African Elephant Crisis

The African elephant population in Central African countries like Cameroon has fallen by more than 30% in the last 7 years. African Elephant The African elephant is a genus- consisting of 2 species: the African forest elephant and the African bush elephant. They are listed as vulnerable species by IUCN. African elephant species are found ..

Topics: Africa • African elephant • Cameroon • Dja Faunal Reserve

Paul Biya wins the Presidential elections in Cameroon

The President of the central African country Cameroon for the last 37 years- Paul Biya recently won in the Presidential elections held in the country, by obtaining complete majority. His party -Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC) won 139 out of 167 declared seats. The Elections were cancelled in 13 other seats, in some regions and ..

Topics: Africa • Cameroon • Cameroonian presidential election

Sadio Mane named African Footballer of the year

27-year-old Senegalese forward Sadio Mane was named as the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Men’s player of the year  2019 on Tuesday, 7th January 2020 after beating the likes of his Liverpool teammate and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah and Algerian and Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez. Sadio Mane became the second Senegalese after El Hadji-Diouf, ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020

Topics: Algeria • Barcelona • Cameroon • Confederation of African Football • Egypt • Liverpool • Mohamed Salah • Nigeria • Sadio Mane • Senegal

India nominates Ramesh Chand to head Food and Agriculture Organisation

India has nominated member of Niti Ayog, Ramesh Chandra to head Food and Agricultural Organisation. Ramesh Chand’s candidature is challenged by Qu Dongyu of China, Medi Moungui of Cameroon, Catherine Geslain-Laneelle of France and Davit Kirvalidze of Georgia. To get elected to the post of Director-General of FAO, the candidate needs to secure a simple ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News

Topics: Binay Ranjan Sen • Cameroon • China • Eliminate hunger • Food and Agriculture Organisation • France • Georgia • Italy • malnutrition • Niti Ayog • Rome • USA • washington

Paul Biya wins 2018 Cameroonian presidential election

In Cameroon, Paul Biya, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since 1982, won the 7th presidential term with a landslide victory in a controversial presidential election on October 23, 2018. According to the Constitutional Council of the country, Biya had won 71.3% of the ballot in the October 7 presidential election, marred ..

Topics: Africa • Biya • Cameroon • Cameroon People's Democratic Movement • Cameroonian presidential election • Continents • Countries • Paul Biya • Robert Mugabe