Yaoundé: Religious leaders urge peace as presidential election nears

Cameroon’s churches and mosques are intensifying efforts to promote calm and civic responsibility as the country prepares for its 12th October presidential election, amid fears that rising tensions could trigger violence. The Central African...

Norwegian Scatec Consolidates Cameroon Solar Dominance with Second CFA25 Billion Investment

(Business in Cameroon) - Norwegian firm Scatec is investing CFA25 billion(€38 million) to expand the Maroua and Guider solar plants. The expansion will increase the plants' capacity from 35.8 MWp to 64.4 MWp. Despite significant potential, many...

Cameroon seeks study firm for CFA500 bln national fertilizer plant project

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon launches tender for FEED study on a CFA500 bln fertilizer plant project. Plant planned as a public-private partnership to cut heavy reliance on imports. Past fertilizer projects stalled, while private sector...

To revolutionise mobility: Douala City Council launches integrated urban...

The launch brought together an array of stakeholders, including senior government officials, city authorities, representatives of the World Bank, transport operators, civil society organisations, and local community members. The event emphasised...

Douala: Scholars brainstorming on prese...

It is hosted by University of Douala. The three-day gathering, runs from September 10 to 12, 2025. It has brought together researchers, academics, practitioners, and students from across Africa, Europe, and North America to reflect on the...

Urbanitree uses local materials and construction methods for African Flow School in Cameroon

Patterned walls of rammed-earth bricks and carpentry in local hardwoods celebrate "ancestral materials and methods" at the African Flow School, a kindergarten in Cameroon designed by Barcelona-based architecture studio Urbanitree. The...

Cameroon Approves $185 Million World Bank Loan to Modernize Douala and Yaoundé

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon's president on Sept. 11 signed a decree authorizing the Minister of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development (MINEPAT) to finalize a funding agreement with the International Development Association (IDA), the...

Paul Biya at 92: will defections weaken his grip on absolute power in Cameroon?

Cameroonians go to the polls in October 2025 in what some people hoped might be a break from the country’s troubled recent past. They thought that President Paul Biya (92) might stand aside to allow a transition. Three years ago I was one of those...

Cameroon Signs Revised African Maritime Charter to Boost Continental Trade

(Business in Cameroon) - The African Union (AU) announced Monday that Cameroon has signed the revised African Charter on Maritime Transport. The institution praised Cameroon for becoming the latest country to sign the charter, a move it said...

US tariffs not to hit WTO Cameroon meet: DG

The turbulence in global trade initiated by the “reciprocal tariffs” imposed by the US on most countries will not yet dent the outcome of the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation that is just six months away, director...

Paul Biya at 92: will defections weaken his grip on absolute power?

Cameroonians go to the polls in October 2025 in what some people hoped might be a break from the country’s troubled recent past. They thought that President Paul Biya (92) might stand aside to allow a transition. Three years ago I was one of those...

Canadians eye Cameroon’s CFA500 bln Minkouma hydro project

(Business in Cameroon) - While technical studies and the environmental and social plan for the Minkouma hydroelectric dam are under way, Minkouma Energy Company received a Canadian delegation on September 12. The group included the trade service...

Yaounde: Gendarmes parade man who i...

He was presented the head of monitoring and statistics at the judicial service and organised crime unit at the First Gendarmerie Region, Lieutenant Obama Odoumou. This was in the presence of the First Gendarmerie Region’s head of bureau for...

Cameroon's youth stand at a crossroads ahead of the presidential election

With just a few weeks to go before the presidential election in October, Cameroon’s youth, who represent more than 60% of the population, find themselves at a crossroads. Despite an official youth unemployment rate of 6.23% in 2024, countless...

Cameroon military acquires light tactical vehicles, rescue boats

Cameroon’s military has taken delivery of 172 newly acquired vehicles, including 104 Land Cruiser BJ light tactical vehicles, three Toyota Land Cruiser 300 VX and 29 Toyota Fortuner 4x4s, to boost the operational efficiency of different services...

Cameroon’s $10.5m Dja Project Shows Climate Effort, but Reveals Funding Gaps

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon has relaunched a six-year biodiversity and land restoration programme in the Dja landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a headline cost of 6.5 billion CFA francs ($10.5 million). The project promises to...

October 12 poll: What politicians should learn from Ntumfor Nico Halle

They have ignored even to diagnose the pathologies of the insecurity that has been slowly but steadily ravaging peace in the country. As Paul Cappell writes in his book, The Art of Waging Peace, to replace the paradigm of insecurity: "We must be...

Black pod disease devastates cocoa farms in southwest Cameroon

By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Black pod disease is ravaging cocoa plantations in Cameroon’s Southwest region, one of the country’s top cocoa belts, driven by weeks of heavy rains and a surge in counterfeit agrochemicals, an official...

Yaounde: Fair to promote traditiona...

Placed under the patronage of the Ministry of Arts and Culture, the fair has brought together national and international experts, researchers, practitioners, actors in the cosmetics sector and representatives of local communities, to brainstorm on...

Douala Port to Invest CFA628 Billion in 300 MW Autonomous Power Plant

• (Business in Cameroon) - The Douala Autonomous Port (PAD) plans a CFA628 billion independent power generation and distribution system. • The 300 MW plant will be built under a 25-year Build-Transfer-Operate (BOT) public-private partnership,...