By Fidel Amakye Owusu Most African nations inherited their juridical sovereignty from colonial administrations that dominated the continent from the mid-19th century. Their borders – drawn...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu With the highest number of countries in the world, being the second-largest continent, and with a diverse sociocultural landscape, the security dynamics...
Reuters | Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery said on Wednesday it has made its first export of petrol to Cameroon, a milestone that could pave way for regional...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The Global Terrorism Index, a comprehensive study evaluating the impact of terrorism in 163 countries, covers about 99.7 percent of the world’s...
The vision of Africa’s founding fathers to unite the continent in shared prosperity is coming to fruition as Nigeria prepares to launch Preferential Trade under the...
Nigeria and Cameroon have resolved to settle their long-standing border dispute without seeking further court rulings. Instead, they will validate a demarcation plan through joint delegations...
The Cameroonian administration has unveiled a series of fresh initiatives aimed at safeguarding the nation against a potential uptick in COVID-19 cases, mirroring trends seen in...
Press Release | Central Africa holds some of Africa’s leading frontier markets for hydrocarbon exploration, featuring underexplored acreage, coupled with substantial proven oil and gas reserves....
Business Daily | Kenyan President William Ruto has announced plans to remove visa requirements for African nationals travelling to Kenya for business as a first major...
Reuters | Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorizations that belonged to a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil,...
Bloomberg | Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, agreed with a Chinese firm to construct a 6 million-ton cement plant to expand output and exports in his...
Bloomberg | A Nigerian startup backed by private-equity firm Lightrock LLP is looking to deploy electric vehicles in about 8 African countries by next year as...
By Gregory Simpkins The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) June Global Trends reported that by the end of 2021, the number of people displaced...
Bloomberg | African governments are playing catch-up in vaccinating their populations against the coronavirus, with just 12 percent of the continent’s 1.3 billion people fully inoculated...
Representatives of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, known as CEMAC, have reached an important milestone in their efforts to put an end to roaming...
Rebellious young people aren't a threat - they're the key to democratic reform
Dangote Group will double cement production in Cameroon
Cameroon’s army has dealt a major blow to Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, killing around 100 fighters and freeing 900 hostages in a 3-day operation. Flags belonging...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to strengthen cooperation against al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Buhari’s...
Aliko Dangote – Founder and Chairman of the Dangote Group The Dangote Group has invested US$140 million into its cement grinding plant in the Cameroonian city...
Asamoah Gyan celebrates after scoring against Germany. PHOTO/Reuters The presidents of Cameroon and Ghana have called for investigations following disappointing World Cup showings that saw both...
Four African countries participating in the 2014 World Cup which started in Brazil on Thursday, Cameroon, Nigeria, Algeria and Ghana, have the potential to generate a...
African teams bring life to an event that, in recent times, has appeared to be losing some of its gloss. Who can forget the youthful exuberance...
The presidents of Cameroon and Chad on Friday concluded two days of meetings during which they fine-tuned plans and reiterated commitments to a declaration of war...
West African leaders on Saturday agreed to work together to wage “total war” on Boko Haram. The leaders said the Nigerian Islamist group had become a...
Cameroon said its soldiers have shot and killed five suspected poachers who had opened fire on elephants in the West Africa country. The military said some...
The economy of the six-nation Central African CEMAC bloc is set to expand by 6.7 percent in 2014 because of a rise in domestic consumption and...
According to a report by the Directorate General of the Treasury (DGTC) on the 2013-2018 bond issued by Cameroon in December 2013, and for which 80...
Aliko Dangote – Founder and Chairman of The Dangote Group Nigerian entrepreneur Aliko Dangote, plans to spend US$350 million to build a new cement plant in...
The party of Cameroon’s incumbent president Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation’s first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court announced. Supreme...
Cameroon and the local subsidiary of a Chinese manufacturer have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a multi-million dollar plant for environment-friendly vehicles in...
Arthur Zang with the cardiopad Arthur Zang, a 24 year-old engineer from Cameroon, has invented the Cardiopad, a touch screen medical tablet that enables heart examinations...
Roger Milla. PHOTO/File Cameroon great Roger Milla has been removed as honorary president of the country’s football (soccer) federation after criticizing top officials. Cameroon’s federation, FECAFOOT,...
Cameroon’s national airline (Camair-Co) incurred losses of up to US$42 million during its first nine months of operations from March 2011 to December 2011, some US$28...
The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) as met with its African member states, as part of its continental fundraising efforts. The consultations on the fringes of...
Nigerian billionaire., Aliko Dangote. PHOTO/File Construction work on the Dangote cement factory in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala that was stopped two weeks ago is to resume...
National rivalries between Cameroon and Gabon could sink a plan to unite their independent stock exchanges which have so far proved to be not viable on...
A new national railway master plan to connect Cameroon to Chad, the Central African Republic, DR Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Angola as well as...
Voting in Cameroon – Courtesy Getty Images Opposition candidates on Monday alleged widespread fraud and intimidation at polling stations, a day after voters cast ballots in...
Voting in Cameroon’s presidential elections got off to a slow start on Sunday, with polling stations opening late or none at all. Seven of Cameroon’s 20...
Armed men dressed as soldiers fired into the air and stopped traffic in south Cameroon last week, demanding the departure of long-serving President Paul Biya (pictured)...
Cameroon's longtime president, Paul Biya, has officially declared his candidacy for the October 9 presidential polls despite calls for him to step down after nearly 30...
With Cameroon set to start exporting billion-dollar uranium deposits from next year, environmental concerns over the mining area are already rearing their head. Exploration by Canadian-registered...
DOUALA, Cameroon — A government official says Cameroon’s parliament has adopted a new law allowing citizens living overseas to vote in the country’s upcoming presidential election....
