Xinhua | At least 20 people were killed on Thursday after a boat capsized in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to witnesses and security sources. The boat capsized as it was transporting passengers from Darak island in the Logone-et-Chari division of region, witnesses told Xinhua Thursday evening. Local media reported …
Read More »Douala Port Awards $3.8mln Dock Fender Replacement Contract to French Firm
Business in Cameroon | The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has selected the French company Entreprise Jean Negri et Fils (EJN Negri) to replace the cylindrical dock fenders along quays 1 to 13 at the Douala port. This decision follows an international tender process launched on September 24, according to …
Read More »La grève des camionneurs camerounais fait mal à la RCA
DW | Les transporteurs ont cessé leurs activités pour protester contre l’assassinat de l’un des leurs par des mercenaires présumés du groupe Wagner. Nous sommes au marché central de Bangui. Le va-et-vient habituel des vendeurs et des acheteurs ne suffit pas à masquer l’impact de cette crise sur les opérateurs …
Read More »Report: former Bayern and PSG player Choupo-Moting set for US move
dpa | Former Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is set to join Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls from January onwards, Sky TV reported on Thursday. The report said that Choupo-Moting has passed the medical and is to receive a contract over at least …
Read More »Cameroon seals landmark road deal with Italian SMEs
TXF | Cameroon recently signed an ECA-backed loan for a strategic national road project. The deal has provided a financial blueprint for SME exporters to get involved in future such deals in the country – if they are willing to shoulder complex and lengthy deal timelines. The Ministry of Economy …
Read More »Douala Port Resumes CFA10bn Project to Remove 50 Shipwrecks
Business in Cameroon | The Italian company Lucatelli, specializing in port works, has resumed its contract to remove 50 abandoned shipwrecks from the quay at Douala Port. The direct-award contract, worth over CFA10 billion, was initially signed in November 2021, with work beginning in March 2022 and scheduled to last …
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