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Diplomacy 30/07/2021

Anglophone crisis exports itself to Washington

The US State Department, which has been following the situation in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon very closely, is weighing the possibility of blocking the visas of several secessionist leaders currently present on American soil. Meanwhile, Yaoundé has embarked on legal action against a number of figures in the diaspora that it accuses of "arms trafficking". [...]

Business Infrastructures 27/07/2021

Paul Biya Stadium contractor Magil stands by for an $89m lifeline

Initially led by the Italian Gruppo Piccini, the Paul Biya Stadium construction site (pictured here in 2017-2018) is now being handled by Magil construction. © Maeg

Oil & gas 21/07/2021

Things aren't going well between Perenco and Addax (Sinopec)

The relationship between the two oil companies has deteriorated to the point of them almost coming to blows during a stakeholder meeting. [...]

Politics 21/07/2021

Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

The position of the chief of staff of the president's office, who enjoys the support of first lady Chantal Biya, seems to be under threat. Until now, he has always managed to save his skin. [...]

Business Power 20/07/2021

Sonatrel plans to use its own technicians for Chad electricity interconnection project

Against the initial advice of the World Bank advice, public sector energy distributor Sonatrel has insisted on involving its own technicians in the project to set up an electricity interconnection between Cameroon and Chad. It is going to have to use outside consultants, however, to handle the financial side of the project. [...]

Business 19/07/2021

Despite promises to the IMF, Biya continues to back his perennial company directors

Even though his governement has negotiated several measures to reform the management of Cameroon's public companies with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Paul Biya has kept his loyalists at the head of the main parastatals, some of whom have been in place for more than twenty years. [...]

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Business Banks 16/07/2021

Albert Kouinche, deprived of Victor Fotso and battling Orange Money, fights for his group's survival

The founder of the Express Union money transfer service, Albert Kouinche, whom billionaire and fellow Bandjoun native Victor Fotso kept under his wing for many years, has been badly hit by competition from mobile money services. [...]

Business Ports and airports 15/07/2021

As it battles with Bolloré, the Autonomous Port of Douala is on a hunt for investors

A delegation from the Autonomous Port of Douala (PAD), the company which owns the country's biggest port in Douala, travelled to Paris at the beginning of July to meet with the French business community hoping to find financing for expansion works. [...]

Diplomacy 09/07/2021

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

The Russian foreign ministry cherishes its relations with the International Civil Defence Organisation, whose member states are due to gather in Abidjan in October. [...]

Diplomacy 05/07/2021

Ambassadors in limbo in Yaoundé as they await accreditation from Paul Biya

The number of foreign embassies waiting for accreditation from Cameroon president Paul Biya keeps growing, much to the dismay of those concerned. [...]

Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto. © Reuters

Diplomacy 02/07/2021

Opposition leader Maurice Kamto denied entry to France

French authorities have rejected Cameroonian opposition leader and poet Maurice Kamto's visa application to attend a literary event near Paris. [...]

Business Power 30/06/2021

Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Eneo, Cameroon's top electricity supplier, is in talks with the government over payment of a second tranche of arrears owed it by the state. [...]

Business Defence 25/06/2021

Yaoundé in market for patrol boats after Washington deal falls through

The Cameroonian navy has embarked on a search for patrol boats after its attempt to acquire two Bollinger vessels from Washington was blocked as a sanction for abuses committed by the army in the country's English-speaking region. [...]

Business 22/06/2021

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

The US chain is mainly active on Africa's east coast and until now has had no business in central Africa. Now it's putting up a luxury hotel in Cameroon. [...]

Business 21/06/2021

The International Fotso Family Feud

Be it in Paris, Yaoundé or Casablanca, Cameroonian oligarch Victor Fotso's numerous beneficiaries are peppering the courts with battle after battle. [...]

Business 16/06/2021

Powdered milk giant Hoogwegt wins major legal victory over Cameroon contract

The commercial court of Paris confirmed on appeal the decision taken by the court of first instance two years earlier in the case between Dutch milk powder giant Hoogwegt and Cameroonian distributor Africa Food Distribution [. [...]

An ExxonMobil FPSO off the coast Nigeria. © ExxonMobil/DR

Running story Oil & gas

The oil companies' quiet retreat from the Gulf of Guinea

Long considered an oil Eldorado thanks to the presence within the region of Africa's two leading oil producers, Nigeria and Angola, the Gulf of Guinea is declining. The inexorable rundown in its output -few if any new discoveries have been made recently in Gabon, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea - and the fall in oil prices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have speeded up the retreat from the region in which the oil majors have been engaged for some years already. [...]

