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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...

Tayc declines investing in Cameroon due to Anglophone crisis: a wake-up call for the economy

Tayc declines investing in Cameroon due to Anglophone crisis: a wake-up call for the economy

Singer Tayc expresses reluctance to invest in Cameroon due to the Anglophone crisis, hindering diaspora investment and h...

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...

Oscar Njiki: The Cameroonian Tontine, an Original Institution, Not an Imitation of the Italian Tontine

Oscar Njiki: The Cameroonian Tontine, an Original Institution, Not an Imitation of the Italian Tontine

According to Oscar Njiki, the Cameroonian tontine is a unique institution, rooted in local culture and distinct from the...

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...

Hunger Threatens Thousands of Families in Cameroon's Far North

Hunger Threatens Thousands of Families in Cameroon's Far North

Cameroon's Far North is facing a severe food crisis. Conflict and displacement are worsening the situation, with thousan...

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France Attempts Return to CAR: Diplomacy and Influence at Stake

France Attempts Return to CAR: Diplomacy and Influence at Stake

The French Foreign Minister's visit to Bangui marks an attempt by France to re-engage in the CAR, where Russian influenc...

Land Freeze Around Olembe Stadium: Yaounde Faces Urbanization Challenges

Land Freeze Around Olembe Stadium: Yaounde Faces Urbanization Challenges

A freeze on land transfers around the Olembe stadium in Yaounde aims to secure the site against speculation. The measure...

Niger-EU Crisis: Demand for Mohamed Bazoum's Release Fractures Relations

Niger-EU Crisis: Demand for Mohamed Bazoum's Release Fractures Relations

Rising tensions between Niger and the EU following the demand for the release of Mohamed Bazoum. Niger denounces interfe...

Yango Group Adjusts Strategy in Cameroon: End of Collaboration with Awana Ateba Michel and Appointment of Elodie Filopon

Yango Group Adjusts Strategy in Cameroon: End of Collaboration with Awana Ateba Michel and Appointment of Elodie Filopon

Yango Group appoints Elodie Filopon as Head of Public Affairs for Francophone Africa, following the end of its collabora...

Cameroon: Higher Judicial Council Convenes After Over Five Years of Delay

Cameroon: Higher Judicial Council Convenes After Over Five Years of Delay

After more than five years of waiting, the Higher Judicial Council convenes in Cameroon on March 18, 2026, to address cr...

Cameroon Invests FCFA 98 Billion to Boost Rice Production in the North and Adamawa Regions

Cameroon Invests FCFA 98 Billion to Boost Rice Production in the North and Adamawa Regions

A FCFA 98 billion agreement has been signed to develop rain-fed rice farming in the North and Adamawa regions, aiming to...

AfDB grants CFAF 203.3 billion to Cameroon for Ngoura II-Yokadouma road

AfDB grants CFAF 203.3 billion to Cameroon for Ngoura II-Yokadouma road

The AfDB grants CFAF 203.3 billion in funding to Cameroon for the construction of the Ngoura II-Yokadouma road, aiming t...

Yango Group Adjusts Strategy in Cameroon: End of Collaboration with Awana Ateba Michel and Appointment of Elodie Filopon

Yango Group Adjusts Strategy in Cameroon: End of Collaboration with Awana Ateba Michel and Appointment of Elodie Filopon

Yango Group ends its collaboration with Awana Ateba Michel and appoints Elodie Filopon to lead public affairs in Cameroo...

Cameroon: Major Crackdown on Electricity Fraud, Illegal Networks Dismantled

Cameroon: Major Crackdown on Electricity Fraud, Illegal Networks Dismantled

A large-scale operation against electricity fraud has dismantled illegal networks in Yaoundé and Douala, revealing a maj...

Franck Hertz, son of Chantal Biya, a potential successor in Paul Biya's succession?

Franck Hertz, son of Chantal Biya, a potential successor in Paul Biya's succession?

Franck Hertz, son of Chantal Biya, is increasingly present in the circles of power in Cameroon, fueling speculation abou...

Cameroonian Éric Kouaghu Tchuisseu Takes the Helm of CIMA, Key Regulator of the Insurance Sector in Africa

Cameroonian Éric Kouaghu Tchuisseu Takes the Helm of CIMA, Key Regulator of the Insurance Sector in Africa

Cameroonian Éric Kouaghu Tchuisseu takes the helm of CIMA, a key insurance regulator in Central and West Africa. A major...

Cameroon: Traditional Chiefdoms at the Heart of Land Management with New Attestations

Cameroon: Traditional Chiefdoms at the Heart of Land Management with New Attestations

In Cameroon, a new circular from February 20, 2026, entrusts traditional chiefdoms with a central role in land managemen...