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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...

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...

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...

Gabon Adjusts State Payroll File to Save 10 Billion FCFA

Gabon Adjusts State Payroll File to Save 10 Billion FCFA

Gabon aims for 10 billion FCFA in savings through public sector salary reform. Salary caps, elimination of double paymen...

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...

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UK Suspends Study Visas for Cameroonians Amid Rising Asylum Claims

UK Suspends Study Visas for Cameroonians Amid Rising Asylum Claims

The UK is suspending study visas for Cameroonians starting March 26, 2026, due to a sharp increase in asylum claims. Thi...

Buea Hosts Inaugural Biaka Women's Conference: Empowerment and Leadership Take Center Stage

Buea Hosts Inaugural Biaka Women's Conference: Empowerment and Leadership Take Center Stage

Buea hosts the first Biaka Women's Conference, organized by the Biaka University Institute. The event aims to empower wo...

Nelly Banaken Elel Appointed Commissioner to ECCAS: A Commitment to Gender and Human Development

Nelly Banaken Elel Appointed Commissioner to ECCAS: A Commitment to Gender and Human Development

Cameroonian Nelly Banaken Elel takes office at ECCAS as Commissioner for Gender, Human and Social Development. A recogni...

Arbitrary detention: Jean Calvin Aba'a Oyono claims 3 billion FCFA from DGRE

Arbitrary detention: Jean Calvin Aba'a Oyono claims 3 billion FCFA from DGRE

Pr Jean Calvin Aba'a Oyono is claiming 3 billion FCFA from the DGRE for his kidnapping and arbitrary detention for 42 da...

AfDB invests FCFA 270 billion in Kribi Industrial Zone to boost economic growth

AfDB invests FCFA 270 billion in Kribi Industrial Zone to boost economic growth

The AfDB is investing FCFA 270 billion in the Kribi industrial zone, aiming to transform the port into a major industria...

Angola Moves Forward with Privatization of National Airline TAAG in 2026

Angola Moves Forward with Privatization of National Airline TAAG in 2026

Angola confirms TAAG privatization in 2026 to attract investment and improve efficiency, despite recent losses. An inter...

Telecoms: MTN anticipates a dramatic profit recovery for 2025 after a challenging 2024

Telecoms: MTN anticipates a dramatic profit recovery for 2025 after a challenging 2024

After a challenging 2024, MTN anticipates a strong profit recovery in 2025, driven by its Nigerian and Ghanaian subsidia...

Cement: Dangote awards Sinoma $1 billion project, Koné Dossongui revives Kribi plant

Cement: Dangote awards Sinoma $1 billion project, Koné Dossongui revives Kribi plant

Dangote signs $1 billion contract to expand cement plants in Africa, including Cameroon. Koné Dossongui revives his ceme...

Cement Production: Aliko Dangote Awards $1 Billion Project to China's Sinoma Engineering, Cameroon Included

Cement Production: Aliko Dangote Awards $1 Billion Project to China's Sinoma Engineering, Cameroon Included

Dangote Cement awards Sinoma Engineering a $1 billion contract for cement plants in Africa, potentially including a new...

UBA Cameroon Reaffirms Commitment to FECAFOOT During Site Visit

UBA Cameroon Reaffirms Commitment to FECAFOOT During Site Visit

A delegation from UBA Cameroon visited the construction site of the future FECAFOOT headquarters, reaffirming its commit...

World Bank Reinforces Support for Decentralization in Cameroon

World Bank Reinforces Support for Decentralization in Cameroon

MINDDEVEL and the World Bank strengthen their cooperation for better decentralization in Cameroon. Discussions focused o...

Kribi Port Industrial Zone: Potential for 8% Growth and 150,000 Jobs Over 15 Years

Kribi Port Industrial Zone: Potential for 8% Growth and 150,000 Jobs Over 15 Years

The Kribi Port Industrial Zone (KPIZ) aims to boost Cameroon's growth by 5-8% and create 150,000 jobs in 15 years. Offic...