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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: 20 Years After Operation Sparrowhawk, What's the Score on Anti-Corruption Efforts?

Cameroon: 20 Years After Operation Sparrowhawk, What's the Score on Anti-Corruption Efforts?

Twenty years after the launch of Operation Sparrowhawk in Cameroon, a mixed assessment persists. Has the fight against c...

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...

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...

Energy Crisis in Cameroon: EIB Support Aims to Provide a New Lease of Life

Energy Crisis in Cameroon: EIB Support Aims to Provide a New Lease of Life

Faced with the energy crisis, Cameroon is strengthening its cooperation with the EIB to modernize its electricity sector...

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...

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Ghost Ministers in Cameroon: Silence as a Political Survival Strategy

Ghost Ministers in Cameroon: Silence as a Political Survival Strategy

In Cameroon, ministers remain in office without ever addressing the press, raising questions about transparency and the...

Afriland First Bank RDC: Balance Sheet Struggles and Uncertain Future Under Resolution Regime

Afriland First Bank RDC: Balance Sheet Struggles and Uncertain Future Under Resolution Regime

Under administration since 2022, Afriland First Bank RDC's financial situation is deteriorating, with a negative NBI and...

Maurel & Prom Announces Record Net Income in 2025, Boosted by Gabon Investments

Maurel & Prom Announces Record Net Income in 2025, Boosted by Gabon Investments

Maurel & Prom announces a record net profit in 2025 of $410 million, thanks to its investments in Gabon. Production incr...

Gabon accelerates negotiations with the IMF, targeting an agreement by May 2026

Gabon accelerates negotiations with the IMF, targeting an agreement by May 2026

Gabon aims for an agreement with the IMF by May 2026 to strengthen the confidence of financial and technical partners, w...

CEMAC: Cameroon, Third Most Indebted Country on the BEAC Securities Market

CEMAC: Cameroon, Third Most Indebted Country on the BEAC Securities Market

Cameroon is the third most indebted country in CEMAC on the BEAC securities market, with 1,831.35 billion CFA francs out...

Nachtigal Dam: Cameroon Seeks to Raise FCFA 56 Billion to Avoid World Bank Guarantee Activation

Nachtigal Dam: Cameroon Seeks to Raise FCFA 56 Billion to Avoid World Bank Guarantee Activation

Cameroon seeks to raise FCFA 56 billion to replenish the letter of credit for the Nachtigal dam and avoid the activation...

Célestine Ketcha Courtes Receives Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador to Strengthen Urban Cooperation

Célestine Ketcha Courtes Receives Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador to Strengthen Urban Cooperation

Célestine Ketcha Courtes met with Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador, Armando Kote Echuaca, to discuss strengthening coopera...

Cameroon Presidential Election: Elecam Announces Record 8 Million Registered Voters

Cameroon Presidential Election: Elecam Announces Record 8 Million Registered Voters

Ahead of the presidential election, Elecam announces a record 8,010,464 registered voters. The register includes over 3....

Maurel & Prom Announces Record Net Profit in 2025, Despite Revenue Decline

Maurel & Prom Announces Record Net Profit in 2025, Despite Revenue Decline

Oil group Maurel & Prom announces a record net profit of $410 million in 2025, despite a revenue decrease due to lower o...

33rd Edition of Open Business Days for Technical and Vocational Education Kicks Off in Kribi

33rd Edition of Open Business Days for Technical and Vocational Education Kicks Off in Kribi

The 33rd edition of the Open Business Days for Technical and Vocational Education kicked off in Kribi, Cameroon, under t...

Gold Plunder in Cameroon: Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh Orders Investigation into Undeclared Exports

Gold Plunder in Cameroon: Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh Orders Investigation into Undeclared Exports

Cameroon investigates the disappearance of 15 tons of gold. Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh orders investigation following a signifi...

Yicheng Pharmaceutical Enlists 30 Chinese Engineers to Expedite Construction of its FCFA 530 Billion Complex

Yicheng Pharmaceutical Enlists 30 Chinese Engineers to Expedite Construction of its FCFA 530 Billion Complex

The Yicheng pharmaceutical complex is accelerating its construction with the arrival of Chinese engineers, aiming to str...