BBC | Cameroon received the toughest possible draw in the 10-team intercontinental play-offs to reach the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The final three qualifiers for the expanded 32-team finals, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand, will be decided in Auckland and Hamilton from 18-23 February next year. …
Read More »Cameroon: A new airline enters the air transport market
Business in Cameroon | The Cameroonian Aviation Authority (CCAA) has just approved a new airline in the air transport sector. In an official document sent on October 12, 2022, to the Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (Asecna), CCAA said it has welcomed Zejet on …
Read More »Cameroon election agency wants huge ID card backlog cleared ahead of polls
Biometric Update | The chairman of Cameroon’s election management body (ELECAM), Abrams Enow Egbe, recently held talks with the delegate general for national security, Martin Mbarga Nguele, on clearing the many blockages that stand in the way of digital ID card issuance in the country. The national identity card is …
Read More »Cameroon, Nigeria request to join Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana cocoa initiative
Al Jazeera | Cameroon and Nigeria requested to join the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI), a joint body spearheading the interests of the two countries in the cocoa trade, the head of the initiative Alex Assanvo said on Wednesday. The initiative was set up after a 2018 declaration by Ivory …
Read More »Oriole Resources leads hard rock gold resources in Cameroon
Mining Review Africa | Oriole Resources has reported a maiden JORC-compliant Exploration Target for its 90%-owned Bibemi orogenic gold project in Cameroon. Tim Livesey, CEO of Oriole, commented: “We are delighted to report this maiden JORC Exploration Target for what is just one of four prospects at Bibemi. Given that …
Read More »Brazil lands No. 1 FIFA ranking ahead of World Cup Qatar 2022
NBC | The five-time tournament champions earned the No. 1 spot in FIFA’s final rankings ahead of this year’s event in Qatar. They are followed by Belgium, Argentina and defending champion France, respectively. Further down in the list, the U.S. men’s national team landed at No. 16. World Cup success has been hard to come …
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