Marburg hemorrhagic fever outbreak kills in Equatorial Guinea
Nine people have died of Marburg virus disease, a hemorrhagic fever nearly as deadly as Ebola, in eastern Equatorial Guinea, a small central African country […]
Cameroon
Japan condemned to pay $11,500 in reparation to family of Cameroonian citizen who died in detention
A court in Japan has condemned the government of the Asian country to pay $11,500 in reparation to the mother of a Cameroonian citizen who […]
‘Terrorist Attack’ Kills 6 people in Southwestern Cameroon
Six people were killed Tuesday in an “attack” on a bus by “terrorists” in southwestern Cameroon, a region where a deadly war is pitting armed […]
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 […]
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, […]