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À six jours de VivaTech 2025, l’Afrique ne se contente plus d’être un acteur émergent de la tech mondiale—elle s’affirme comme une force incontournable. Avec l’intelligence artificielle au cœur des débats, le continent fait entendre sa voix à travers des innovations audacieuses et la quatrième édition des AfricaTech Awards, soutenue par Édouard Mendy. L’Afrique ne...

Telecom operator Orange Cameroon is strengthening its digital inclusion strategy with the creation of five Orange Digital Centers (ODCs) located in several university cities across the country. With an investment of 1.5 billion CFA francs, these centers are becoming major hubs for training, creation, and support for technological entrepreneurship . As part of a drive for...

As part of the 2025 edition of its “21 Days of Y’ello Care” program, MTN Cameroon is committed to establishing 12 Digital Learning Centers across the country’s ten regions. Through this employee-led initiative, the telecom operator aims to strengthen digital inclusion, foster local entrepreneurship, and offer new learning opportunities to communities. On May 17, 2025,...

Solange Flore Yango has been appointed General Manager of the Douala Port Authority’s Timber Terminal, a strategic infrastructure facility operated by Africa Global Logistics. The first Cameroonian woman to hold this position since the terminal’s creation in 1999, she succeeds Frenchman Jean-Luc Pallix. Her appointment comes amid a major modernization of the site. The board...

Under the leadership of the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston ÉLOUNDOU ESSOMBA, representing the Prime Minister, the Bamenda Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Filling Center was inaugurated on May 9, 2025. This strategic infrastructure realizes President Paul BIYA’s vision of equitable access to modern energy, while marking a decisive step towards sustainable development and social...

In a historic move for Africa’s creative economy, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the establishment of the African Film Fund, an ambitious $1 billion investment dedicated to expanding the continent’s film industry. Spearheaded by Afreximbank’s development investment arm, the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), this initiative aims to finance 2,000 feature...

Through connections established at AFSIC 2024, the Africa College Foundation (ACF) has secured crucial funding to expand its educational programs for African youth. Driven by an innovative approach and a deep commitment to marginalized communities, ACF is paving the way for accessible, sustainable, and opportunity-generating education. Education as a Catalyst for Change The Africa College...

On May 5, 2025, Henri-Claude Oyima, a leading figure in Central African finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BGFIBank Cameroon, was appointed Minister of State for the Economy, Finance, Debt, Equity Investments, and the Fight Against the High Cost of Living in Gabon. This strategic appointment illustrates the new regime’s commitment to...

The President of the Republic of Gabon, His Excellency, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, has conferred the nation’s prestigious national honours – the Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit – on the Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu. The distinguished award...