Cameroon Current Affairs, GK & News
Uvariopsis dicaprio
Uvariopsis dicaprio is a newly identified tree species. It is the first new tree species to be described in 2022. It was discovered in tropical Ebo forest of Cameroon and is native to the region. The tree has been added to the Strange and Spectacular list of plant species. The tree has been classified as ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Cameroon • Critically endangered • Ebo forest • evergreen forests • Leonardo DiCaprio • New Species • tree species • Uvariopsis dicaprio • ylang ylang
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: Agriculture Current Affairs • 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