Gabon will commission a new analytical laboratory as part of the fight against Covid-19. Named by President Ali Bongo Ondimba, after Professor Daniel Gahouma, a “symbol of medical excellence” in the country, this ultramodern laboratory located in the premises of the Palais des Sports in Libreville has the capacity to carry out 10,000 Covid tests....
The founder of the UBA Group advocates a kind of Marshall Plan which will ease the debt burden and give priority to young people through the increased support for the SMEs they create. The president of United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC, Tony Elumelu, said that the Coronavirus pandemic which is currently ravaging the world,...
The New Interafrican Insurance Company of Gabon (NSIA Gabon) has just detected an insurance scam, through a fraudulent document promising commitments on promises of compensation in the event of loss of employment, illness, death; etc. Discarding all responsibility, the company filed a lawsuit against X. Fraud spares no sector of activity and the New Inter-African...
This represents an increase of 35% compared to those generated at the end of 2018 (9.5 billion FCFA). The reserves of the countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), deposited with the French Treasury, generated 13 billion FCFA of interest in 2019. This performance was made possible thanks to “a significant...
The operating company of Transgabonais (SETRAG) has just reinforced its equipment. The company acquired 30 new tanks with a capacity of 24,000 cubic meters each. Produced in South Africa, they will be used to transport petroleum products within the country. Victim of a derailment that damaged 5 tanks in the Andeme-Pont canton, 65 kilometers from...
The Ministry of Economy and Finance reports on the effectiveness of payment of arrears for the second quarter of 2015 of the Performance Incentive Bonus (PIP) of health personnel. More than 3 billion CFA francs have been released. This operation, which was carried out on Friday, May 22, 2020, concerns all of the beneficiaries, that...
BW Energy has just announced an increase in production on the Turtle field to 11,485 bpd in the first quarter of 2020, against 10,735 bpd in the 4th quarter of 2019. At the same time, the American operator realized a Profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Baiida) of $ 14.8 million, compared to $...
Véronique Ebenye Epangué has been appointed to the post of National Director for DHL Cameroon, we learned in an official press release from the group, after recent renovations at the logistics company DHL Global Forwarding in Central Africa. The appointment of this Cameroonian is like a real success story. Indeed, in addition to being one...
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the Minister in charge of Forests attended, on May 19 at the Port of Owendo, the largest load in the history of Gabon in terms of timber export: 26,000 m³ to destination of China. Returned to the port of Owendo as part of the monitoring of the activities...
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons has signed the very first mining contracts in the country’s history. Five Mining contracts were signed with three different companies and follow the conclusion of the country’s first mining bidding round last year, EG Ronda 2019. The agreements include one gold exploration contract in Block (I) with Manhattan Mining...
Private television and radio stations in Chad grant have a three-day respite to the new Committee in charge of managing the Covid 19 crisis. On May 9, they threatened to stop their activities by the end of the week. Private television and the Union of Private Radio Stations of Chad grant a three-day reprieve to...
The information is from the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze, who revealed it during a press conference organized in concert with the Minister of Communication René Emmanuel Sadi, Wednesday May 13, 2020. It’s undeniable ! The restrictive measures decreed by the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, to try to stem the spread of...
According to the Minister of Finance of Cameroon, the CEMAC states are working to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus on monetary parity. “The risk that hung over our heads about the devaluation has been somewhat removed,” Cameroon’s Minister of Finance said in an interview with the national daily Cameroon Tribune this week. Louis Paul...
It is the epitome of a press release signed by members of the Cameroon Alcohol Producers Association CAPA which also has Sofavinc and Fermencam as members. In a press release signed jointly by the members of the Cameroon Alcohol Producers Association (Capa), they reassure their customers that their products are on the market, despite the...
“CAMTEL is now ISO 9001/2015 certified in its wholesale segment,” has been the message for the past few days by the telephone operator on its various web platforms. ISO 9001 certification is an international standard that defines the requirements of a quality management system. Recognized throughout the world, it represents a real pledge for companies...
Since its creation and the effective launch of its activities, until the end of the second distribution phase completed this weekend, the Food Bank has benefited from the support of several companies, associations and individuals who have enabled it to harvest 694,247 tonnes of products essential items to distribute to vulnerable and distressed populations. The...
One of Cameroon’s biggest Insurers in on the frontlines against the coronavirus . Prudential Beneficial has announced a series of measures to tackle the global pandemic. According to the Group CEO Eddie Ford Brown, the move is proof of the company’s concern for humanity, at a time when mutual efforts are needed to face the...
The Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and postal services ARCEP has set May 20 as the final deadline for the migration period to the new 9-digit numbering plan that came into effect on November 15, 2019, across the country. Recently announced to end in May 2020, without too many details on the effective date, the...
