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Here, you'll find links to Cameroonian press, non-Cameroonian newspapers and news agencies regularly writing about Cameroon and international press in general.
On the Afrol
Cameroon News Page, you'll find regularly updated news articles and
a list of previous stories. CMClick is a
Cameroonian portal in English, also featuring the news on Cameroon and
Cameroonians worldwide. Offers valuable resources to Anglophone
Cameroonians and those interested in Cameroon.
Le Messager
is a Cameroonian weekly publication which is devoted to the quest for democracy in Cameroon. A Weekly Electronic Publication, almost exclusively in French.
Press reporting about Cameroon AFP - Cameroon (French news agency) is probably the most regular provider of news from Cameroon, mostly with several articles a day. All in French but still recommended. Africa Confidential is a bisemanal journal on Africa. They let you enter their database on Cameroon of past headlines, which has some basic facts and news about Cameroon. Afrol Cameroon News Archive gives you a presentation of the latest news and feature articles relevant to Chad published on afrol.com. AllAfrica (former AfricaNews) is a commercial network handling the distribution of reporting from more than 40 African news organizations and provides daily news from the whole African continent. You can also go directly to their Cameroon page, listing the latest news stories. Cameroon News is powered by WorldNews.com. This news site brings you almost daily news about Cameroon, provided by the world's leading newspapers and press agencies. It's not really a newspaper itself, more a very efficient search engine, giving you headlines made all over the world. In English. IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Network) is a UN humanitarian information unit, covering news from all Africa. You can also go directly into their Cameroon archive, where articles from the last months about Cameroon figure. NewAfrica-Cameroon offers a very interesting information about Cameroonian infrastructures. Agriculture, business, environment, education, etc. One World News Service is an international news service with a special page of Cameroon. In English, but not-updated. PANA (PanAfrican News Agency) has an expanding pool of correspondents continent wide and partnerships with 48 national news agencies and the largest news-gathering operation in Africa. No country pages, but daily updated news from all over Africa. Weather.com has a page about the weather in Cameroon. WWF International: Cameroon Country Profile offers articles about the Cameroonian biological diversity and environmental education programs.
Le Monde, the leading French newspaper, has an ample international coverage (all in French). You can also go directly to their Africa page. The Africa and Middle East site of the BBC World Services offers updated news, articles and other media services on Africa. The Financial Times is one of the world's leading business newspapers with a global outlook. You can also go directly to their Middle East and Africa page. The Independent is an excellent British newspaper with a wide international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page, where the latest articles about the continent are listed. The International Herald Tribune is a daily newspaper edited in Paris with a focus on news from all over the world. Published with The New York Times & The Washington Post. The New York Times is one of the most important US newspapers, having a relatively good international coverage, including an Africa page. Most international articles, however, are by AP or Reuters. The Washington Post is a prestigious US newspaper with an ample international coverage. You might want to go directly to their Africa page or Cameroon page, were the last articles from WP are listed. Times Internet Edition (UK) is the internet edition of the world's oldest daily newspaper. The sister paper, the Sunday Times Internet Edition has its own website. Relatively good international coverage.
Cameroon.AfricaPlanet.com is a complete guide to Cameroon, which offers all typical services of a website of this type.: chat, discussion, news, information about commerce, travel, etc NewAfrica offers a chat service, besides a lot of sevices.
Government OfficesNational Institutions Embassies and Representations in Foreign Countries: About Cameroonian government, see also Politics and General Information, below.
Saker Baptist College, in Limbe, Cameroon, by the Baptist Mission. It offers some information about the town of Limbe.
Cameroon Airlines has a website informing about its travel destination, though it doesn't seem much updated.
Camnet is the most important Cameroonian internet provider, owned by the national telephone company, Camtel. It is also the host of several government ministries and offices. Good introduction to the country.
The Douala-based
Wagne-Internet is a multimedia Publishing Group, publishing amongst others "Le Messager". Informative commercial site which helps you find Cameroonian and African NGOs and companies. Also an internet-provider. In the website of Union-Transport you'll find a well structured information about transportation, logistics, brokerage, consulting, etc. in Cameroon.
In the music page of Afromix-Cameroon you'll find a complete list of Cameroonian musicians.
