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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Foy-Johnston (OTCPINK: FOYJ), has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire a concession in the Congo Craton region of Cameroon. The concession consists of an initial 4 hectares with options to cover up to 2000km2. The Company is currently in process of securing another 16 hectors. The Company has proven gold on this concession and is optimistic for a significant gold reserve. The gold is hydrothermal and was formed during the Oregony...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Foy-Johnston (OTCPINK: FOYJ) wishes to announce that it has issued a letter to shareholders from President, Alexander D. Powers. The text of the letter appears below. Dear Shareholders: It has been just under a year since I assumed control over the operations of the Company and I would like to take the opportunity to address the continued direction of the Company and its future prospects. I am pleased to report that the Company secured its...
LIMBE, Cameroon, Jan. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Herakles Farms (also known as SG-SOC), a New York-based agriculture company operating in Ghana and Cameroon, today announced the appointment of Dr. Atanga Ekobo to the position of Vice President of Conservation. Dr. Ekobo's hire marks one of many steps that Herakles Farms is taking to strengthen its in-house environmental conservation capabilities as the company continues to pursue the highest environmental standards with respect to its...
LIMBE, Cameroon, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Herakles Farms, an American agriculture company focused on identifying and implementing solutions to important food security issues in Africa, today announced that it has awarded college scholarships to 26 Cameroonian students in a newly established merit-based program that recognizes the academic achievement of some of the nation's most promising undergraduates. The scholarship fund is just one initiative within Herakles Farms'...
www.oaklandinstitute.org/land-deals-africa-cameroon New report debunks investors' effort to greenwash destruction of rainforest and livelihoods OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An American owned company with a track record of illegality and links to private equity giant Blackstone Group threatens to destroy rainforests and dislocate local communities in Cameroon. A new report (1) from The Oakland Institute, in collaboration with Greenpeace International,...
Targeting a broader outlook at the opportunities that rubber plantation presents in West & Central Africa and supported by Ministry of Food & Agriculture, (MOFA) Republic of Ghana, CMT is pleased to host the inaugural [RubberPlant Africa, on 04-05 September in Accra, Ghana. Accra, Africa (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 With global demand for natural rubber consistently rising, plantation companies are venturing into West & Central African regions such as Malawi, Cameroon, Nigeria,...
NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Herakles Farms, a New York-based agriculture company operating in Ghana and Cameroon, today announced new details for its Cameroon palm oil subsidiary, SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon (SGSOC), and its decision to pursue a phased development approach to allow its many stakeholders to better understand the social and environmental benefits and impacts and to be responsive to the concerns of all stakeholders that may arise. To date, SGSOC...
Regional cooperation critical to address recent upsurge in poaching, according to WWF Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 06, 2012 Central African countries today signed a groundbreaking regional plan to strengthen law enforcement and better combat poaching of elephants and other species at risk from illegal wildlife trade. The plan was adopted by the ten member states of Central African Forest Commission, known as COMIFAC, as escalating rates of wildlife crime plague the region. Wildlife...
Brett Smith for RedOrbit.com A system of video camera traps set by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has captured evidence of the Cross River gorilla, a notoriously reclusive and endangered species of primate. “The video represents the best images to date of Cross River gorillas, normally shy animals that flee at the slightest hint of human presence,” said WCS director Christopher Jameson. “The footage provides us with our first tantalizing glimpses of Cross River...
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Sandoz products and technical expertise to support local generics manufacturer Cinpharm achieve cGMP certification - Local production facilities to supply high-quality, affordable medicines across Cameroon and neighboring countries - Partnership celebrated by an official ceremony in the presence of the Cameroon Minister of Health and Sandoz officials Sandoz is pleased to announce that its German...
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Peter’s duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) is a species of antelope that can be found in southern Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and northern areas of the Republic of Congo. It prefers a habitat in dense, undisturbed primary forests or rainforests, but it will inhabit forests that have been logged if there is enough cover. It can reach an average height of twenty inches at the shoulder, with a weight of forty pounds. Its fur is typically greyish brown in color. It is thought that Weyns’...
The Gray-backed Fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides) is a species of bird found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
The Bioko Allen's Bushbaby (Galago alleni) , also known as Bioko Allen's Galago, or Bioko Allen's Squirrel Galago is a species of primate in the Galagidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The African fat-tailed gecko, Hemitheconyx caudicinctus, is a nocturnal, ground-dwelling gecko from the subfamily Eublepharinae. They are found in West Africa, from Senegal to Cameroon. Their habitat is dry and arid, although they will spend most of their time in a dark, humid hiding area. Adult male geckos are from 8 to 10 inches long, and females 6 to 8 inches long. They will generally live from 15 to 20 years. The normal coloring is brown and tan stripes, with a possible white stripe...
The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is a subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). It lives in montane, primary, and secondary forests and lowland swamps. It is found throughout all or parts of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Of all gorillas it is the least endangered and is the gorilla usually found in zoos. The western lowland gorilla eats plants and, occasionally, insects....
