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GROHE Backs Don Bosco Institute in Ebolowa with GIVE Programme

Last Friday, February 23rd, the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Ebolowa had a flurry of high-profile guests shuttle into its campus. Amongst them were...
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Tuesday 10 August 2021Education

CEMAC: Higher Education Ministers approve harmonization of the higher education system

CEMAC nationals can soon transfer the higher education course credits obtained in a said member country to another member country. This is the conclusion...
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Monday 30 November 2020Education

Cameroon: World Bank and GPE release XAF57 bln to boost basic education

The World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education recently provided an additional XAF57 billion to improve basic education in Cameroon. The...
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Wednesday 9 September 2020Education

Cameroon: MINESUP commissions Camtel to raise internet bandwidth from 263 to 9333 MB/S in state universities

On September 8, 2020, in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s Minister of Higher Education (Minesup) Jacques Fame Ndongo, and Judith Yah Sunday Achidi (Managing Director...
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Thursday 11 June 2020Education

Cameroon: Government releases CFAF6.5 bln to subsidize private education

Since June 10, 2020, the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motazé, has released an envelope of CFAF 6.5 billion as a remainder of the “2019 subsidy to...
cameroon-9-10-of-household-expenses-are-devoted-to-children-s-education
Monday 16 March 2020Education

Cameroon: 9-10% of household expenses are devoted to children’s education

In Cameroon, 9% of households’ spending is devoted to children’s public primary education. This was revealed in a study, focused on the education and...
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Monday 9 March 2020Education

Camrail offers Youscribe access codes to 100 students of the University of Yaoundé

On March 4, 2020, Camrail handed Youscribe access codes to 100 students of the University of Yaoundé. During the handing ceremony, organized in Yaoundé,...
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Monday 24 February 2020Education

Moroccan business school ESCA advertises its trainings to Cameroonian students

For some days now, a delegation of officials and Cameroonian students of Morrocan business school ESCA have been in Cameroon. During the tour, started in...
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Thursday 20 February 2020Education

Higher education : 10,000 Cameroonians are pursuing graduate studies in France

Currently, 10,000 Cameroonians are pursuing graduate studies in France. This was revealed by French officials during the signature cooperation agreement...
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Monday 10 February 2020Education

Cameroon: New Zealand offers scholarships for agricultural development and renewable energy studies

The New Zealand aid programme steered by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is offering scholarships to nationals of many African countries,...
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Tuesday 4 February 2020Education

More Cameroonians prefer private schools than South Africans (AfDB)

“The proportion of children attending private schools ranges from less than 5 percent in Burundi, Mozambique, and South Africa to more than 30 percent in...
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Wednesday 29 January 2020Education

Cameroon : Igeaf BTP Sarl launches metal construction vocational training center in Yaoundé

This year, Cameroon could have its first workers skilled in metal construction. For the first time, 13 trainees will sit for the certificate of...
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Friday 24 January 2020Education

Kribi deep seaport donates 500 desks to neighboring schools in the framework of its socio-economic programme Pasek

On January 22, Patrice Melom, the Director-General of Kribi deep seaport made a donation of desks to the technical and bilingual schools in Kribi. This...
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Friday 10 January 2020Education

Cameroon announces the recruitment of 500 University lecturers this year

After a first wave of 1,237 recruits in 2019, the Minister of Higher Education (Minesup), Jacques Fame Ndongo (photo), has announced a second phase to...
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Wednesday 11 December 2019Education

2020 budget : Cameroon allocates XAF65.2 bln to ministry of higher education showing real desire for change

In its 2020 finance bill, approved by parliament, the budget allocated to the ministry of higher education is XAF65.2 billion. In this bill, the...
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Friday 25 October 2019Education

Cameroon: SABC awards best students of the last official exams

“The government expresses its deep gratitude to SABC group, which is supporting the ministry of secondary education in the implementation of its strategy...
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Thursday 19 September 2019Education

Cameroon: 119 additional candidates to be admitted to ENAM for 2019-2020 academic year

For the 2019-2020 academic year, 119 additional candidates will be admitted to the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM) Cameroon....
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Monday 2 September 2019Education