Business 01/06/2021

VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon Free

Franck Mathière, the vice-president of the group building stadiums for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, returned to the country in April after obtaining a suspension of the Interpol Red Notice against him. The Frenchman was detained in Ukraine after Nigeria issued the warrant. [...]

Politics 28/05/2021

'Covidgate' spells danger for tycoon Mohamadou Dabo

The powerful businessman, who has close ties to the ruling RDPC party, is the central figure in a state audit of how Covid-19 funds were spent or misspent. He could face criminal proceedings. [...]

Congolese head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May 2021. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Diplomacy 24/05/2021

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

ECCAS President Denis Sassou Nguesso is timidly trying to play a part in managing Chad's transition. But the international community would clearly prefer the African Union to oversee the next stage. [...]

Business 21/05/2021

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

The English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and subscription channels beIN Sports and Canal+ all have a bone to pick with Lebanese firm Satcon. Run by the al-Akhras family, the company sells decoders across west and central Africa so viewers can tune into European sports championships. [...]

Diplomacy 20/05/2021

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Denis Sassou NGuesso, much to the irritation of his fellow Central African heads of state, was the only one among them who managed to get himself invited to the Paris summit on the financing of African economies. [...]

Politics 14/05/2021

Hayatou dynasty lets Garoua throne slip away

The election of Captain Ibrahim El Rachidine to the throne of the Lamido of Garoua was facilitated by infighting among the Hayatou family. This dynasty, which had until now controlled the great chieftaincy, includes a former king of African football and several of President Paul Biya's ex-ministers. [...]

Business Defence 14/05/2021

Cameroon's C-130s grounded for months due to unpaid bills

Cameroon's defence ministry is unable, due to lack of funds, to meet its contractual obligations to Marshall Aerospace and Aeromec, which have been contracted to maintain the air force's three C-130 Hercules aircraft. [...]

Politics 05/05/2021

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arabian Construction Co (ACC), having lost its position as the leading construction contractor in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, has been redeploying in Africa since last year and recently sent a delegation to Cameroon and later to Brazzaville. [...]

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Anglophone crisis exports itself to Washington

Paul Biya Stadium contractor Magil stands by for an $89m lifeline

Things aren't going well between Perenco and Addax (Sinopec)

Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

Sonatrel plans to use its own technicians for Chad electricity interconnection project

Despite promises to the IMF, Biya continues to back his perennial company directors

Albert Kouinche, deprived of Victor Fotso and battling Orange Money, fights for his group's survival

As it battles with Bolloré, the Autonomous Port of Douala is on a hunt for investors

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Ambassadors in limbo in Yaoundé as they await accreditation from Paul Biya

Opposition leader Maurice Kamto denied entry to France

Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Yaoundé in market for patrol boats after Washington deal falls through

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

The International Fotso Family Feud

Powdered milk giant Hoogwegt wins major legal victory over Cameroon contract

The oil companies' quiet retreat from the Gulf of Guinea

VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon Free

'Covidgate' spells danger for tycoon Mohamadou Dabo

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Hayatou dynasty lets Garoua throne slip away

Cameroon's C-130s grounded for months due to unpaid bills

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

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Anglophone crisis exports itself to Washington

Paul Biya Stadium contractor Magil stands by for an $89m lifeline

Things aren't going well between Perenco and Addax (Sinopec)

Is top Biya aide Ngoh Ngoh losing his influence?

Sonatrel plans to use its own technicians for Chad electricity interconnection project

Despite promises to the IMF, Biya continues to back his perennial company directors

Albert Kouinche, deprived of Victor Fotso and battling Orange Money, fights for his group's survival

As it battles with Bolloré, the Autonomous Port of Douala is on a hunt for investors

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Ambassadors in limbo in Yaoundé as they await accreditation from Paul Biya

Opposition leader Maurice Kamto denied entry to France

Actis's electricity supplier Eneo negotiates second round of debt settlement

Yaoundé in market for patrol boats after Washington deal falls through

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

The International Fotso Family Feud

Powdered milk giant Hoogwegt wins major legal victory over Cameroon contract

The oil companies' quiet retreat from the Gulf of Guinea

VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon Free

'Covidgate' spells danger for tycoon Mohamadou Dabo

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Hayatou dynasty lets Garoua throne slip away

Cameroon's C-130s grounded for months due to unpaid bills

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

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