Cameroon’s Investment Promotion Agency formally launched preparatory activities for the fifth edition of the Cameroon Investment Forum on April 28 in Yaoundé, setting a target of 500 billion to 800 billion CFA francs in investment commitments from the three-day event. The forum, CIF 2026, is scheduled for November 18 to 20 at the Yaoundé Conference […]
Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity markets, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. Overall commodity prices are forecast to rise 16% in […]
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Friedrich Merz after the German chancellor criticized the American aggression against Iran for lacking a clear exit strategy and said Tehran was “humiliating” Washington with its negotiating tactics. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, Trump said Merz “doesn’t know what he’s talking about!” […]
President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest leader, is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial constitutional changes backed by parliament. Should anything now happen to Biya, 93, the vice-president will automatically step in and complete the term before a new election is held. The position was scrapped […]
Commerce Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana met a delegation of Brazilian business leaders in Yaounde on Friday, April 24, to discuss plans to establish operations in Cameroon and position the country as a production base for Central Africa. The delegation, which included representatives of Brazilian groups Trilhas and Adilson, is exploring market entry as Cameroon […]
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