FEDIPRESSE rallies Cameroon print media to adapt to digital transformation

The Cameroon Newspaper Publishers Federation (FEDIPRESSE) recently held a seminar in Yaounde to address the pressing challenges facing the country’s print media industry and explore digital solutions to revitalize the sector.

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New Report Exposes Significant Gaps on Access to Information in Cameroon

Cameroon is still lagging when it comes to guaranteeing citizens’ right to access information held by public institutions, a new report has found. In a comprehensive national survey conducted by pro-democracy organisation, Network for Solidarity Empowerment and Transformation for All, (NewSETA), researchers have found the country lacks a strong legislation that promotes effective access to public information in the country. 

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Beyond binary: Intersex people born different, but still humans

“The workshop aims to create a society that promotes the visibility, inclusion, bodily autonomy, sexual and reproductive health, mental well-being, and human rights of intersex persons through community organizing, research, advocacy, and public engagement, using a feminist perspective,” said Oluwaseyi Balogun, a representative of Intersex Nigeria.

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CAMASEJ, US Embassy boost investigative reporting skills of Cameroonian journalists

Douala, Cameroon, recently hosted a pivotal two-day training workshop for journalists, focusing on investigative journalism. The event, organized by the Cameroon Association of English-Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) and sponsored by the US Embassy in Yaounde, is part of a series aimed at enhancing journalistic practices in the country.

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Cameroon imports Colombian post-conflict disarmament, reintegration model

In 2016, the government of Colombia signed a historic peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Former combatants handed over their weapons to United Nation observers in a symbolic step marking the end of more than 50 years of bloody civil war that killed over 200,000 people and displaced millions of others.

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