Basic education : Close to 5 mln pupils expected for the 2019-2020 academic year in Cameroon

The 2019-2020 academic year has started today September 2, 2019, in Cameroon. According to Laurent Serge Etoundi Ngoa (photo), minister of basic...
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Friday 30 August 2019Education

Cameroon makes room for 1,000 more teacher candidates for the 2019-2020 academic year

In Cameroon, an additional 1,000 places have been added to the usual number of candidates to be admitted in teacher training schools for the 2019-2020...
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Tuesday 27 August 2019Education

Government has taken measures to ensure a secure and successful school year in the Anglophone regions, minister Sadi informs

During a press briefing on August 26, 2019, in Yaounde, Cameroon’s minister of communications, René Emmanuel Sadi (photo), spoke about the paralysis of...
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Monday 26 August 2019Education

Russian University RUDN’s experts in Cameroon for a multi-day visit

Today August 26, 2019, a delegation from the Russian university RUDN is starting a multi-day visit in Cameroon. During their stay, they will exchange with...
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Tuesday 23 July 2019Education

Baccalaureate exam : Success rate of 60.18% recorded in 2019 in Cameroon, from 52.28% in 2018

Out of the 138,583 candidates that registered for the 2019 baccalaureate exam in Cameroon, more than 83,000 were successful, data from the baccalaureate...
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Monday 22 July 2019Education

Cameroon: Lower secondary school completion rate rose from 53.2% to 80% in 2015-2018 (minister of economy)

The education sector is undoubtedly, the most advanced in Cameroon as far as the implementation of public policies aimed at meeting the sustainable...
cameroon-president-paul-biya-orders-the-recruitment-of-2-000-university-lecturers
Wednesday 14 November 2018Education

Cameroon: President Paul Biya orders the recruitment of 2,000 university lecturers

Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, the Secretary General of the Presidency (SG-PR), informs that the Head of State Paul Biya ordered November 13 the recruitment of...
cameroon-number-of-elementary-schools-grew-by-26-7-in-2011-17
Tuesday 9 October 2018Education

Cameroon: Number of elementary schools grew by 26.7% in 2011-17

Between 2011 and 2017, the number of elementary schools identified in Cameroon improved from 14,712 to 18,596, an increase by 26.7%. This was revealed in...
cameroon-french-embassy-s-cultural-office-launches-new-postgraduate-scholarships
Friday 28 September 2018Education

Cameroon: French Embassy's Cultural Office launches new postgraduate scholarships

The Cultural Office of the French Embassy in Cameroon has just launched new master's and doctoral scholarships for Cameroonian students wishing to pursue...
cameroon-government-recruits-1-000-kindergarten-and-elementary-school-teachers
Friday 21 September 2018Education

Cameroon: Government recruits 1,000 kindergarten and elementary school teachers

The Cameroonian minister of civil service Joseph LE, launched September 20 the recruitment by competition of 1,000 nursery and primary school teachers...
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Thursday 11 January 2018Education

Paul Biya authorizes the enrolment of student in FMSB and ENS Bertoua

Jacques Fame Ndongo, Cameroon’s minister of higher education, informs that on January 10, 2018, Paul Biya, the president has authorized the enrolment of...
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Wednesday 29 November 2017Education

Cameroon: Free textbooks in public primary schools

Philémon Yang, the Cameroonian prime minister, announced in a circular signed on November 23, 2017, that from the 2018-2019 academic year, Cameroon’s...
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Thursday 16 November 2017Education

The 6th edition of the fair to promote studies in France held in Yaoundé launched on November 14

Jacques Fame Ndongo, Cameroon’s minister of higher education, opened on November 14, 2017, the 6th edition of the fair to promote studies in France (Salon...
at-last-the-500-000-laptops-promised-by-president-paul-biya-will-be-released-in-november-2017-officials-reveal
Tuesday 19 September 2017Education

At last, the 500 000 laptops promised by President Paul Biya will be released in November 2017, officials reveal

The release of the first batch of the 500,000 laptops, promised by President Paul Biya in 2016, will take place in November 2017, while it was announced...


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