Gabon, Cameroon and Four Neighbours Back Shared Energy Data System
Six Central African states with 67 million people cannot say how much power they produce. In Gabon, ministers backed one...
September 27, 2026Topic
Central Africa
Cameroon Starts a US$382 Million Kempinski Hotel, a Test of Luxury Demand
Cameroon has broken ground on a US$382 million Kempinski hotel in Douala, yet only a third of its planned bank...
September 26, 2026
Cameroon Convicts Rights Lawyer Alice Nkom, 81, but Spares Her Jail
Cameroon, ruled by Paul Biya since 1982, gave rights lawyer Alice Nkom, 81, a suspended jail term for removing state...
September 25, 2026
DR Congo Ebola Funding Reaches US$887 Million After New Pledge
Washington added US$267 million on 23 September 2026, lifting DR Congo Ebola funding from the United States to US$887 million....
September 24, 2026
Angola Bans Single-Use Plastics With Fines of Up to US$33,000
Angola's single-use plastics ban took effect on 22 September 2026, twelve months after the decree, with company fines reaching about...
September 22, 2026
Gabon’s 2027 Budget Lifts Debt Interest Costs by Almost 37 Percent
Gabon debt interest charges are set to rise 36.9 percent in 2027, to about US$1.18 billion, under the draft budget...
September 22, 2026
Nigeria’s Enugu Air Plans First International Flights to Douala, Cameroon
Enugu Air, owned by Nigeria's Enugu State, plans its first international route to Douala, Cameroon, on 23 September 2026, but...
September 21, 2026
Chad Foreign Minister Replaced by Former Intelligence Chief Ahmat Kogri
Chad foreign minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul is out. A decree of 21 September 2026 hands the post to Ahmat Kogri,...
September 21, 2026
Oriole Sells Turkish Royalty to Fund Its Mbe Gold Project in Cameroon
Oriole Resources is selling a Turkish royalty for US$1.2 million to fund its Mbe gold project in Cameroon, where it...
September 21, 2026