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Issie Princesse Receives Medal Of Honor In Douala City

Issie Princesse's proud moment accepting the Medal of Honor showcased her elegance, grace, and dedication to humanitarian causes, inspiring others to striv...

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Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou: ‘I don’t calculate … I start from nowhere’

Ahead of a solo show in London, the ‘master of materials’ talks about using soil for pigment in his early days, how he finds inspiration in people watching – and his constant search for surprise

The Guardian - UK

Why is there a Chinese police car patrolling the streets of Douala, Cameroon?

Residents of Douala, Cameroon took several photos and videos of a police car with Mandarin writing on it in January. Locals said that they have seen the vehicle, driven by Cameroonian police officers, in a neighbourhood with a large number of Chinese businesses on several occasions since late 2022. Our…

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DR Congo: M23 rebel group seizes key border town, DRC blames Rwanda

M23 rebels have reportedly captured the eastern town of Bunagana on the Ugandan border. The violence has forced at least 30,000 people to flee the area. DR Congo's military blames Rwanda for the takeover. Also, the first flight deporting asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is due to go…

France 24

Inside tracks: the recording studio offering musical escape in a Cameroon prison

As Jail Time Records releases its fifth single, imprisoned and recently released artists describe how making music has changed their lives

The Guardian - UK

Logistical mix-up leaves Gambia’s Scorpions stranded in Douala after exiting Cup of Nations

Three days after Gambia’s Scorpions football team exited the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon, a number of the players have still to return to the Gambia because of a problem with flights.

Radio France Internationale

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 21

Karl Toko Ekambi, one of Cameroon's dynamic duo, ended Gambia's swashbuckling caper in the Cup of Nations in Douala. It's curtains too for the Japoma Stadium. Oh well, at least security is alive and kicking. Wonder why.

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Gambia and Equatorial Guinea add freshness to Afcon last eight line-up

It’s quite rare for one of the central tenets of Christian evangelism to entwine with the Africa Cup of Nations. But at the end of nearly three hours of toil, sweat and matyrdom, they fuse: Jesus saves.

Radio France Internationale

Salah Scores Decisive Penalty as Egypt Beat Ivory Coast in Shoot-out

Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as record seven-time champions Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Liverpool star smashed home his penalty with the Ivory Coast's Eric Bailly the only player…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 18

It's just been discovered there's the wrong kind of roof around the pitch in Douala while Equatorial Guinea sense a divine right to win a penalty shoot-out.

Radio France Internationale

Ivory Coast 0-0 Egypt (4-5 pens): Africa Cup of Nations last 16 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Egypt will face Morocco in the quarter-finals after Mo Salah scored the decisive penalty in the shootout

The Guardian - UK

African teams discover their fate for place at Qatar World Cup

The draw was made in Douala on Saturday for the African play-offs for the World Cup in Qatar

Radio France Internationale

Douala academy nurtures Cameroon’s next generation of Indomitable Lions

The Brasseries Football School in Cameroon has nurtured some of Africa’s greatest players since it began operating in 1989. The distinguished academy has sent footballers to some of the world's top clubs, as well as to Cameroon’s national team, the Indomitable Lions. FRANCE 24 visited their training ground in Douala.

France 24

Back-to-the-Wall Mahrez Wants Algeria to Do their Talking on the Pitch

Under pressure Algeria are well aware only a victory will ensure their progress at the Africa Cup of Nations and want to do the talking on the field, captain Riyad Mahrez said on Wednesday. The defending champions suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of tiny Equatorial Guinea on Sunday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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