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Scandal at Camtel: Billions of FCFA Embezzled, Technical Directorate Suspended

Scandal at Camtel: Billions of FCFA Embezzled, Technical Directorate Suspended

Camtel is shaken by a embezzlement scandal. The technical directorate is suspended, and an internal investigation is und...

WHO Raises Alarm Over Attacks on Healthcare Infrastructure in Iran and Lebanon

WHO Raises Alarm Over Attacks on Healthcare Infrastructure in Iran and Lebanon

WHO raises alarm over attacks on healthcare infrastructure in Iran and Lebanon, highlighting violations of international...

Why the BVMAC struggles to attract Cameroonian savers: Land, tontines, and bonds

Why the BVMAC struggles to attract Cameroonian savers: Land, tontines, and bonds

The BVMAC struggles to attract Cameroonian savers despite various investment options: real estate, tontines, bonds. Pref...

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...

DRC and Cybastion Institute LLC Partner to Structure Major Energy Projects

DRC and Cybastion Institute LLC Partner to Structure Major Energy Projects

ANSER and Cybastion Institute LLC partner to accelerate rural electrification in the DRC. This partnership aims to struc...

Cameroonian National Assembly's Controversial Medical Contract with Turkish Group in Istanbul

Cameroonian National Assembly's Controversial Medical Contract with Turkish Group in Istanbul

The National Assembly of Cameroon signs a controversial medical contract with a Turkish group in Istanbul without a call...

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Cameroon: 73-year-old woman killed in land dispute in Mbankomo

Cameroon: 73-year-old woman killed in land dispute in Mbankomo

A 73-year-old woman was killed in Mbankomo in a land dispute. This tragedy highlights the persistent tensions related to...

Cocoa Crisis in Cameroon: Price Plunge and Despair Among Producers

Cocoa Crisis in Cameroon: Price Plunge and Despair Among Producers

The fall in cocoa prices in Cameroon is driving producers to despair. Indebtedness, unsold stocks, and even suicides are...

Central Africa: ISSEA Reports Decline in Road Harassment on Trade Corridors

Central Africa: ISSEA Reports Decline in Road Harassment on Trade Corridors

ISSEA reveals a decrease in road harassment in Central Africa thanks to the Observatory of Abnormal Practices, improving...

Cocoa Crisis in Cameroon: Local Processing as a Sustainable Solution

Cocoa Crisis in Cameroon: Local Processing as a Sustainable Solution

The cocoa crisis in Cameroon calls for a structural transformation focused on local processing and a better distribution...

Pr. Yannick Bilong Elected Head of the Cameroonian Society of Ophthalmology

Pr. Yannick Bilong Elected Head of the Cameroonian Society of Ophthalmology

Pr. Yannick Bilong takes the lead of the Cameroonian Society of Ophthalmology, building on a career combining scientific...

CEMAC to Harmonize Data Collection on Informal Cross-Border Trade

CEMAC to Harmonize Data Collection on Informal Cross-Border Trade

CEMAC is working to harmonize data collection on informal cross-border trade to better assess trade and guide public pol...

Venture Nexus explores energy projects in Bertoua: focus on renewable energies

Venture Nexus explores energy projects in Bertoua: focus on renewable energies

The French company Venture Nexus is exploring energy projects in Bertoua, particularly in solar energy, to improve acces...

Mobile Money Tax: Yvon Sana Bangui (BEAC) Proposes Taxing Cash to Boost Financial Inclusion

Mobile Money Tax: Yvon Sana Bangui (BEAC) Proposes Taxing Cash to Boost Financial Inclusion

Yvon Sana Bangui (BEAC) proposes taxing the use of cash rather than Mobile Money to promote financial inclusion in Centr...

Resumption of Activities at the Port of Douala: Gecam Welcomes Normalization After Double Billing Crisis

Resumption of Activities at the Port of Douala: Gecam Welcomes Normalization After Double Billing Crisis

Gecam welcomes the progressive normalization of activities at the port of Douala after the double billing crisis, follow...

Port of Douala: Illegal Payments Inflate Costs by 180,000 FCFA per Truck, According to Survey

Port of Douala: Illegal Payments Inflate Costs by 180,000 FCFA per Truck, According to Survey

A survey reveals that illegal payments at the port of Douala can reach 180,000 FCFA per truck, highlighting the need for...

Cameroon: FCFA 800 Billion Invested in Rice, Yet Imports Persist

Cameroon: FCFA 800 Billion Invested in Rice, Yet Imports Persist

Despite FCFA 800 billion invested in local rice, Cameroon still imports heavily. Nigeria, with fewer resources, has succ...

End of an Era: Cavayé Yéguié Djibril Steps Down as President of the National Assembly After 32 Years

End of an Era: Cavayé Yéguié Djibril Steps Down as President of the National Assembly After 32 Years

After 32 years, Cavayé Yéguié Djibril steps down as President of the National Assembly, replaced by Théodore Datouo. End...