Cinderella fruit: Wild delicacies become cash cropsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday | New Scientist

    IF YOU had come here 10 years ago, says Thaddeus Salah as he shows us round his tree nursery in north-west Cameroon, you would have seen real hunger and poverty.

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    Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Agriculture, World News, Africa

  7. Bulldog fans can watch NCAA Division II selection show tonight at 7 p.m.Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Enquirer-Journal

    ... place in the South Atlantic Conference. Four Bulldogs earned All-SAC honors. Senior forward Junior Nyemb (Douala, Cameroon) received the prestigious SAC Scholar-Athlete Award. Bulldog fans can view the selection show at the following link: ...

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    Related Topix: Indianapolis, IN

  8. Interpol Cracking Down on Central Africa Trade in Stolen VehiclesRead the original story

    Monday | Voice of America

    ... luxury cars in Central Africa. Interpol says thousands of luxury cars stolen in Belgium, France, and Japan enter Cameroon's port of Douala each year, many bound for buyers in neighboring Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. From its new regional bureau in ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Douala, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Yaounde, Cameroon, Centre, Cameroon, Sao Tome and Principe

  9. Updates - Arts and cultureRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 11, 2009 | CRTV

    The union of free Trade Unions of Cameroon solves leadership crisis/University of Buea welcomes new students 1. The union of free Trade Unions of Cameroon solves leadership crisis The union of free Trade Unions of Cameroon has met in an extraordinary congress in Yaounde.

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    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Sud-Ouest, Cameroon, Buea, Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon, Centre, Cameroon

  10. Marathon: 22 km- race dubbed "CPDM anniversary semi-marathon" organised.Read the original story

    Sep 11, 2009 | CRTV

    ... the take off point, in the early hours of 6th November 2009. The Athletes and sport lovers from different parts of Cameroon had 22 km within the city to cover. At the end of the enduring exercise, Ismaela Talla and Yvonne Ngwaya registered ...

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Marathon

  11. Public consultation begins on phase 1 of Bonaventure Expressway transformation projectRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Canada NewsWire

    The report also proposes the development of an exclusive, dedicated corridor for public transportation along Dalhousie Street.

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    Related Topix: Sud-Ouest, Cameroon, Quebec, Canada, World News, Ville-Marie, QC, Canada, New Brunswick, Canada, Dalhousie, NB

  12. Cameroon: Bloggers discuss Paul Biya's 27 years in powerRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Global Voices Online

    On 6th November 2009, President Paul Biya of the West African state of Cameroon celebrated his 27th anniversary in power by writing a letter to his citizens.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Paul Biya

  13. Tourism: Cameron-Tunisian mixed commission endsRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 11, 2009 | CRTV

    The second Cameron-Tunisian mixed commission on tourism has ended in Tunisia. The major resolution taken at the end of the working session was the commitment to improve on Cameroon's tourist sites.

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    Related Topix: World News, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, Africa

  14. 27 years of New Deal Government: the cultural extravaganzaRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 11, 2009 | CRTV

    ... Biya. Comedians also saluted 27 years of sustainable economic growth and social inclusion, peace and prosperous Cameroon. All the festivities were carried out under the watchful eyes of the CPDM Central Committee Secretary General, Rene Sadi. The ...

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    Related Topix: Paul Biya, Africa, World News

  15. Low birth rates put hundreds of schools at risk of closingRead the original story

    Monday Nov 9 | Globe and Mail

    Low birth rates put hundreds of schools at risk of closing Ontario will see an unprecedented number of school closings unless the province updates its funding models to account for the ever-shrinking school-age population, a report by an education advocacy group has found KATE HAMMER From Monday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family, 2012

  16. Fruit extract shows promise as weight-loss aidRead the original story

    Mar 31, 2009 | Canada.com

    ... genes and enzymes that regulate metabolism. For the current study, researchers at the University of Yaounde in Cameroon randomly assigned 102 overweight adults to take either the plant extract or a placebo twice a day for 10 weeks. The study ...

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    Related Topix: Yaounde, Cameroon, Centre, Cameroon, World News, Africa, Life, Food, Dieting, Fairfield, CA

  17. Central African countries to open language research branch in BujumburaRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | People's Daily Online

    ... traditions and development of African languages (CERDOTOLA), which has its headquarters in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon, will have a representation in Bujumbura to expand its influence, the statement said. In the statement, the CERDOTOLA ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Burundi, Africa, Yaounde, Cameroon, Centre, Cameroon

  18. Broken blossoms in need of TLCRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | People's Daily Online

    ... was a great financial burden to his family, he was sent by his mother to a rehabilitation center in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital. "I heard my father was dead, and mom has never showed up since I was here," he murmured. Even though knowing no one ...

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    Related Topix: Yaounde, Cameroon, Centre, Cameroon, World News

  19. Poor Children Face Life's Struggles With Strong WillRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Malaysian National News Agency

    ... "I wish to be a doctor, and I can cure the diseases of my family members and the poor people," the boy declared. CAMEROON GIRL, BREADWINNER OF FAMILLY Compared with Opoka and Ahmed, Josyane Quemajoux is fortunate since both of her parents are still ...

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    Related Topix: Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables, Home Gardening, Home

  20. EconomyRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Panapress

    Investment rate in countries of the Economic and Mon etary Community for Central Africa recorded an increase of about 10%, va u lting from 29% in 2008 to 38% in 2009, financial sources told PANA at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting held Friday in Douala, Cameroon.

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    Related Topix: World News, Douala, Cameroon, Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, Burundi, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Haut-Zaire, Democratic Republic of the Congo , Nairobi, Kenya, Kenya, Rift Valley, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire