Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how U.S. aid cuts curtail malaria fight

BOGO, CAMEROON – Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health center in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day. Mohamat's death was part of a spike this...

Cameroonian man wanted for drug smuggling caught in Bangkok

Thai Immigration police arrested a 40-year-old a Cameroonian man wanted by Interpol for international drug trafficking after he evaded authorities for more than a year while living illegally in the capital. Acting on intelligence that a...

Boosting production of Made in Cameroon milita...

The member of government cut the ribbon officially putting the Central Tailoring Workshop under the Logistics Reserve of Armed Forces and Gendarmerie in Yaounde yesterday. The workshop is located within the premises of the Joint Services Technical...

Cameroon Infant Deaths Expose Impact Of US Malaria Aid Cuts

The death of nine-month-old Mohamat due to malaria in northern Cameroon after days of fever and delayed care reflects a surge in fatalities linked to the United States’ foreign aid cuts, according to local health officials. Before the cuts,...

Cameroon’s UNDP leader Beloboumama Egari to challenge Paul Biya in Presidential race

Nearly eight million Cameroonians will head to the polls on October 12, 2025, in an election that could mark a turning point in the country’s political history. Among the candidates is Beloboumama Egari, president of the National Union for...

Cameroonian Man Wanted for 19kg Drug Smuggling Caught in Bangkok

BANGKOK — Thai Immigration police arrested a 40-year-old a Cameroonian man wanted by Interpol for international drug trafficking after he evaded authorities for more than a year while living illegally in the capital. Acting on intelligence that a...

US AID Cuts Lead to Baby Deaths From Malaria in Cameroon

BOGO, Cameroon (Reuters) -Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day. Mohamat's death was part of a...

world Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight

BOGO, Cameroon — Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day. Mohamat's death was part of a spike this...

Erythrocyte Alloimmunization and Transfusion Strategies in Sickle Cell Disease: A Single-Center Analysis

Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin structure,1 resulting from a mutation in the β-globin gene.2,3 This mutation leads to the production of an abnormal hemoglobin type known as...

The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness: How ICEH maintains the cornerstone of global eye health data

In this paper we will discuss The Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB), a survey methodology that has become the single largest source of population eye health data globally. The origins of RAAB The RAAB is a rapid, population-based...

The cold war of health

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Danielle Mbamba, a sixth year medical student at Université des Montagnes in Cameroon. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students...

Explainer-What investors are watching in Cameroon's presidential election

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -Cameroon's voters will decide on October 12 whether to grant 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, an extension of his four-decade rule. Here is what investors are watching in the...

Babies’ deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight

Audio By Carbonatix By Amindeh Blaise Atabong, Robbie Corey-Boulet and Jennifer Rigby BOGO, Cameroon (Reuters) -Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern...

“Cocoa Windfall Drives Cameroon’s Best Trade Balance in Years”

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s trade deficit narrowed in the first quarter of 2025, falling by 88% to just 32.7 billion FCFA, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The turnaround was driven by a surge in cocoa exports, which...

Cocoa Share of Cameroon's Exports Keeps Surging, Amidst Global Price Volatility of The Beans

(Business in Cameroon) - In the first quarter of 2025, Cameroon's cocoa exports soared to XAF 500.3 billion, accounting for a remarkable 44.8% of the nation's total export earnings. While export volumes held steady at approximately 77,000 tons,...

Cameroon decentralization 2018–2025: progress made but autonomy still limited

(Business in Cameroon) - Between 2018 and 2025, Cameroon’s decentralization process made gradual progress within a framework of institutional reforms designed to bring government closer to citizens, while grappling with security crises in the...

Jimmy Carter and Guinea worm disease: Here's a look back at his decades of work to eradicate it

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published in November 2023, after former President Jimmy Carter had been in hospice care for several months. Carter died on Dec. 29, 2024 in Plains, Ga. —— Oct. 1, 2025 would have been Jimmy Carter's 101st...

Cameroon, AfDB sign €136m loan deal to boost skills and jobs in Far North

Cameroon has signed a €136 million loan agreement with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to finance a five-year programme aimed at strengthening skills, creating jobs, and modernising infrastructure in the country’s conflict-affected Far...

Cameroon, AfDB Seal €136m Pact to Boost Skills and Jobs in Far North

Cameroon and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have signed loan agreements worth €136 million to finance a programme aimed at building skills, creating jobs and modernising infrastructure in the country’s conflict-affected far north...

Cameroon, African Development Bank (AfDB) sign €136 million loan deal to develop skills and entrepreneurship in Far North

Cameroon and the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) have signed loan agreements worth €136 million to finance a programme aimed at building skills, creating jobs and modernising infrastructure in the country’s conflict-affected far...