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Finance Diplomacy 27/03/2023

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

The World Bank's $4m aid package used to run GABAC, an anti-money laundering action group in Central Africa, will expire this year.

Politics Diplomacy 24/03/2023

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.

Diplomacy 23/03/2023

Ottawa seeks to break deadlock in Anglophone mediation

Canada's deputy foreign minister Peter MacDougall is to visit Cameroon next week where he will have the difficult task of reviving Canada's flagging mediation in the country's Anglophone crisis.

Energy 22/03/2023

Chevron in the clear to develop Yoyo and Yolanda fields

The US major Chevron will finally be able to work on exploiting the gas fields discovered by Noble Energy near the borders of Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon.

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Energy Mining Commodity traders 17/03/2023

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, governor of the Bank of Central African States, in Paris in 2018. © Henri Szwarc/Abaca

Defence 14/03/2023

Candidates line up to succeed Director of External Intelligence Maxime Eko Eko

Africa Intelligence identifies four candidates to succeed Léopold Maxime Eko Eko. The head of the Directorate General of External Research was indicted on 4 March in the case of journalist Martinez Zogo's murder.

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Diplomacy 13/03/2023

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

The AU and UN have yet to appoint a representative to help shed light on the repression that followed the 20 October protests in Chad in 2022 despite their pledges to do so to the authorities in N'Djamena.

Energy 07/03/2023

Perenco stuck waiting on New Age's share of Etinde

Perenco has strong ties to Cameroon's powers-that-be, but is still waiting for the authorities to approve its acquisition of New Age's share in Etinde. Should it be able to begin work on this permit, it would become the country's top gas producer.

Diplomacy 07/03/2023

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

The latest summit of the Economic Community of Central African States, held on 25 February, once again postponed the planned merger the bloc with two other regional entities.

Defence Diplomacy 28/02/2023

Léopold Maxime Eko Eko's disgrace deprives France's DGSE of key contact

After 12 years at the head of Cameroonian external intelligence, in an unprecedented move, Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, the target of the investigation into the murder of journalist Martinez Zogo, is being sidelined. France's DGSE is particularly upset by this development.

Energy 27/02/2023

Chevron's cross-border gas development project risks running into problems

Ministerial changes in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea could put paid to the US major's hopes of getting an early gas-sharing agreement.

SpotlightDefence Diplomacy 22/02/2023

US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers Free

The United States has become a rear base for Cameroonian separatist groups, as figures from the diaspora seek to raise funds there to finance fighters in the breakaway regions. This is of growing concern to Washington, which is closely monitoring the issue.

Energy 21/02/2023

Sinopec and Perenco frustrated as Addax Petroleum drilling campaign fails to produce results

Addax, a subsidiary of Chinese major Sinopec, has drilled a number of wells in Cameroon but has failed to significantly increase its production there, to the great displeasure of its two local partners.

Diplomacy 21/02/2023

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Gabonese head of state Ali Bongo, who will shortly take over ECCAS's rotating presidency, is keen to be involved in resolving the DRC-Rwanda crisis.

Diplomacy 16/02/2023

Historian Karine Ramondy and singer Blick Bassy to head remembrance commission

The Cameroonian singer and the French academic are to co-chair a commission announced by Emmanuel Macron in Yaoundé in July. The group will start work a little behind schedule, without waiting for the opening of Cameroon's archives.

Politics 09/02/2023

Biya turns to shadowy Israeli networks to cast light on Belinga affair

In parallel with the official inquiry, military intelligence agents have since late January been secretly investigating the murder of the journalist Martinez Zogo with Israeli help. Their findings have implicated Cameroon's counter-espionage services.

Infrastructure 08/02/2023

Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Bolloré Africa Logistics, now a subsidiary of MSC, is to go to the French Court of Cassation over a 10 January Paris appeal court judgement quashing a 2020 arbitration ruling against the Port of Douala.

Politics 26/01/2023

Novelist Calixthe Beyala takes Biya family to court in Paris

The Franco-Cameroonian writer has initiated legal action in relation to a property dispute with Bonaventure Mvondo Assam, the powerful nephew of Paul Biya, accusing him of fraud and corruption.

