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Turkey detained more than 1,000 alleged supporters of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on Wednesday, the biggest crackdown since president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in a referendum that would expand his powers. Read more: http://www.thenational.ae/world/europe/turkey-detains-1000-in-new-anti-gulen-crackdown

Since 2013, many Cameroonian activists and environmentalists have warned against the large-scale palm oil farming projects taking place in the country’s southwest region, arguing that the projects are a threat to Cameroonian rainforests. According to Greenpeace Africa, an international environmental watchdog, large-scale palm oil farming threatens to steal land from local communities, undermine their livelihoods, and destroy huge tracks of valuable dense natural rainforests, which are home to critical wildlife. Read more: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/sgsoc-cameroon

In a world where a lot of artists increasingly sound the same, Lorine Chia is refreshingly unique. The Cameroonian-born, US-based star mesmerizes with her strained, raspy voice that delivers bone-chilling soulful ballads. Her music is distinct yet diverse, straddling the genres of futuristic R&B, jazz, and hip-hop. Lorine’s varied subject matter veers between personal stories, social issues, and matters of the heart. Read more: https://www.africa.com/meet-the-cameroonian-singer-heating-up-the-global-music-scene/

By Godlove Bainkong - allafrica.com New departments created in State Universities, teachers redeployed, school calendar readjusted... Fruits of frank dialogue under an inter-ministerial ad hoc committee. In the wake of generalized discontent from teachers trade unions of the Anglo-Saxon sub system of education on what leaders qualified as the erosion of its values, government has been striving to weather the storm. Ever since the teachers decided to down tools on 21 November 2016, government has been moving from negotiations to promises and fulfilment. The Prime Minister, Head of Government, by Order No. 118/CAB/PM of 8 November 2016 created a committee tasked with proposing solutions to the concerns of all teachers in Cameroon. Meanwhile, an Ad Hoc inter-ministerial Committee tasked specifically with examining the problems of English-speaking teachers' trade unions was created on 29 November 2016 to tackle issues raised by leaders of the trade unions duri

A former Nigerian international and NFF’s Assistant Director (Technical), Siji Lagunju is excited being one of 35 technical officials from across the African continent presently attending a six-day CAF Pro-License Elite Instructors Course in Cameroon. The CAF Development Division invited a total of 35 elite coaching instructors from CAF’s Member Associations for the course taking place at the CAF Centre of Excellence, Mbankomo, near Yaounde. The course, which kicked off on Monday, 24th April, is the first of its type in Africa, and thenff.com learnt that the CAF Development Division combined the course contents of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and those of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and brought on board technical gurus to develop the content for Africa’s specific needs. Participants in the six-day course are expected to return to their different countries and organize Pro-License Courses for elite Coaches in their territories.

Over 5,000 FAMOCO devices have been deployed in the first phase FAMOCO, the leader in secure professional Android devices, announces a major commercial partnership with Orange Cameroon. A strategic choice by Orange to increase the efficiency of its distribution network (reduce fraud, theft and loss of data) and to meet compliance needs. Read more: https://www.africa.com/famoco-announces-partnership-orange-cameroon-improve-network-efficiency/

Ahmed Abba, an RFI correspondent in Cameroon, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Abba, who works for RFI's Nigeria-based Hausa service, initially faced a possible death sentence. The Cameroonian military tribunal announced on Monday that its sentence was based on Abbas's failure to denounce acts of terrorism. Read more: http://en.rfi.fr/africa/20170425-rfi-cameroon-correspondent-jailed-10-years