August 2019 – VoN NEWS

Shipwreck off Limbe coast death toll rises to 17

VoN NewsAugust 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

By SIMON NDIVE KALLA Latest information from the Governor of the South West Region, Mr. Benard Okalia Bilai, August 27, 2019, has increased the death toll of the August 25[…]

CITES Takes Major Decision on Illegal Marine Turtle Trade

VoN NewsAugust 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES, has come up with a decision that will enhance the conservation of[…]

UB Gets New Registrar, DVCs, Others

VoN NewsAugust 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO Associate Professor Ernest Molua has been appointed Registrar of the University of Buea. The former Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine was appointed[…]

NGO Embarks on Stamping out Poverty for Natural Resources Conservation

NBSSeptember 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO A Buea-based Cameroonian non-profit organization, Ecological Balance has empowered some 36 youths and rural women within the Buea Municipality to combat poverty and reduce dependence on[…]

Over 200 CBC Youths Commit to Abstinence Until Marriage

VoN NewsAugust 26, 2019 1 Comment

By NDIMUH B. SHANCHO Over 200 youths from the Limbe and Soppo fields of the Cameroon Baptist Convention have committed themselves to abstain from sex until marriage. “I promise before[…]

Cameroon Gov’t Signs FCFA 1 Billion Agreement to Boost Rice Production

VoN NewsAugust 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO The Cameroon Government has signed a-five-year agreement with the Japanese Government to support agro-industrial firms boost the quality of rice production in the South, East, Centre[…]

About 417,000 Cameroonian Children Need Humanitarian Assistance in Education-UNICEF

VoN NewsAugust 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO Statistics from UNICEF Education Officer, Francisca Magano, reveals that about 417,000 boys and girls in the country are in need of humanitarian assistance in the area of[…]

CITES CoP18: 183 in Geneva to Strengthen Wildlife Trade Rules, Others

VoN NewsAugust 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

NDIMUH B. SHANCHO Some 183 countries representatives are converging on Geneva-Switzerland for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to strengthen wildlife trade[…]

Eleven New Frog Species Discovered in Ecuador

VoN NewsAugust 19, 2019 Leave a Comment

By Ndimuh B. Shancho A PhD student at the University of British Columbia, Nadia Paez, and a Catholic University’s Professor, Santiago Ron, have discovered eleven new species of the frog[…]

Limbe landslide Victims in ‘Siberia’ One Year After

VoN NewsAugust 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Have not Been Relocated by Gov’t as Promised Decry Discrimination in Compensation Acknowledge the Site is Risky but Remains the Only Option BY NDIMUH B. SHANCHO One odd year has[…]

South West Mayors Take Measures Against Plastic Pollution

Indigenous Villagers Set Pace in Plastic Waste Management, Climate Action in Buea-Cameroon

On Save the Frogs Day: VoNat Raises Awareness on the Plight of World’s Largest Frog in Cameroon

EcoWarriors Raises Consciousness Against Forest Depletion Through Storytelling

Wither Waste Exchange Plan?

Future of Endangered Species at Mount Cameroon in Safe Hands

Heat Waves in Cameroon; cautions, precautions

LWC at 30, a Beacon of Hope for Confiscated Wildlife

Unearthing Tiko Mangrove, a Depleting Jewel in Cameroon

Watershed Restoration in Bamenda, Kids at the Front Line