In the quiet neighborhood of Obili, tucked away in the backstreets of Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, a team of 23 youths are burning the midnight oil. They’re on a mission and venturing on a path untraveled by their pe...In the quiet neighborhood of Obili, tucked away in the backstreets of Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, a team of 23 youths are burning the midnight oil. They’re on a mission and venturing on a path untraveled by their peers.展开更多
his cellphone in the air and spun itaround to find a signal. ＂This is how we get network coverage whenever we want to make phone calls,＂ he told ChinAfrica. Uchena. manager of the Santa Meteo Radio in northwest Cam...his cellphone in the air and spun itaround to find a signal. ＂This is how we get network coverage whenever we want to make phone calls,＂ he told ChinAfrica. Uchena. manager of the Santa Meteo Radio in northwest Cameroon, said only three out of the 10 villages which make up the Santa administrative re- gion have this kind of network availability. The other seven are completely cut off from the telecommuni- cations network.展开更多
A story is told of a sculpture that was stolen from one of the most respected traditional kingdoms in Cameroon 52 years ago, taken to the United States and returned seven years later thanks to its mystical powers. The...A story is told of a sculpture that was stolen from one of the most respected traditional kingdoms in Cameroon 52 years ago, taken to the United States and returned seven years later thanks to its mystical powers. The 62.5 inch wooden carving, known as Afo-akom, which means the Kom thing and （also known as Mbang in the local Kom language）, was said to be the god of the Kom people in the northwest region of Cameroon. Kom is one of the country＇s 17 kingdoms.展开更多
FLAVIEN Kouatcha checks his mall daily, hoping to see a response to the adverts he has posted online to find customers, He is the founder of Save Our Agriculture. an agro-business startup in Cameroon＇s economic capit...FLAVIEN Kouatcha checks his mall daily, hoping to see a response to the adverts he has posted online to find customers, He is the founder of Save Our Agriculture. an agro-business startup in Cameroon＇s economic capital Douala. Kouatcha produces acquaponic kits which enable farmers to grow crops and rear fish in the same water, thereby saving space and water. ＂Our customers are few because we are targeting small farmers in rural areas where the Internet con- nectivity has remained a problem, But we are hoping things will change in the near future,＂ Kouatcha told ChinAfrica.展开更多
annie sonwa wants to become a doctor.so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.The two are not as unconnected as they sound.The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would...annie sonwa wants to become a doctor.so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.The two are not as unconnected as they sound.The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would be an asset in more ways than one.“If I don’t go to China,I can get a job here easily,”the student of the Confucius Institute at Cameroon’s University of YaoundéII,reasoned.“There are many Chinese companies in Cameroon and[other African countries].展开更多
文摘In the quiet neighborhood of Obili, tucked away in the backstreets of Cameroon’s capital Yaounde, a team of 23 youths are burning the midnight oil. They’re on a mission and venturing on a path untraveled by their peers.
文摘his cellphone in the air and spun itaround to find a signal. ＂This is how we get network coverage whenever we want to make phone calls,＂ he told ChinAfrica. Uchena. manager of the Santa Meteo Radio in northwest Cameroon, said only three out of the 10 villages which make up the Santa administrative re- gion have this kind of network availability. The other seven are completely cut off from the telecommuni- cations network.
文摘A story is told of a sculpture that was stolen from one of the most respected traditional kingdoms in Cameroon 52 years ago, taken to the United States and returned seven years later thanks to its mystical powers. The 62.5 inch wooden carving, known as Afo-akom, which means the Kom thing and （also known as Mbang in the local Kom language）, was said to be the god of the Kom people in the northwest region of Cameroon. Kom is one of the country＇s 17 kingdoms.
文摘FLAVIEN Kouatcha checks his mall daily, hoping to see a response to the adverts he has posted online to find customers, He is the founder of Save Our Agriculture. an agro-business startup in Cameroon＇s economic capital Douala. Kouatcha produces acquaponic kits which enable farmers to grow crops and rear fish in the same water, thereby saving space and water. ＂Our customers are few because we are targeting small farmers in rural areas where the Internet con- nectivity has remained a problem, But we are hoping things will change in the near future,＂ Kouatcha told ChinAfrica.
文摘annie sonwa wants to become a doctor.so she decided to enroll for a course in Chinese.The two are not as unconnected as they sound.The young Cameroonian wants to study medicine in China and learning the language would be an asset in more ways than one.“If I don’t go to China,I can get a job here easily,”the student of the Confucius Institute at Cameroon’s University of YaoundéII,reasoned.“There are many Chinese companies in Cameroon and[other African countries].
