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Cameroon: Public Debt Costs Soar, a Worrying Situation for Public Finances

Cameroon: Public Debt Costs Soar, a Worrying Situation for Public Finances

Cameroon's borrowing costs are soaring in the regional market, with a sharp rise in the average rate on BTAs. This situa...

Cameroon: Traditional Chiefs Empowered to Issue Provisional Land Titles from April 2026

Cameroon: Traditional Chiefs Empowered to Issue Provisional Land Titles from April 2026

From April 2026, Cameroonian traditional chiefs will be able to issue provisional land titles. A reform to secure custom...

BGFIBank Cameroon Increases Capital to 50 Billion FCFA

BGFIBank Cameroon Increases Capital to 50 Billion FCFA

BGFIBank Cameroon increases its capital to 50 billion FCFA following a decision by the board of directors on February 27...

Cameroon: Paul Biya calls the Superior Council of Magistracy after Six Years of Silence

Cameroon: Paul Biya calls the Superior Council of Magistracy after Six Years of Silence

After six years of silence, Paul Biya convenes the Superior Council of Magistracy on March 18, 2026. A highly anticipate...

Cameroon to be Star Guest at Commonwealth Trade Summit in London in April 2026

Cameroon to be Star Guest at Commonwealth Trade Summit in London in April 2026

Cameroon is the star guest at the Commonwealth Trade Summit in London in April 2026. An opportunity to showcase its asse...

Douala to Host a 3 Billion FCFA Industrial Unit for the Production of Office Furniture and Modern Kitchens

Douala to Host a 3 Billion FCFA Industrial Unit for the Production of Office Furniture and Modern Kitchens

Micasa by MCG Sarl invests 3 billion FCFA in an industrial unit in Douala to produce office furniture, kitchens, and woo...

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Cameroon and Nigeria Consider Extending Cargo Clearing House (GAC) to Cross-Border Corridors

Cameroon and Nigeria Consider Extending Cargo Clearing House (GAC) to Cross-Border Corridors

Cameroon and Nigeria are collaborating to extend the GAC to cross-border corridors, aiming to improve the transparency a...

Cameroon: Government Revises Strategy for Modernizing Road Weigh Stations

Cameroon: Government Revises Strategy for Modernizing Road Weigh Stations

Cameroon revises its road weigh station modernization strategy after a partially unsuccessful initial call for tenders....

Afriland First Bank Reaffirms Support for Cameroonian SMEs at Promote 2026

Afriland First Bank Reaffirms Support for Cameroonian SMEs at Promote 2026

Afriland First Bank renews its partnership with the Interprogress Foundation for the Promote 2026 trade fair, providing...

Cabral Libii Criticizes Handling of Outage During Pope Leo XIV's Speech: CRTV and CAMTEL in the Spotlight

Cabral Libii Criticizes Handling of Outage During Pope Leo XIV's Speech: CRTV and CAMTEL in the Spotlight

Cabral Libii denounces the lack of coordination between CRTV and CAMTEL during the signal disruption of Pope Leo XIV's s...

Cocoa in Cameroon: Low Prices Persist as 2025-2026 Season Nears End

Cocoa in Cameroon: Low Prices Persist as 2025-2026 Season Nears End

Cocoa prices in Cameroon remain below 1,500 FCFA/kg, despite initial hopes, due to a global supply surplus and decreased...

Second-hand clothing imports in Cameroon: A booming market contrasting with Cicam's difficulties

Second-hand clothing imports in Cameroon: A booming market contrasting with Cicam's difficulties

Cameroon imported 42.5 billion FCFA worth of second-hand clothing in 2025, an amount almost equivalent to the cost of re...

Parlym Secures Engineering Studies Contract for Yoyo-Yolanda Transborder Gas Project

Parlym Secures Engineering Studies Contract for Yoyo-Yolanda Transborder Gas Project

Parlym will conduct engineering studies for the Yoyo-Yolanda transborder gas project (Cameroon/Equatorial Guinea). A key...

Cameroon's Liquefied Natural Gas Export Revenue Declines in 2025: An Analysis

Cameroon's Liquefied Natural Gas Export Revenue Declines in 2025: An Analysis

Cameroon's LNG export revenues fell by 30.6 billion FCFA in 2025. The IEA attributes this decline to lower global gas pr...

Palm Oil: Over FCFA 11 Billion in Revenue Expected for Planters Thanks to New Opalm Plants

Palm Oil: Over FCFA 11 Billion in Revenue Expected for Planters Thanks to New Opalm Plants

Opalm's investments (FCFA 17 billion) are expected to generate FCFA 11 billion/year for palm nut producers in Cameroon....

Cameroon: Issa Tchiroma Bakary Faces Diaspora Proposal for Rapid Presidential Transition

Cameroon: Issa Tchiroma Bakary Faces Diaspora Proposal for Rapid Presidential Transition

A diaspora activist proposes to Issa Tchiroma Bakary a rapid presidential transition plan with massive investments and j...

Orange Money Loses Case Against CDEC in BOFAS/Afriland Matter: Implications for the Babadjou – Bamenda Road

Orange Money Loses Case Against CDEC in BOFAS/Afriland Matter: Implications for the Babadjou – Bamenda Road

Orange Money Cameroon was defeated by the court in its dispute with the CDEC concerning the BOFAS case, linked to the Ba...

Water Scarcity in Douala: Residents Grapple with Disruptions and Shortages

Water Scarcity in Douala: Residents Grapple with Disruptions and Shortages

Douala is facing a water shortage due to the shutdown of the Yato plant. Residents are organizing themselves in the face...