Cameroon
News channel Africa 24 back in court in France

Cameroon
Paul Biya sides with British American Tobacco

Under President Biya's high orders, Agriculture Minister Henri Eyebe Ayissi has dropped the decision to expropriate British American Tobacco Cameroon from prime land in Yaoundé, despite having agreed to it only a few months earlier.

The New Guard
Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

TanzaniaHappy Itros Sanga, a committed eco-entrepreneur

EthiopiaMaya Misikir, self-taught journalist serving the Ethiopian readership

NigeriaSolape Hammond, Lagos start-up queen

Cameroon
Fecafoot rift places presidential 'high orders' in spotlight

Aides of Paul Biya see the tug-of-war between the government and football chief Samuel Eto'o as an opportunity to weaken the power of the president's secretary-general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.

Cameroon
Business leaders divided over plan to merge employers' bodies

Private sector chiefs don't see eye to eye about the merging of two organisations representing their interests. Both camps are trying to rally support, right up to the highest echelons of state.

Cameroon
Yaoundé tightens grip on Africa 24

The Cameroonian state has been a majority shareholder in the French subsidiary of Africa 24 for the past two years. After a period of observation, it has been trying to regain control of the pan-African channel's editorial line since the end of 2021 with the aim of securing friendly coverage on a continental scale.