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Breast ironing, a painful practice for Cameroon's girls

By Jamie Rich (Originally published in the Washington Post) DOUALA, CAMEROON -- A small pack of elementary-school-age kids surrounded me every time I left my favorite lunch spot, Chez Noura. They held up old wine bottles filled with fried groundnuts....

(Video) Breast Ironing of Young Girls in Cameroon

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A Gilded World Cup (found poem)

Did the soccer - uber salesman from hell, sell any 2010 tickets? Achirri, Ann Arbor, 9 March 2010

Migration in Cameroon: The 2009 Report of the International Organ

Originally published on Scribbles from the Den The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has just released its 2009 report on Migration in Cameroon titled Migration au Cameroun : Profil National 2009. Among the key findings are the following: In 2000,...

A View From Berlin (found poem)

The Croats are tanned, the Swedes pink, the Poles the color of powder. They hoist the flags of their nations and trundle like tiny sweating armies under the sun. The beer comes in big cups, and the boats on the...

Rummy’s Winter (found poem)

he stands alone at the 42 metrobus stop just north of dupont circle last thursday, as icy weather snarls the traffic and makes the roads a nightmare to drive. with his smartrip card in hand – the dc metro’s rechargeable...

(Music) Baam - Stand Up

Video by the Buea-based trio BAAM (Akum Adele-Claris, Chah Mabel and Ewah Lawrence).

Eto’o Knocks-out Drogba’s Chelsea, Says It’s Not “Revenge

Inter Milan’s Samuel Eto’o says he does not consider his winning goal that knocked-out Didier Drogba’s Chelsea from the European Champions League as “revenge” for not winning the 2009 African Player of the year award. Tuesday’s round of 16 clash...

Sick Medical Profession Despised by African Leaders

By Innocent Chia You still remember that ailing President Yar’Adua of Nigeria just returned from three months of hospitalization in Saudi Arabia. You also have not forgotten that President Omar Bongo died last year 2009 in Barcelona, Spain...That the late...