The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. J.P.T. Films is the most important cinematographic company in Cameroon: information about films, music, etc. Mediaport's web page to Cameroonian music, groups and artists, with special pages on Alhaji Bai Konte, Ifang Bondi, Jali Nyama Suso and Seckou et Ramata. French and Spanish versions. CA-SRDC is the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Central Africa Sub Regional Development Center). Their site in French. It has ample information about the economic activities in the region, and about Cameroon in particular. Cameroon Economic Development and Indicators is an annual NewAfrica country profile on their pages about African economy. They use the IMF as their primary source, which should guarantee for their quality. The European Commission: Cameroon - Development is a page with some articles about statistics on external trade in Cameroon in the last years and some more. English. The IMF (International Monetary Foundation) has an office in Cameroon, and their website gives information about their programmes. Mbendi Consultants' country profile on Cameroon concentrates on economical issues. Statistics on communications and information technology, etc. The Ministry of Economy and Finance / Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances The British High Commission, Yaoundé, offers information about some Britain interests in Cameroon, like trade and commerce, etc. In the website of Union-Transport you'll find a well structured information about transportation, logistics, brokerage, consulting and documentation in Cameroon.
Saker Baptist College, in Limbe, Cameroon, by the Baptist Mission. For girls.
Ferti World is a online journal about to the fertilizer industry from around the world. Here you'll find some news (but not updated), special reports, a job center, chat room, message board and other links. Friends of the Earth (FoEI) is the world's largest federation of environmental groups, uniting close to one million activists worldwide. FoEI's member organizations in 61 countries. Its local office in Cameroon has a web page with some basic information. NewAfrica-Environment offers interesting information about the environment in Africa, among other subjects, and sometimes news about the environment in Cameroon. Tropenbos is a Dutch foundation which formulates, coordinates and finances objective oriented research programmes based on the needs of policy makers and forest users.. See also the informative site on Projects in Cameroon. WWF International: Cameroon Country Profile offers articles about the Cameroonian biological diversity and environmental education programs.
General information & Read about Cameroon The U.S. government has several informative, though subjective, pages about most countries in the world, including Cameroon, being regularly updated. Big resources are used to produce and maintain these pages. The CIA annual Factbook 2000 is probably the best and most updated collection of data on the web. Another informative site is the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Yet another, the travel warnings to each country of the world, by the same department.
The Ethnologue Database is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Index organizes languages according to language families. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and fuller information on ethnic groups. Infoplease.com contains a page about Algeria with basic data of the country: history, geography, etc. New-Africa-Cameroon offers very interesting information about Cameroonian infrastructure, maps, economic and business profiles, environment, education, etc.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in South Africa in 1997.
The most informative site about human rights in Cameroon is the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Cameroon. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like South Africa, documenting press freedom violations. 1999.
ASAFE ( Association pour le Soutien et l'Appui à la Femme Entrepreneur ) is based in Douala, Cameroon, where it has been providing business development services to micro and small entreprises (MSE) run by women entrepreneurs in the region ( Cameroon, Guinea, Benin, Tchad and Togo) since 1989. French and English. CA-SRDC is the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Central Africa Sub Regional Development Center). Their site in French. It has ample information about the economic activities in the region, and about Cameroon in particular. Chad/Cameroon Development Project is the website of this new project between Chad and Cameroon: planning, news, documentation and much more... New! In the Home Page of the Bakweri Lands Claims Committee you'll find information about the Bakweri of Cameroon to reclaim their lands seized by German colonialists in the 19th century. OFSAD is the "Organisation des Femmes pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et le Développement du Cameroun", founded in 1992 and with some information about its objectives. French. The UN System Coordination in Cameroon (Coordination du système des Nations Unies au Cameroun in French) is the main entrance of all UN-organizations located in Cameroon. It leads you to the following offices (which are almost exclusively in French): CA-SRDC, FNUAP, HCR, IFORD, ILO, IMF, ITU, UNIC, UNIDO, UNDP, WFP and WHO. WWF International: Cameroon Country Profile offers articles about the Cameroonian biological diversity and environmental education programs.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has a small, but interesting rapport about the situation of the press in South Africa in 1997.
