Cameroon

Dangote Cement Plc has announced an 11 percent increase in its Profit Before Tax (PBT), increasing from N78.96 billion to N88.06 billion in the first quarter of the year The cement company in its unaudited first-quarter report noted that…

With the help of a nurse, Dominique Djomo puts on his personal protective equipment - a cap, coveralls, protective glasses, visor and gloves - and starts another day dealing with an influx of COVID-19 cases. The anesthesiologist’s work…

Former Arsenal star, Emmanuel Adebayor, has defended his refusal to donate to his country, Togo, in the fight against COVID-19. Some fans had called on Adebayor, 36, who plays for Olimpia in Paraguay to make donations to help in the…

Seven people were killed when two suicide bombers, suspected to be members of the Boko Haram jihadist group, attacked a village in northern Cameroon on Sunday, police and a local official said. “Two Boko Haram bombers blew themselves up…

Burkina Faso and Cameroon have recorded five new cases of COVID-19, Health Ministry said on Tuesday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Burkina Faso to 20, the Minister of Health, Claudine Lougue, said in a statement on…

Gabon and Ghana have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus. With the latest development, 10 countries have recorded positive cases in sub-Saharan Africa. Gabon being the ninth and Ghana, the tenth to record positive cases in…

Cameroon’s health ministry on Friday confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 58-year-old French citizen who arrived in the capital Yaounde on Feb. 24. It said the man has been quarantined in the city’s Central Hospital. “All measures…

Armed men have massacred 22 villagers including 14 children in an anglophone region of Cameroon, according to the United Nations, with the opposition blaming the killings on government troops. The bloodshed occurred on Friday in the…

Ajax goalkeeper, Andre Onana, has chosen to play for Chelsea. According to the Daily Mail, the Cameroon shot-stopper wants to leave Ajax in the summer transfer window later this year and Chelsea is his number choice. The newspaper…

Boko Haram jihadists, on Saturday, killed at least four villagers and kidnapped four women in western Chad, the local governor and a security official said. The attack occurred near Lake Chad, a vast area bordering Nigeria, Chad, and…