China waived debt for 17 African countries
On the occasion of a coordination meeting on Sino-African cooperation last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi recalled China’s commitments to the continent, and praised […]
Cameroon
Qatari fund backed by QIA acquire hotel in Kenya for $39m
Kasada Hospitality fund, an independent Qatari investment platform dedicated to hospitality in Sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired Nairobi-based Crowne Plaza Hotel for nearly $39 million with […]
Emmanuel Macron to visit Cameroon, Benin and Guinea-Bissau next week
This will be the first time that President Emmanuel Macron visits these three countries. Cameroon, the leading economic power in Central Africa, is a strategic […]
Cameroon has announced measures to boost supply of petroleum products amid shortages.
Minister of Water Resources and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, said the government was working “to mobilize adequate financial resources” to ensure steady supply of petroleum […]
Football: AfCon 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire postponed to January/February 2024
The next African Cup of Nations (AfCon 2023) will take place in January/February 2024, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on 3 July in […]
Attack kills 26 persons in village in southwest Cameroon
At least 26 villagers were killed in an attack over the last week-end in the Akwaya district of Cameroon’s South West region, where Anglophone separatists […]
Samuel Eto’o sentenced for tax fraud in Spain
Cameroonian ex-footballer Samuel Eto’o has reached an agreement with the Spanish prosecutor’s office, which was prosecuting him for tax fraud, to avoid going to prison, […]
Lifting of patents for Covid-19 vaccines
After intense negotiations between its 164 members, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached an agreement that includes a five-year waiver of patents on vaccines against […]
Ivory Coast goalkeeper Gbohouo handed 18-month doping ban
Ivorian international goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo has been suspended until 23 June 2023 after testing positive for the banned drug trimetazidine on 16 November, Fifa’s disciplinary […]
Kenya leads medals table at African Athletics Championships
The 2022 African Athletics Championships ended on June 12 in Côte d’Or with Kenya taking first place with 23 medals, 10 of which were gold. […]