The most informative site about human rights in Cameroon is the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the U.S. State Department. Big, elaborated report about the state of human rights in Cameroon. Elections in Cameroon is a document realized by the website Elections around the world. The Federal Republic of Southern Cameroons is the official page of the FRSC. Site of the exile government of the English spoken part of Cameroon. Southern Cameroons is not recognized as an independent state, but draws its rights to independence back to the union of British Cameroons and French Cameroun by plebiscite in 1960, and what they see as unconstitutional acts by the government of president Biya. Site in English.
In the Home Page of the Bakweri Lands Claims Committee you'll find information about the Bakweri of Cameroon, which reclaim their lands seized by German colonialists in the 19th century. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has country pages for most African countries, describing the refugee situation. Page contains annually updated texts and statistics about refugees living in the country and internally displaced. Go directly to their Cameroon page here. In the annual World Press Freedom Review looks at the the state of the media in 168 countries, like South Africa, documenting press freedom violations. 1999. Political Parties:
AdmiNet's Cameroon Page offers an ample, well organized list of links. africa dot com's Cameroon page with a general presentation, basic data and general travel information. Cameroon.AfricaPlanet.com is a complete guide to Cameroon, which offers all typical services of a website of this type.: chat, discussion, news, information about commerce, travel, etc. CMClick is a Cameroonian portal in English, also featuring the latest news on Cameroon and Cameroonians worldwide. Offers valuable resources to Anglophone Cameroonians and those interested in Cameroon. The Index on Africa' Cameroon page includes various links. The index is created by The Norwegian Council for Africa, with the aim to strengthen the knowledge of Africa and African affairs. Their main page also has news and there are links to all countries on the continent. The Spanish spoken website of the Basque publishing house Ikuska has pages on all African countries with relatively good statistical data and links to some Spanish spoken sites.
Ministry of sports and youth (Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports du Cameroun) has an internet site figuring mostly information about the pride of Cameroon, the national football team. NDambaNet
is a site hosted by the Ministry of Sports,
figuring news and stories about "The Lions", the national football team.
Camnet is the most important Cameroonian internet provider, owned by the national telephone company, Camtel. It is also the host of several government ministries and offices. Good introduction to the country.
Network Startup Resource Center Cameroon Page contains information about telecommunications, internet services and networking in Cameroon.
The Douala-based
Wagne-Internet is a multimedia Publishing Group, publishing amongst others "Le
Messager". Informative commercial site which helps you find Cameroonian and African NGOs and companies. Also an internet-provider.
Africaguide.com is a website with complete travel information on 51 African countries. In its pages about Cameroon you'll find data about region and towns, accommodation, tours and more. Atevo travel destinations offers practical data about Cameroon, besides some travel guides. Cameroon Airlines has a website informing about its travel destination, though it doesn't seem much updated. Excite Travel has a site-page on Cameroon with some useful information and maps. The INFOHUB travel guide to Cameroon has useful travel information, including links on accommodation and transportation. Lonely Planet, the famous publisher of budget travel guides, has pages on each African country. On their Cameroon Page you'll find country background information and facts (overviews) for the traveler (money & costs, when to go, attractions, activities, getting there, getting around, etc.), if there's not a travel warning. Detailed facts only in the guide books. The Ministry of Tourism / Ministère du Tourisme (MINTOUR) The U.S. State Department files travel information and warnings for all countries, world wide. Their annually updated pages contain a short description of the country and useful information about safety, crime rate, health services and insurance. Aimed at U.S. citizens, but useful for anybody. Go directly to their Cameroon Page. World Travel Guide's entry to Cameroon: This is a good, informative and well organised site. Lists all kind of practical information (passport, visa, etc.) and has an introduction to Cameroonian tourist sites. Guides exist to all countries. You might want to go to their Africa Page. Also a German entry. Recommended. World Online Travel Agency for airlines, hotels, car hires, adventures in Africa has a page on Cameroon. You won't find too much information, but they have detailed maps of the country.
ASAFE ( Association pour le Soutien et l'Appui à la Femme Entrepreneur ) is based in Douala, Cameroon, where it has been providing business development services to micro and small entreprises
(MSE) run by women entrepreneurs in the region
( Cameroon, Guinea, Benin, Tchad and Togo) since 1989. French
and English. OFSAD is the "Organisation des Femmes pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et le Développement du Cameroun", founded in 1992 and with some information about its objectives. French.
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