Cassava business becomes means of livelihood for Cameroonian women

STORY: Cassava business becomes means of livelihood for Cameroonian women DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:07:43 LOCATION: MENGONG, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cassava related footage and local women processing cassava 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SYLVIE MEWOULOU, Local villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MARIE JOSEPH, Local villager 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): HONORINE NDONGO, Local villager STORYLINE: Cassava is a traditional food crop at a village in Mengong town in southern Cameroon. Growing and processing cassava have become important means of livelihood for local villagers, especially the women who are trying to be economically independent. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): SYLVIE MEWOULOU, Local villager "Cassava helps us a lot. People get sick, then they get treatment with money earned from selling cassava. We eat cassava, we pay tontine with money earned from cassava. There are a lot of things in my life. Everything I do in the village is based on cassava. We pay for our children's tuition, fe

Chinese firm help bring Cameroon port city with stable clean tap water

STORY: Chinese firm help bring Cameroon port city with stable clean tap water DATELINE: March 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: KRIBI, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lobe river 2. various of Lobe drinking water treatment plant 3. various of Chinese and Cameroonian engineers are communicating 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CASIMIR EHUMBE MBEA, User of tap water 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): PATURIN NKOUEL NDONGO, User of tap water 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DU FENGQUAN, Manager of CGCOC Cameroon Ltd. STORYLINE: World Water Day falls on Tuesday this year, an annual United Nations observance day on March 22 that highlights the importance of fresh water. In Cameroon's Kribi, local residents have expressed their gratitude to a Chinese company, which helps them build a water treatment plant that provides them with clean tap water. Kribi is home to Cameroon's first deep-water port. With city development and population growth, the drinking water supply capacity and quality of the original purification

Vox Party Rally - Madrid

Vox Party Rally - Madrid

Bertrand Ndongo during the Vox party Rally at Plaza del Pradillo on April 18, 2021 in Mostoles near Madrid, Spain. Photo by A. Meca/Alfa Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vox Party Rally - Madrid

Vox Party Rally - Madrid

Bertrand Ndongo during the Vox party Rally at Plaza del Pradillo on April 18, 2021 in Mostoles near Madrid, Spain. Photo by A. Meca/Alfa Images/ABACAPRESS.COM