A nonprofit group of doctors has started to make home visits, the first program of its kind in the country
The COVID-19 pandemic has flooded Cameroon’s health workers with questions about the virus and about false rumors that hospitals are overwhelmed, and that testing is either not available or costly
The need is growing for trauma therapy because of ongoing military-separatist clashes in the western regions
Alice Nkom was the first lawyer in Cameroon to defend suspected gay people
Alice Nkom says what it cost her to be a gay rights defender was rejection, assault
Locals along Nigeria border say training helps but more needed to improve economy and deter youth from joining the jihadist militants
The terrorist group Boko Haram has exploited high unemployment to recruit new fighters in Cameroon along the Nigerian border. To counter those efforts, some charity groups are offering training for unemployed youth to help them start their own businesses. Moki Edwin Kindzeka has this report by Anne Nzouankeu in Amchidé, Cameroon.
Parents, guardians say marrying girls away protects them from the Islamist militants but, authorities say Boko Haram no excuse for child marriage
Cameroonian chemist Martial Gervais Oden-Bella makes soap and detergents by turning a toxic ingredient ecologically friendly
In Cameroon’s port city of Douala, most used cooking oil from hotels and restaurants was once dumped down the drain, where it fouled up plumbing systems and caused pollution. A Cameroonian chemist decided to use his knowledge to change that practice. Moki Edwin Kindzeka has this report by Anne Nzouankeu in Douala, Cameroon.
Each year, tens of thousands of people across Africa die or get sick from ingesting counterfeit drugs; device would help reduce that number
Each year, tens of thousands of people across Africa die or get sick from ingesting counterfeit drugs. But Franck Verzefé, a Cameroonian pharmacist, has developed a device that uses artificial intelligence to determine if a medicine is fake or the real thing. Moki Edwin Kindzeka narrates this report by Anne Nzouankeu in Douala, Cameroon.
Agrix App also identifies appropriate treatment for diseased crops
A team of Cameroonian entrepreneurs has created a mobile application that helps the farmers detect crop disease. The app also proposes treatments and offers prevention measures. In Binguela, Cameroon, Anne Nzouankeu has this report narrated by Moki Edwin Kindzeka.
While deforestation has devastated many African countries, in the west African nation of Niger more than 200 million new trees have sprung up in recent decades. These trees, mainly a variety known locally as Gao - weren't planted. Instead, they were protected by Nigerien farmers who realized the trees were assets to agriculture and animal feed. Moki Edwin Kindzeka has this report by Anne Nzouankeu in Niamey, Niger.
Deforestation has devastated Africa but in Niger more than 200 million new trees have sprung up
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