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Cameroon

Boeing and Pratt & Whitney guilty of negligence in fatal 1984 plane fire

Boeing and Pratt & Whitney were sentenced to pay major damages for a 30 August 1984 fire on a plane belonging to state-owned Cameroon Airlines.

Subscribers only Business 21.03.2024

New Telesud boss to rebrand channel

The Télésud-Vision 4 brand is living out its final days. André Agid, who has owned the television channel since December and integrated it into his new company Global Media Group, is working on the launch of a new entity called Global Africa

Subscribers only Business 15.03.2024

The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

Although expected by several NGOs, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's decision to suspend Cameroon is a blow to the country, a member since 2007.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 11.03.2024

Phoenix Mining and SNI bury the hatchet over Nkamouna cobalt

Geovic Cameroun, operator of the Nkamouna cobalt and nickel project, finally held its annual general shareholders meeting in Yaoundé on 28 and 29 February after months of delays.

Subscribers only Mining 08.03.2024

Turbulence continues for Cameroonian external intelligence agency

The head of operations at Cameroon's Directorate General for External Research, a veteran of the institution, has been sacked just two months after taking office. The external intelligence agency has struggled to steady itself following the arrest of former director Léopold Maxime Eko Eko.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 20.02.2024

Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

The recent shuffling of management teams at Cameroon Oil Transportation Company and Société Nationale de Raffinage has underlined the grip of the Secretary General of the Presidency (SGPR), Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, on both companies.

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.2024

EU prepares its disarmament programme in restive Lake Chad Basin

The European Union has commissioned a French expert to set up a €6m demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) programme for former jihadists in Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger.

Subscribers only Defence 14.02.2024

Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

The European Union intends to use Cameroon's Promote trade fair later this month to showcase its commercial ambitions.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business, Diplomacy 09.02.2024

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UK troops caught up in military turf war

For the past few months a contingent of British soldiers fighting Boko Haram veterans in northern Cameroon has faced visa problems stemming from a row between the general staff and a formidable special forces unit.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.02.2024

Cameroonian soldiers from the BIR in Kolofata, Cameroon, 16 March 2016.

Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

Defence minister Joseph Beti Assomo has been weakened by delays in recent weeks by investigators looking into the journalist's murder a year ago. He has since been trying to regain control of the case.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2024

A ceremony in honour of Martinez Zogo in Yaoundé, 23 January 2023.

CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

Despite CEMAC's green light last year, Cameroonian brewers are continuing to contest the purchase, believing it would give Castel too dominant a position in the country's beer market.

Subscribers only Business 01.02.2024

French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

The future of Paris-based TV station Télésud - Vision 4 has become less uncertain after a long judicial procedure, which got under way last September.

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2024

Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled

Jean-Pierre Robins Ghoumo was appointed director of Cameroon's intelligence service in December, but cannot access the files of his predecessor, Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, currently in jail. The new management is weeding out the old director's confidants.

Subscribers only Defence 22.01.2024

Phoenix Mining makes up with Yaoundé over Nkamouna project

The US mining group and its subsidiary Geocam look set to patch things up with the National Investment Corporation of Cameroon after a period of complicated negotiations. They are now gearing up to reboot the Nkamouna cobalt and nickel project.

Subscribers only Mining 16.01.2024

Ngoh Ngoh takes gold from Motaze's hands

At Louis-Paul Motaze's expense, the influential secretary general to the president has transferred the management of gold stocks to the consignment and deposits office, which one of Ngoh Ngoh's close allies heads.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 15.01.2024

Joseph Pagop Noupoué retains control of former EY subsidiary, for now

In his battle for control of ECA Cameroun, previously the Cameroonian branch of EY, Joseph Pagop Noupoué has scored a major victory over his former partners.

