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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...

Cameroon: Biya's North-South Axis Reactivated with Abdoulaye and Datouo Elections, Presidential Succession in Sight?

Cameroon: Biya's North-South Axis Reactivated with Abdoulaye and Datouo Elections, Presidential Succession in Sight?

The elections of Aboubakary Abdoulaye to the Senate and Théodore Datouo to the Assembly revive speculation about Paul Bi...

Nestlé Cameroon Honored for Environmental Commitment and Customer Relations

Nestlé Cameroon Honored for Environmental Commitment and Customer Relations

Nestlé Cameroon was recognized for its environmental commitment and customer relations, with awards from MINEPDED and FO...

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...

Investment in Public Securities in Central Africa: Cameroon Lags Behind Chad, Gabon, and Congo

Investment in Public Securities in Central Africa: Cameroon Lags Behind Chad, Gabon, and Congo

Cameroonians invest less in public securities than Chadians, Gabonese, and Congolese. A striking contrast that raises qu...

Cameroon: 75 billion FCFA for student laptops, what is the assessment nearly ten years later?

Cameroon: 75 billion FCFA for student laptops, what is the assessment nearly ten years later?

In 2017, Cameroon invested 75 billion FCFA to provide students with laptops. Nearly ten years later, what is the real im...

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Gold Trafficking in Cameroon: Roger Chantal Tuile Speaks Out for the People of the East

Gold Trafficking in Cameroon: Roger Chantal Tuile Speaks Out for the People of the East

Roger Chantal Tuile denounces gold trafficking in Cameroon and pleads for local populations in the East to benefit from...

Cameroon's Higher Judicial Council Convenes After Lengthy Hiatus

Cameroon's Higher Judicial Council Convenes After Lengthy Hiatus

Cameroon's Higher Judicial Council convenes on March 18, 2026, after more than 5 years. On the agenda: appointments, int...

Land Scandal in Olembé: Paul Biya Orders Review of Land Allocations

Land Scandal in Olembé: Paul Biya Orders Review of Land Allocations

The Cameroonian president has ordered an investigation into land allocations around the Olembé sports complex, following...

Kribi to Showcase Territorial Development at SAEDEL 2026

Kribi to Showcase Territorial Development at SAEDEL 2026

Kribi will host the SAEDEL Fair in April 2026, focusing on urban planning and local development. A key event for decisio...

Cameroon: Douala and Yaoundé Target 856.8 Billion FCFA Investment to Transform Waste into Energy

Cameroon: Douala and Yaoundé Target 856.8 Billion FCFA Investment to Transform Waste into Energy

The signing of two memoranda of understanding paves the way for 856.8 billion FCFA in investments to transform waste fro...

Vegetable Oils: A Hidden Danger in Cameroonian Kitchens?

Vegetable Oils: A Hidden Danger in Cameroonian Kitchens?

Commonly used refined vegetable oils in Cameroon may harm heart and brain health. Healthier alternatives exist to limit...

Job-Creating Waste Management Project Launched in Cameroon

Job-Creating Waste Management Project Launched in Cameroon

A waste collection and recycling project creating thousands of jobs is launched in Yaoundé, Douala, and Ebolowa, with th...

Pr Pondi Warns ENAM on African Sovereignty in the Face of Digital and Economic Challenges

Pr Pondi Warns ENAM on African Sovereignty in the Face of Digital and Economic Challenges

Pr Pondi warns about African sovereignty at ENAM, highlighting digital, economic, and military challenges. He calls for...

60 Years Ago, UPC Figure Osendé Afana Was Killed: An Economic Legacy Still Relevant

60 Years Ago, UPC Figure Osendé Afana Was Killed: An Economic Legacy Still Relevant

60 years ago, UPC figure and economist Osendé Afana passed away. His fight for Cameroon's economic independence and his...

Valère Bessala Earns Doctorate in Public Law from the University of Douala

Valère Bessala Earns Doctorate in Public Law from the University of Douala

Valère Bessala earns a doctorate in public law from the University of Douala, strengthening his profile as a political a...

Cameroon: 55% of Doctors Disappear After Training

Cameroon: 55% of Doctors Disappear After Training

A study reveals that 55% of Cameroonian doctors disappear 5 years after their training, facing unemployment, emigration...

FECAFOOT Takes Charge of National Coaches' Salaries, Challenging the Cameroonian State

FECAFOOT Takes Charge of National Coaches' Salaries, Challenging the Cameroonian State

Samuel Eto'o announces FECAFOOT will cover national coaches' salaries, challenging the state. A landmark decision with f...