http://www.newstin.com/us/YAOUNDE Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76309006 Cameroon's ministry of the Urban development and the housing has commissioned experts to draft a social development plan in favour of the most vulnerable groups in the cities of Yaounde and Douala. The development plan... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:52:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76309006 2008-09-04T19:52:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76082068 Many people who do not know the African continent may mistake it for a haven of diseases and poverty. This could be true! As noted in the African Health Strategy, in 27 countries in Africa, the annual health expenditure... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:01:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76082068 2008-09-02T15:01:40Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76084340 The administrative staff of schools and colleges officially resumed duty for the 2008-2009 academic year yesterday. The reopening comes one week ahead of the official date for pupils and students slated for September 8,... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:45:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76084340 2008-09-02T15:45:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76064233 Posted to the web 2 September 2008 Onwuka Nzeshi Yaounde World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday said that the continued presence of polio in parts of Northern Nigeria was dragging backwards the total eradication of... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:08:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76064233 2008-09-02T10:08:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75978242 Cameroon: Cameroonians Cry Out Against Skyrocketing Food Prices Posted to the web 1 September 2008 Jator Njechu, Edith Widze & Victorine Biy Despite government measures to regulate the cost of basic commodities, consumers... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:33:53 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75978242 2008-09-01T07:33:53Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75745458 Coherency between different sectors in research strategy and the needs in the implementation of the Forest-Environment sector Programme are what experts began examining in Yaounde yesterday within the framework of the... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:08:23 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75745458 2008-08-28T18:08:23Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75649720 There is an endemic overcrowding of prisons found in Cameroon. The number of inmates found in different prisons in Cameroon triples the original capacity of these prisons. There is the absence of rehabilitation in these... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:06:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75649720 2008-08-27T16:06:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75649751 In Yaounde, it is common to find taxis covering the whole surface area of filling stations at midday. Curious minds will ask why? Reasons for this are logical. Usually, a taxi is driven by two or more drivers within twenty... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:08:42 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75649751 2008-08-27T16:08:42Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75480114 Frank Nack, 25, a student of Cameroon Bilingual Centre for Information Technology and Consultancy, CITEC, Yaounde, reportedly punched his principal at a graduation ceremony recently when he was denied an end-of-course... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:40:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75480114 2008-08-25T12:40:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75016110 By EMMANUEL TUMANJONG Associated Press Writer YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - Nine inmates were electrocuted Wednesday while trying to escape from one of Cameroon's largest prisons, a staff member of the justice minister said. Their... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:27:09 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/75016110 2008-08-20T18:27:09Z