Subscribers only Business 18.12.2023

Samuel Eto'o nervously awaits publication of new book

The journalist Jean-Bruno Tagne, who led Samuel Eto'o's 2021 election campaign to head the Cameroonian Football Federation (FECAFOOT), has written a behind-the-scenes story of his relationship with the former international football star.

Subscribers only Politics 08.12.2023

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

The Dubai-based Indian bank has pledged to raise €5.6bn from Emirati financial institutions in support of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, while multilateral donors remain reserved.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 06.12.2023

Martinez Zogo trial: Biya fast-tracks investigation

Cameroon's foreign intelligence chief, Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, believed he had obtained an order for release on 1 December but remains in custody. That was despite a nudge from Cameroon's president, who refused to replace Eko Eko during his detention, to help the investigation progress.

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2023

EY's internecine struggle heads to court

Joseph Pagop Noupoué's dismissal as head of Ernst & Young's Cameroon subsidiary continues to cause turmoil. Two factions are vying for control of the company - and taking legal action to get it.

Subscribers only Business 30.11.2023

Family feud lurks behind National Assembly rivalry

Despite being sacked by decree on 9 November, Boukar Abdourahim, the outgoing chief of staff of National Assembly speaker Cavayé Yeguié Djibril, is stubbornly clinging on to his seat.

Subscribers only Politics 23.11.2023

From Brazzaville to Libreville, behind the scenes of French Grand Orient leader's Africa tour

Guillaume Trichard make his first tour of Africa this month as Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France, flying from Yaoundé to Brazzaville, and on to Libreville. While he was very vocal about much of the trip, he kept quiet about his meetings with Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 22.11.2023

Guillaume Trichard, Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France (GODF) in Paris on 1 September 2023.

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cameroon

Boeing and Pratt & Whitney guilty of negligence in fatal 1984 plane fire

New Telesud boss to rebrand channel

The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

Phoenix Mining and SNI bury the hatchet over Nkamouna cobalt

Turbulence continues for Cameroonian external intelligence agency

Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

EU prepares its disarmament programme in restive Lake Chad Basin

Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

Spotlight
UK troops caught up in military turf war

Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled

Phoenix Mining makes up with Yaoundé over Nkamouna project

Ngoh Ngoh takes gold from Motaze's hands

Joseph Pagop Noupoué retains control of former EY subsidiary, for now

Samuel Eto'o nervously awaits publication of new book

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

Martinez Zogo trial: Biya fast-tracks investigation

EY's internecine struggle heads to court

Family feud lurks behind National Assembly rivalry

From Brazzaville to Libreville, behind the scenes of French Grand Orient leader's Africa tour

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

ECCAS move to Malabo gets behind schedule

Probe into visa trafficking at French consulate runs out of steam

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Cameroon

Boeing and Pratt & Whitney guilty of negligence in fatal 1984 plane fire

New Telesud boss to rebrand channel

The ins and outs of Yaoundé's EITI suspension

Phoenix Mining and SNI bury the hatchet over Nkamouna cobalt

Turbulence continues for Cameroonian external intelligence agency

Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh gets his hands on oil refining and transport

EU prepares its disarmament programme in restive Lake Chad Basin

Siemens, Safran and Meridiam due in Yaoundé for EU showcase

Spotlight UK troops caught up in military turf war

Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled

Phoenix Mining makes up with Yaoundé over Nkamouna project

Ngoh Ngoh takes gold from Motaze's hands

Joseph Pagop Noupoué retains control of former EY subsidiary, for now

Samuel Eto'o nervously awaits publication of new book

Indian bank Blend Finance's big CEMAC promise

Martinez Zogo trial: Biya fast-tracks investigation

EY's internecine struggle heads to court

Family feud lurks behind National Assembly rivalry

From Brazzaville to Libreville, behind the scenes of French Grand Orient leader's Africa tour

Vivendi seeks new business from Lagos to Kampala

ECCAS move to Malabo gets behind schedule

Probe into visa trafficking at French consulate runs out of steam

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
UK troops caught up in military turf war