A study performed in Cameroon by a University of Cape Town professor may offer hope of treatment for people with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a disease which affects hundreds of thousands in Africa. 80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa
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Sport, Arts and Culture Tribute to Manu Dibango: Cameroonian jazz pioneer loved across Africa and the world
The saxophonist and singer leaves a legacy spanning more than 60 years of musical production that will continue to echo in global sounds.
Lifestyle Artificial Intelligence providing solutions for African farmers hit by climate crisis
Machine learning is offering useful insights in areas of land use, yields, and peak time for harvest, input distribution gaps, and other contextual monitoring aspects that would help struggling farmers improve crop yields considering the impact of the climate crisis on crops.
Politics and Society What it would take to break the impasse in Cameroon’s deadly crisis
Cameroon’s English speaking people suffer gross marginalisation and are treated as second-class citizens by the Francophone government.
Politics and Society How Twitter has been used in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis
In many instances, social media appears to be amplifying violence, creating a culture of impunity when perpetrators are not held accountable, and increasing insecurity and suspicion.
Politics and Society Where is the solidarity with the people of Sudan and Cameroon?
The world – and fellow Africans – are ignoring the suffering of the people of Sudan and Cameroon, as was the case with the genocide in Rwanda.
Lifestyle How the ongoing crisis in Cameroon is giving a voice to Anglophone music
There is no better place to gauge the change that is happening in Cameroon than the 2019 edition of the nation’s leading award for entertainment, the Canal 2’Or, says Kwoh B. Elonge.
Politics and Society Biya needs to devise a monumental shift if Cameroon is to turn the corner
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis must be addressed by the president within the first hundred days.
Politics and Society The world’s major powers must not ignore Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis
It has been nearly three years since the Anglophone crisis began in Cameroon. The conflict has been vicious and it’s time for world leaders to act not just talk.