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Rising food prices spark unrest in Cameroon - 16 May 08

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In west Africa, the rising cost of basic foodstuffs is leading to political and civil unrest as well as threatening millions with hunger.

Perhaps the most serious unrest has occurred in Cameroon - at least 47 people were killed in food prices related violence.

Our correspondent Yvonne Ndege travelled to the capital Yaounde to find out how people are trying to create their own alternatives to deal with the hike in food prices.

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  • The Ewondo gangstar (paul Biya) have sold most of Cameroon food crop coperations to France and other European investors. Before Biya took over, Cameroon was able to produce and market their surplus to countries like Nigeria, Garbon , Chad etc. But today, Cameroon don'nt even have enough to feed its own people. Just last september, 2009, Paul Biya and his entourage visited France and spend more than 800,000 Euros in less than 4 weeks while 52,000 children will die from malnutrition each year.

  • You are so right they survived for centuries growing their own food.

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  • kadafi is a dictator but a gud one.he made lybians hv their necessary needs,y can't biya rule like khadafi.cameroon is africa in miniature in short i am a cameroonian with vast idea.if i can meet biya whom i think is a gud man i will be very happy to talk him into changing his skills cos the pple around him r messing his gov't

  • my dear brothers and sisters. this old timer call biya should be at the top of the most wanted terrorist in the world. May be he thinks Cameroon is for him alone.

  • @Voiceofcameroon in addition to ur comments.please don't forget to send to aljazeera the millions of people born in cameroon who are forced to pay for residence permit every year in ur country.Tell them too that most cameroonians support this looting and senseless act of their government.

  • Aljazeera, we have forwarded all the names and video of Cameroonians brutally murdered by the cameroon armed foces with orders from Paul Biya. Aljazeera, your FANS in Cameroon want you to ask Paul Biya why he order his army to execute their brothers and sisters for protesting corruption?

  • USA sucks

    9/11 9/11 9/11

    Usama Bin Laden is good

  • who is this big fool, people like u needs dead penalty

  • Cameroon has turn to a useless country in Africa..oh hell no, this old asses need to die

  • bitch ass...suck a dick nigaa...i know u....i remmeber ma boi woop your ugly ass..nd u stay being tha same bitch

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