Calixthe Belaya in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2009.

Infrastructure Politics Business 23/01/2023

'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Canadian construction company Magil has managed to salvage its contract for Olembe stadium, at the heart of a bitter battle behind the scenes between the presidency's secretary general Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Narcisse Mouelle Kombi.

Politics 19/01/2023

Intelligence agents hunt author of parliamentary poison-pen letters

A series of anonymous letters purportedly signed by Cameroon's parliamentary speaker have sought to settle scores with several ruling party figures from the Far North region. Investigators recently questioned the speaker's top aide about these poison-pen letters.

SpotlightBusiness 13/01/2023

The saga of pan-African news channel Africa 24's lengthy demise

Three years after its acquisition by the Cameroonian state, Africa 24 is on the verge of another compulsory liquidation. At the heart of the intrigues at the troubled TV news station is the former owner of the group, Constant Nemale, who never strayed far from the channel.

The former owner of the Africa 24 group, Constant Nemale.

Energy 03/01/2023

Oil exec Simon Paley, Moudiki's new protégé at SNH, is one to watch

The current managing director of Tradex, a veteran of state oil company SNH who is close to its director Adolphe Moudiki, is a rising star of the state oil sector set up by President Paul Biya.

Infrastructure 02/01/2023

Confronted with a World Bank complaint, Nachtigal promoters must settle

Promoters of the Sanaga River 420 MW Nachtigal dam are keen to reach an agreement with the local communities who claim to have been impacted by the project and who in June turned to the World Bank's inspection panel.

Politics 15/12/2022

Chantal Biya's son Franck Hertz proves his business credentials

The product of Chantal Biya's first marriage, twin brothers Franck and Patrick Hertz have largely been left alone by the media. Now in his thirties, Franck has been making the most of his mother's presidential connections to develop his logistics business between France and Cameroon.

Business 13/12/2022

The Fotso heirs' ephemeral US enclave

The heirs of the Cameroonian tycoon Victor Fotso, who are divided into several clans, have found neutral ground in the United States for the past two years.

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FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Ottawa seeks to break deadlock in Anglophone mediation

Chevron in the clear to develop Yoyo and Yolanda fields

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Candidates line up to succeed Director of External Intelligence Maxime Eko Eko

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

Perenco stuck waiting on New Age's share of Etinde

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

Léopold Maxime Eko Eko's disgrace deprives France's DGSE of key contact

Chevron's cross-border gas development project risks running into problems

US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers Free

Sinopec and Perenco frustrated as Addax Petroleum drilling campaign fails to produce results

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Historian Karine Ramondy and singer Blick Bassy to head remembrance commission

Biya turns to shadowy Israeli networks to cast light on Belinga affair

Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Novelist Calixthe Beyala takes Biya family to court in Paris

'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Intelligence agents hunt author of parliamentary poison-pen letters

The saga of pan-African news channel Africa 24's lengthy demise

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Chantal Biya's son Franck Hertz proves his business credentials

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Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Ottawa seeks to break deadlock in Anglophone mediation

Chevron in the clear to develop Yoyo and Yolanda fields

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Candidates line up to succeed Director of External Intelligence Maxime Eko Eko

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

Perenco stuck waiting on New Age's share of Etinde

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

Léopold Maxime Eko Eko's disgrace deprives France's DGSE of key contact

Chevron's cross-border gas development project risks running into problems

US plays unwilling host to Cameroon's rebel fundraisers Free

Sinopec and Perenco frustrated as Addax Petroleum drilling campaign fails to produce results

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Historian Karine Ramondy and singer Blick Bassy to head remembrance commission

Biya turns to shadowy Israeli networks to cast light on Belinga affair

Bolloré challenges overturning of controversial Port of Douala arbitration ruling

Novelist Calixthe Beyala takes Biya family to court in Paris

'Magil Affair' reveals tug of war between Ngoh Ngoh and sports minister Kombi

Intelligence agents hunt author of parliamentary poison-pen letters

The saga of pan-African news channel Africa 24's lengthy demise

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