Cameroon

G(irls)20 Summit: What's Your Number?

Glender Favour Nkezi Fomboh | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Women's Rights, Cameroon, Aids Research, Girls Empowerment, Sex Trafficking, Female Empowerment, Domestic Violence, Impact News

There are 3.5 billion girls and women in the world. That means there are 3.5 billion ways to change the world.

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The New Jews Of Cameroon

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Gospel of Matthew, New Testament, Cameroon, Judaism, Beth Yeshourun, Africa, Christianity, Old Testament, 92nd Street Y, Kulanu, Religion News

Is Serge Etele and Congregation Beth Yeshourun the vanguard of a new and surprising revitalization of Judaism out of Africa?

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Liberia Considers Strengthening Anti-Gay Laws

AP | By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Cameroon, Gay Rights, Jewel Taylor, Africa, LGBT Rights, Liberia Gay Laws, Liberia, Jewel Taylor Liberia, Liberia Anti-Gay Law, Video, Gay Voices News

MONROVIA, Liberia -- Liberia's Senate will consider a bill Thursday to strengthen the nation's existing anti-gay laws, a senator said, as another West...

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At Least 200 Elephants Slaughtered In Poaching Spree

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Video, Cameroon, Cameroon Elephant Poaching, Elephant Poaching, Bouba Ndjida National Park Elephants, Elephants, Endangered Species, Animals, Ap, Green News

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poachers have slaughtered at least 200 elephants in the past five weeks in a patch of Africa where they are more dangerously end...

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Cameroon's Kah Walla on Her Candidacy, the Arab Spring and More

Stephenie Foster | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Women's Vote, Arab Spring, Cameroon People's Party, Youth Vote, Africa, Kah Walla, Cameroon, Cameroon O Bosso, World News

"There is a single unavoidable issue in Africa and it is the issue of governance. Without responsible citizens who build systems that can hold their governments accountable, we will be unable to make our way out of poverty."

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AIDS Nonprofit Founder Brings Life-Saving Drugs To Africa

ossining.patch.com | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Cameroon, Kenya, Aidsfreeafrica, Africa, AIDS Drugs, AIDS Drugs Africa, Aids, Ossining, Rolande Hodel, AIDS Africa, Impact News

Rolande Hodel is one of Ossining's unsung heroes. In 2005 Hodel started the nonprofit organization AIDSfreeAFRICA, which works towards increasing the ...

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A Dictators' Dead Pool for 2012: Predicting Crisis or Forecasting Opportunity?

Philip N. Howard | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Dictatorship, National Security, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Arab Spring, Foreign Affairs, Oman, Uganda, Laos, Iran, Kuwait, Cuba, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Fiji, Cameroon, World News

It may seem crass to make a dictators' dead pool. But given the murderous history of some of strongmen who might be on the list, it is not unreasonable to think through the means and implications of their departure.

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Searching for Beauty in Haiti

Philippa P.B. Hughes | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Madagascar, African Art, Performance Art, Art, Cameroon, Haiti, Video, Arts News

I attended the Transculturel Forum of contemporary art in Haiti a little over a month ago. This program brought artists from around the world (Madagas...

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Police Arrest 126 Protestors In Cameroon

AP | EMMANUEL TUMANJONG | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: English Speaking Cameroon, British Cameroon, Cameroon Protest Arrests, Cameroon Protest, Cameroon, Cameroon Protests, French Cameroon, Southern Cameroons National Council, World News

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — An official says police have arrested 126 protesters seeking independence for English-speaking Cameroon. The police officia...

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WATCH: Stunning Aerial Video Of Cameroon

Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Cameroon Hexacopter Video, William Thielicke, Biomimetics, Cameroon, Hexacopter, Africa Fbv Video, Cameroon Helicopter, Cameroon Video, Gotta See This, Cameroon From the Air, Africa Helicopter, Etwas üBer Kamerun, Cameroon Aerial Video, Hexacopter Video, Aerial Video, Travel News

Even if you've been fortunate enough to visit Cameroon, you've probably never seen it like this before. William Thielicke, a Ph.D. student in biomi...

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Cameroon: Send a Net, Save a Life

Mandy Moore | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Malaria, Cameroon, Psi, Nothing but Nets, Mandy Moore, Africa, Population Services International, World News

Malaria is responsible for over 40% of deaths in health care facilities across Cameroon. This means that thousands of children -- as well as adults -- in this West African country die each year from an easily preventable disease.

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George Ayittey: How to Defeat a Dictator

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Uganda, Arab Spring, Zimbabwe, Dictator, Africa, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Yemen, Democracy, Reform, China, Bahrain, Ethiopia, Iran, Belarus, Human Rights, Venezuela, Freedom, Russia, Libya, Oslo Freedom Forum, Cameroon, George Ayittey, World News

Ghanaian economist George Ayittey attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in May. There, he sat down with me to talk about defeating dictators.

