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NEWS ABOUT: Cameroon

Cameroon stories: 4 news summaries

Scientists Find First Human Infected With Gorilla HIV

Disease continues to evolve

Aug 3, 09 2:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman from Cameroon living in Paris is the first human discovered to be infected with a form of HIV found in gorillas, HealthDay reports. The finding is yet another indication that the disease continues to mutate and to be transmitted by primates. The woman, 62, has not developed symptoms... More »

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AIDS • HIV • Cameroon • research • infection • gorilla • virus

 Pope Draws 60K in Cameroon 


Mar 19, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Roughly 60,000 people packed a soccer stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, today to hear Pope Benedict XVI’s first giant African mass, the BBC reports. The pontiff used his sermon to warn the throngs of the dangers of urbanization and materialism. Earlier, Benedict met with Cameroon’s Muslim leaders, and... More »

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Africa • Pope Benedict XVI • Cameroon • Popemobile

 Church Must Protect 
 Africa's Poor: Pope 

Pontiff praises growing church but worries about 'superstition'

Mar 18, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI set down strategy for his church in Africa today, telling bishops to protect the traditional values of the African family and to spare the poor from the impact of globalization. The pontiff, beginning his first African pilgrimage in Cameroon, also said that the exuberant local African rites... More »

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Africa • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Cameroon • Paul Biya

Kenya Airways Flight
Crashes in Cameroon

Dropped off the radar shortly after takeoff; 114 aboard

May 5, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Kenya Airways plane with 114 aboard has disappeared and is believed to have crashed in southern Cameroon. The Kenyan Standard reports that the plane sent out an automated distress signal five minutes after takeoff, and villagers near the suspected crash site say they heard an explosion. More »

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Africa • Kenya • flight • Cameroon • Kenya Airways • crash • plane crash • airplane

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