NEMA monitors Cameroon dam over flood risk

The National Emergency Management Agency has said it is closely monitoring the water level in Cameroon’s Lagdo Dam over the likelihood of flooding along the River Benue. The agency disclosed this in its scorecard for July and August 2026 submitted to the …

Cybastion backs Cameroon digital sovereignty with $75M infrastructure project

Cybastion has committed $75 million to fund the construction of digital infrastructure in Cameroon, including a data center and an accompanying power plant in the economic capital Douala, in a move that advances the country’s push for digital sovereignty …

Cameroon Extends Customs Crackdown on Illegal Trade

Cameroon’s Directorate General of Customs has extended its campaign against fraud and smuggling to Kribi and Campo, targeting illegal supply chains that deprive the state of customs revenue and expose registered businesses to unfair competition. The latest …

Cameroon Pushes Digitalization of SME Support Centers to Broaden Tax Base

Cameroonian officials and SME stakeholders have recommended accelerating the digitalization of Approved Management Centres (CGAs) and improving access to tax incentives as part of a broader drive to bring more small and medium-sized enterprises into the …

Cameroon arrests 68 in anti-gay crackdown

Nine are sent to New Bell Prison; the rest are released.   The New Bell Central Prison in Douala, Cameroon. (Dylan Robertson photo courtesy of The Canadian Press) On the night of Aug. 23, around 3 a.m., at least 68 people identified or perceived as …

18 children rescued from captivity in Cameroon

Authorities in Cameroon have found a group of abducted children who were being held in a residence in the capital Yaounde, the ministry of social affairs said on Friday. “Following an anonymous tip-off, several people, including minors, were found” on …

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Neither the screams from passers-by nor the insults from the truck driver, could get me to weigh the enormity of the narrow escape from death.  I only found time to take-in the significance of that dramatic event when I got home. The dramatic events of …

UNESCO strengthens citizenship among Indigenous and vulnerable populations living around natural World Heritage sites in ...

As part of activities marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated each year on 9 August, 124 new birth certificates were issued to vulnerable Baka and Bantu adults who had previously faced difficulties obtaining these …

Cameroon: Towards a Renewed Legal Framework for the Film Sector

Organized by the Ministry of Arts and Culture, with the support of the UNESCO Regional Office for Central Africa, the session brought together representatives of sectoral administrations, professionals and experts from the sector to review and enrich the …

Cameroon deny Rwanda bronze at women’s volleyball champs