Cameroon’s Increasing Conflicts: Time for Community Actions Towards Peace
In Cameroon, three conflicts have hit hard on the country largely considered to have been peaceful and stable in a troubled African region. President Paul Biya who has been in power for 37 years is heavily criticized by both the national and the international communities for an overstayed welcome. Observers [...]
Cameroon: Foretia Foundation Trains Researchers On Health Research Methods
Winners of the Health Research Grant alongside other Young researchers in Cameroon have been empowered on how to influence policy change by carrying out sound scientific research. This was in a 2-days training program organized by the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation was under the [...]
SBEC Entrepreneurship Skills Training- Douala
Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) contribute around 36% of Cameroon’s GDP, make-up over 90% of businesses in Cameroon, and employ above 60% of the population. Yet, glaring realities indicate that enormous potentials inherent in this sector are unfortunately not fully-harnessed - especially given that more than 70% of SMEs [...]
Gallery: SBEC Training 1 Entrenreneurship Skills -Yaounde
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Cameroon: Foretia Foundation Trains Business Operators On Basic Entrepreneur Skills
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Center (SBEC), which focuses on equipping entrepreneurs and small business owners with organizational and business management skills that promote a free enterprise society, has trained participants on “Small Business Management and Entrepreneurial skills”. During the event organized by the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation in [...]
Atelier Formation en Gestion des Petites Entreprises – Douala
Avec le soutien du Département des d’Affaires mondiales du Canada (AMC), le Centre ds petiites et moyennes entreprises et de l’entrepreneuriat (SBEC) de la Fondation Denis et Lenora Foretia invite les propriétaires de petites entreprises des secteurs formels et informels, les associations de femmes d’affaires, les agriculteurs, les agroentrepreneurs et tous les futurs propriétaires d’entreprises [...]
Formation des Ambassadeurs de la paix et de la résolution pacifique des conflits au Cameroun
Afin de joindre sa voix et de faire avancer les discussions sur la nécessité d'une résolution pacifique du conflit armé actuel dans les régions du Nord-Ouest et du Sud-Ouest du Cameroun, le Nkafu Policy Institute de la Fondation Denis & Lenora Foretia invite les leaders communautaires, les activistes de la [...]
Training Of Peace Advocates For The Peaceful Resolution Of Conflicts In Cameroon
In joining voices and to move the talk for the need for a peaceful resolution of the current violent conflict in the NW and SW Regions of Cameroon, the Nkafu Policy Institute of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation invites community leaders, peace advocates, Civil society advocates, community leaders (including [...]
The African Continental Free Trade Area: Are we putting the Cart before the Horse?
By Melaine Nsaikila Many in Africa have celebrated the recent signing of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Kigali on March 21, 2018 creating the African Continental Free Trade Zone. A pan-African initiative bringing into play the largest interstate market in the world. It is the biggest trade [...]
Top 5 Trends in Digital Health in Africa
By Odette Kibu* and Denis Foretia** Technology has affected a wide range of sectors in our society, including agriculture, economic, education and socio-political sectors, positively. Digital technologies have transformed the way people work, shop, and socialize. The advantages of digital technology are used by healthcare providers and they have begun [...]
Inequality Aversion Understanding the Intricate Links between Marginalization and Violent Conflicts
Adam Smith, the Scottish economist, philosopher and author, in his book titled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations(1776) highlighted the fundamental and crucial role human self-interest plays in the economy. “It is not from the benevolence (kindness) of the butcher, the brewer or the [...]
Calling for a Rebasing of Cameroon’s GDP
By Lontum Edwin Nchadze Initiated by Ghana in 2011, large-scale upward revisions of GDP estimates have been announced by several African countries in recent years. These announcements preceded an exercise carried out in each country; the revision of methods and base data used to calculate the Gross Domestic Product(GDP), known [...]