His Excellency Carlos Vila Nova; President of São Tomé and Principe; His Excellency Julius Maada Bio President of Sierra Leone; Brice Oligui Nguema President of Gabon; His Excellency; His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana; and the Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and others have commemorated the 40th anniversary of the United Bank for Africa...
As the controversy over telecom quality of service continues, MTN Cameroon said this week that fibre destruction has increased by more than 40% this year compared to the previous year.Following previous disruptions to phone and data services, the company highlighted worries over the state-owned Camtel’s monopoly on the administration of the national optic fibre backbone....
African philanthropist and business leader, Tony Elumelu, will make Africa’s transformative economic growth, youth employment, and energy transition central to the discussions at this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), taking place late September in New York. Elumelu will call for urgent action in a series of engagements, including a roundtable discussion at the Clinton...
The Former Director of internal audit of Bange SA, takes the reins of the Cameroonian subsidiary of the Equatorial Guinean bank. His appointment comes in a difficult context, three years after the launch of the bank on the Cameroonian market, where it is struggling to establish itself in the face of fierce competition. Change at...
Through a week of events from September 7 to 13, 2024, CCA-Bank is highlighting bancassurance in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé. This initiative aims to raise awareness among populations about bancassurance products, in particular the CCA Santé and C-Sécur solutions, while strengthening the bank’s performance after a year 2023 marked by strong growth. CCA-Bank,...
President Paul Biya has officially awarded Camalco, a subsidiary of Australian Canyon Resources, the permit to exploit the Minim-Martap bauxite deposit. This major mining project, worth $2 billion, is expected to make Cameroon a major player in the global bauxite market. However, experts have reservations about the economic benefits for the country. Cameroon has taken...
The Autonomous Port of Douala (PAD) and the Chamber of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Forestry (CAPEF) are intensifying their cooperation to modernize Cameroon’s port infrastructure. This collaboration mainly targets two major projects: the construction of a fishing quay at the Port of Limbe and the development of a central warehouse for the storage of export...
Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso began his visit to Pointe-Noire with a working session with the leaders of the Autonomous Port, with whom he discussed current projects and the 2030 vision of this port infrastructure. Accompanied, among others, by the Minister in charge of General Education, Jean-Luc Mouthou, the head of government visited the various...
Over the period from January to June 2024, the sale of internet services from the Cameroonian subsidiary of the South African telephone giant contributed to 40% of total turnover.Based on the figures published by MTN Cameroon, the contribution of internet sales played an undeniable role in consolidating the 181 billion CFA francs in turnover achieved...