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Global Food Prices Only Getting Higher This Decade: Report

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Food Commodities, Cameroon, Egypt, Haiti, Fao, Food Prices, Energy Costs, Farm Commodities, World Commodity Prices, Oecd, Agricultural Output, Nicolas Sarkozy, Video, Business News

PARIS (Gus Trompiz) - World commodity prices will keep up their relentless push higher this decade compared to previous years, supported by burgeo...

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Is Boulder Still the Happiest City in America?

Alexia Parks | Posted 06.28.2011

Mike Sandrock is one of Boulder's perpetually happy runners. He also spends time volunteering with the nonprofit that he co-founded. Its mission: to send running shoes to children living in poverty.

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Leading Cameroonian Gay Rights Activist Fears Arrest

Mark Canavera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LGBT Rights, European Union, Cameroon, Ngos, Gay Rights, Alice Nkom, Minority Rights, Fatwa, Advocacy, Human Rights, World News

LGBT people in Cameroon are subject to abuse in prison, violent attacks in their communities, and loss of custody of their children. Alice Nkom's organization works to combat these human rights violations.

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A Time of Challenge, a Time of Change -- The Time to Volunteer

Tim Jahnigen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: One-World-Futbol-Project, Sting, Cameroon, Volunteering, Tony Robbins, Service, Impact News

In this time of challenge and change, we actually have the unique opportunity to look at things differently -- to take action and effect change by getting involved in service of some kind.

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Chantal Biya's Eccentric Style (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cameroon First Lady, First Lady Fashion, Cameroon, Chantal Biya, Chantal Biya Fashion, Chantal Biya Style, Slidepollajax, Style News

Cameroon's First Lady Chantal Biya has undeniably eclectic taste. She's never said no to bold color, lace shirts and shiny skirts. Although she is rep...

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Teenage Girls Undergo 'Breast Ironing' In Cameroon (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teenage Pregnancy, Female Circumcision, Cameroon, Breast Ironing, Genital Mutilation, Young Girls, Teenage Girls, Breasts, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Africa @Y:World, Video, World News

Affecting one out of every four girls, the brutal practice of "breast ironing" is on the rise in the African country of Cameroon. The procedure -- whi...

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Witch Hunt Against Gays Faces New Foe

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cameroon, Police, United Nations, Police Brutality, United States, Gay, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Human Rights, New Jersey, Africa, LGBT Rights, Uganda, Gay Issues, Persecution, Politics News

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission has its work cut out for it. But its actions won't be effective without a widespread movement calling for an end to persecution based on sexual orientation.

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Gay Asylum Seekers Win Milestone Court Battle To Stay In UK

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cameroon, Britain, Gays Seeking Asylum, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Gay Refugees, Iran, Homophobia@Y:World, Refugees, World News

The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that two gay men from Iran and Cameroon have the right to asylum in Britain. ...

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Netherlands Cruises Through World Cup Group Stage

AP/Huffington Post | RAF CASERT | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Cup 2010, Soccer, Netherlands, Cameroon, Cameroon World Cup, Netherlands World Cup, Cameroon vs Netherlands, Netherlands vs Cameroon, Slidepollajax, Sports News

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The players were delighted, the coach was discomforted. So which is the real Netherlands team at the World Cup? The ...

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Herve Fonkou Takoulo Arrested After Wife Caroline Jamieson Sends Illegal Immigration Letter To President Obama

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Cameroon, Green Card, White House, Letter, Barack Obama, Political Asylum, New York City, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Caroline Jamieson, Engineer, Herve Fonkou Takoulo, Politics News

NEW YORK — A woman who wrote President Barack Obama, asking for help resolving her husband's immigration problem got a response she didn't expec...

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FINISHED: Denmark Eliminates Cameroon From World Cup

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer, Denmark, Cameroon, Denmark World Cup, Cameroon World Cup, Denmark vs Cameroon, Cameroon vs Denmark, World Cup 2010, Sports News

PRETORIA, South Africa — Denmark eliminated Cameroon from the World Cup and sent the Netherlands through to the second round. Yet the Danes coul...

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The World Cup, So Far

Oliver Haydock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clint Dempsey, Robbie Findley, Robert Green, Argentina, Emile Heskey, Tim Howard, Cameroon, 2010 FIFA World Cup, World Cup 2010, UK Football, Sports News

A few days into the FIFA 2010 World Cup is as good a time as any to take a look back at what we've seen, observe any emerging trends, and evaluate some of the performances.

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World Cup: Japan Beats Cameroon, 1-0

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Soccer, Japan, Cameroon, Cameroon World Cup, Japan World Cup, Cameroon Japan, Japan Cameroon, World Cup 2010, Sports News

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — Japan can so win a World Cup game outside its borders. Coming off four straight exhibition losses in the buildup t...

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