A dramatic spike in the price of cocoa is easing after years of shortages. But on the ground in West Africa, which produces about two-thirds of the world’s supply, the reality is far more complicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/23/economy/cocoa-growers-struggle-supply/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #cocoa #africa #trade #chocolate #markets #ivorycoast #ghana #nigeria #cameroon

Teachers strike shuts down schools across Cameroon http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKJSb7 #Cameroon #TeachersStrike #EducationCrisis #SchoolClosure #EducationMatters

Help the Four-horned #Chameleon of #Cameroon and #Nigeria . These beautiful #lizards are #vulnerable due to #deforestation for #palmoil #cocoa and #mining. Help them to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

http://palmoildetectives.com/2021/04/04/four-horned-chameleon-trioceros-quadricornis/

‘I love my country but nobody is safe’: the plight of Cameroon’s exiles, trapped in Nigeria https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/19/cameroon-exiles-nigeria-trapped-refugees #UnitedNations #Humanrights #Worldnews #Cameroon #Refugees #Nigeria #Society #Africa #USAID #Aid

#Lesotho is receiving another bullet from President Trump.

Trump wants to cut cost of running embassies around the world and he want to close them, 60 percent being in #Africa. Among them are #Eritrea, #Lesotho, #Cameroon and South #Sudan.

Goliath #Frogs are #endangered in #Gabon #Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea by #palmoil #deforestation and #hunting. Help them every time you shop and #Boycottpalmoil ️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/10/29/goliath-frog-conraua-goliath/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

The tale of one man's death amid thousands: queer Cameroon asylum seeker dies in Mediterranean crossing

#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #tunisia #Cameroon #refugees #asylum

https://76crimes.com/2025/04/10/queer-cameroon-asylum-mediterranean/

Painting of the Day. Dialogue IV
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/dialogue-4-peace-talks/
This acrylic painting is a couple having a serious discussion and is a statement about the importance of dialogue in resolving conflict of every sort. The use of such bright colors evokes a sense of optimism.
Angu Walters
100 x 80 cm
39 x 31 in
$1500 original / $200 art print / Free delivery anywhere
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #cameroon
#AfricanArt #dialogue #marriedlife #marriage

Hello from Cameroon! #HelloWorld #Cameroon #language #linguistics

Painting of the Day. Family
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/family-1-african-art/
Here is a beautiful, cheerful, and heartwarming acrylic painting by Cameroonian artist Angu Walters. The painting is a celebration of family and love.
40 x 80 cm
16 x 31 in
$700 original / $135 art print / Mailed free from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #familytime #family #acrylicpainting or #artprint

Uta Bella – Monboulae

https://amf.didiermary.fr/uta-bella-monboulae/

Very old stuff from French TV (ORTF) in 1969, a live music show called “Pulsation”. The Diva Uta Bella starts singing @ 2:38. In the first part, you’ll see a very young Manu Dibango playing the organ…

You can buy shirts printed with Angu Walters' African paintings.
Shirts
https://www.etsy.com/shop/partyfavoursshirtco/?etsrc=sdt&section_id=52879273
T-Shirts
https://www.teepublic.com/user/artcameroon
Yes, of course, sales benefit the #StarvingArtist in civil war #Cameroon

Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/palm-oil-company-uses-armed-forces-tear-gas-against-protesting-villagers-in-cameroon/

Painting of the Day. The Town Cryer II
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/the-town-cryer-2/
"Cultural, visual storytelling and imagination with a cubist surreal totally creative and imaginative style that incorporates interesting characters and aspects of Cameroon to light. Beautiful use of colors and African patterns. Visually pleasing and creative. Well done."
79 x 99 cm
31 x 39 in
$1600 original / $200 art print / Mailed free from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon

Trained by the church as a fresco painter, Marc Padeu draws on dramatic biblical stories to juxtapose momentous spiritual accounts with quotidian moments that emphasize Black joy, leisure, family, and fraternity.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/04/marc-padeu-paintings/

Painting of the Day. Dialogue V
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/dialogue-5/
This entirely-orange spectacularly-brightly colored acrylic painting appears to be somebody trying to 'dialogue' his way out of some sort of trouble.
..and somebody else who's maybe heard it all before. Uh-oh.
80 x 100 cm
31 x 39 in
$1500 original / $200 art print / Free delivery from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #dialogue #marriage #acrylicart or #artprint

Painting of the Day. Sanza Player
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/sanza-player/
Here is an African tribal art oil painting of a musician playing the traditional musical instrument the sanza. The sanza has traditionally accompanied African praise songs honoring ancestors and revered chiefs for centuries.
Angu Walters
80 x 100 cm
31 x 39 in
$1400 original / $175 art print
Sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
#AfricanArt #AfricanMusic #oilpainting or #artprint

We've got a newly-available art print. Just $135 with free delivery anywhere and sales benefit only the artist in civil war #Cameroon
We have 70 art prints available, including some all-time favorites. Inquiries welcome.
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/painting/all-heads-together-vii-giclee-art-print/

Painting of the Day. Saturday Market IV
> > https://www.artcameroon.com/saturday-market-4/
It's a bright and sunny acrylic painting of women and girls carrying fruit through a tropical forest. It's Market Day, the highlight of the week, and everybody is eager to buy and sell.
Angu Walters
99 x 82 cm
39 x 32 in
$1500 original / $200 art print / Free delivery from Boise, Idaho, USA
Sales benefit only the #starvingartist in civil war #Cameroon

New allegations of abuse against oil palm giant Socfin in Cameroon https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/new-allegations-of-abuse-against-oil-palm-giant-socfin-in-cameroon/