Sixteen mourners taking body for burial die in Cameroon road accident
Fifteen people accompanying the body of a relative to his funeral were killed this weekend in Cameroon in a collision between their minibus and a […]
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A Mozambican appointed Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has nominated Leonardo Simão, Mozambique’s former minister of Foreign affairs and Cooperation, to be his special representative for West Africa […]
Cameroon: Two powerful private enterprises unions merge
Groupement inter patronal du Cameroun (Gicam) and Entreprises du Cameroun (Ecam), the two most powerful private enterprises unions of Cameroon have signed a merger deal […]
Equatorial Guinea: 10 deaths from the Marburg virus according to a new report
The new provisional toll of the Marburg virus disease epidemic that has been raging for more than two months in Equatorial Guinea stands at 10 […]
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 […]
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 […]