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Cameroon
Cameroon's secret plan to thwart Abbas Mahamat Tolli's candidacy for AfDB president

Albert Zeufack at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, DC, USA, 22 April 2017. © Zach Gibson/AFP

Since July, Cameroonian diplomats have been pushing for economist Albert Zeufack to take over the presidency of the African Development Bank, instead of the former BEAC governor whom N'Djamena is supporting. [...]

Published on 23/10/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Cameroon
Abbas Mahamat Tolli
African Development Bank
African Union
Akinwumi Adesina
Albert Zeufack
Bank of Central African States
Central African Monetary Union
Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa
Economic Community of Central African States
Felix Mbayu
Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh
Mahamat Idriss Deby
Paul Biya
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Cameroon
Mbalam-Nabeba iron: Ngoh Ngoh and Esso rivalry lies behind obstructed arbitration

The arbitration proceedings at the ICC between Cameroon and Australia's Sundance over the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore deposit continue to stall, with the former's justice minister not acting upon the secretary general of the president's office's instructions.

Subscribers only Mining 14.10.2024

Inner circles | Cameroon
Cyrus Ngo'o, watchdog for Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh at Douala port

Ngo'o runs Central Africa's leading port, Douala, on behalf of the influential secretary-general of Cameroon's presidency, but his management of this strategic place is increasingly being questioned.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 06.09.2024

Cyrus Ngo'o, MD of the Port Authority of Douala, September 2021.

Cameroon
SNH's legal affairs exacerbate splits in Biya's entourage

The managing director of Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Adolphe Moudiki, and the president's secretary-general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, have been at loggerheads in recent months. After escaping dismissal in early August, the SNH boss is hoping a trial in the UK will give him the upper hand again.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 21.08.2024

Cameroon
Presidency's secretary general probes state property dealings

The Cameroonian presidency's general secretary has called for the setting up of a joint commission to investigate the allocation of state-owned plots of land.

Subscribers only Politics 31.07.2024

DRC
AfDB seeks to make voice heard on Inga III mega-dam

The African Development Bank is seeking to take advantage of Australian miner Fortescue's failed bid to lead the Grand Inga development by advocating for a reduced-scale project. A delegation from the pan-African institution is expected shortly in Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 18.07.2024

Central Africa
BEAC entrance exam scandal: an ongoing headache for new governor

Yvon Sana Bangui, the economist who has headed the Central African States Central Bank since the start of the year, is looking for a solution to the entrance exam controversy that he inherited from his predecessor Abbas Mahamat Tolli.

Subscribers only Business 16.07.2024

Chad
N'Djamena champions its candidate for AfDB top job in Abidjan

Chad's transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby is exploiting his Ivorian connections to support Abbas Mahamat Tolli's bid to be the next president of the African Development Bank.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 22.02.2024

Cameroon, Chad
Biya and Déby poised to make deal behind Savannah Energy's back

Cameroon and Chad are on the verge of agreeing to have Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures significantly increase its stake in Cameroon Oil Transportation Co. Plans to apply SNH's compromise with Savannah Energy seem to be slipping away.

Subscribers only Energy 28.06.2023

Cameroon President Paul Biya (left) and his counterpart Mahamat Idriss Deby.

Egypt
Cairo wins battle of think tanks at African Union

Following intense negotiations, the coveted chairmanship of a new network of think tanks to support the AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye has been awarded to a Cairo-based policy institute close to the Egyptian foreign ministry.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2023

West Africa
Issoufou's Sahel report for AU faces high expectations

Following on from his participation in the United Nations General Assembly in September, the former Nigerien head of state Mahamadou Issoufou will present his report on the situation in the Sahel at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa in February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.11.2022

Kenya
Ruto builds agricultural diplomacy, leveraging AfDB's Adesina and ADB's Dangote

The contours of William Ruto's foreign policy, an area largely left out of his election campaign, are beginning to take shape. The Kenyan president is broadening his official and unofficial networks and putting a particular focus on agriculture.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.10.2022

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote and Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank.

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