An explosion killed at least four people and severely burned 16 others at an iron smelting plant in Cameroon’s commercial capital Douala on Monday morning, the regional governor said. The blast caused a fire which was extinguished, said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of the Littoral Region, which has Douala as its capital. Douala-based manufacturing […]
By any measure, the Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) is too important to Cameroon’s economic survival to become a theatre of private influence, succession anxieties and uncertainty over who truly exercises authority. The question before President Biya is no longer merely one of personnel. It is one of national responsibility, institutional credibility and the future […]
Biya received Prince Albert II of Monaco in audience at the Unity Palace in Yaoundé on Friday, 30 October 2026. The meeting marked the start of the Sovereign’s two-day visit to Cameroon, his first since 2003, when he came as Crown Prince. Talks centered on the enduring friendship between Monaco and Cameroon, built largely on […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran currently has no plans to meet with US officials, while confirming that a letter from US Vice President JD Vance, delivered to Iran’s top security official, has been reviewed at high-level meetings. Araghchi told Al Jazeera on Saturday that Iran has no current plans to hold meetings with […]
Cameroon’s state oil refiner Sonara said on Friday it had signed an agreement with Nigeria’s Dangote Group and Lagos-based MRS Oil & Gas Company to supply refined petroleum products to Cameroon. The deal, signed on October 22 in Lagos, is intended to provide Cameroon with a stable and sustainable fuel supply as petroleum product costs […]
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