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 …
Read More »Soccer-Man United keeper Onana honoured by FIFPRO for charity work in Cameroon
Reuters | Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has won the FIFPRO Impact Award for humanitarian work, for the medical care his foundation provides to underprivileged communities in Cameroon and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Doctors have performed more than 1,200 surgical operations over the past three years in collaboration with …
Read More »Separatist commander killed in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region
Xinhua | Two separatist fighters, including a commander, were killed when government forces of Cameroon struck their hideout early on Sunday in the country’s war-torn Anglophone region of Northwest, according to local and security sources. The crackdown, as confirmed by a military official in the region who requested not to …
Read More »Cameroon Introduces Local Development Tax to Boost Municipal Infrastructure
Business in Cameroon | The Cameroonian government has proposed a new “Local Development Tax” as part of the local taxation reform bill presented by the Minister of Finance to parliament. The revenue from this tax will go directly to municipalities to support essential services. “This tax will be collected in …
Read More »Marc Brys or How a Foreign Coach Takes on a Colonial Attitude in Cameroon
FootBoom | In his post-match press conference following the Cameroon vs Zimbabwe clash, Belgian coach Marc Brys displayed a blatant lack of respect towards Cameroonian coaches. His derogatory remarks about CAF qualifications sparked outrage among the local football community. Brys audaciously claimed that Cameroonian coaches holding the CAF A License, …
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