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  • Discovery of Douala Port Control Tower.

    Beyond the July 11 maritime accident at the Port of Douala-Bonabéri, a key technological asset has come into focus, the port’s maritime control tower.

    It is from this strategic facility that authorities were able to retrieve communications between the pilot who raised the distress alert and tower operators, providing valuable information for the ongoing investigation.

    Presented to the Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallè Bibéhè, during his working visit to the port, the control tower reveals the extent to which technology is reshaping maritime safety, with 24-hour surveillance, radar systems, electronic monitoring tools and weather forecasting capabilities.

  • Entrepreneurship Week: Students get Financial Supported

    The Advance School of Economics and Business in the University of Garoua, North Region rounds up Entrepreneurship Week.

    The event was marked by the handing over of financial support to laureates with promising business projects and Diplomas to Graduates of the 3rd and 4th batches of the school.

    Some 12 students of the Advance School of Economics and Business (ASEB) in the University of Garoua were handed checks worth Five Hundred Thousand CFA Francs each, to support them finance their projects.

    The students who are laureates of the 3rd edition of the best Entrepreneurship and Business Creation Projects competition were handed their prizes in a ceremony that also featured the handing over of Diplomas to graduates.

    The event was presided over by the Secretary General of the University of Garoua, Professor Jules Assoumou – who was Representing the Rector.

  • Commonwealth Games: Team Cameroon in Glasgow

    Thousands of athletes from over 70 Countries across the world have started arriving in Glasgow, Scotland ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, to officially begin on Thursday July 23.

    The competition that will see athletes compete for available medals in over ten different sports, will last for 10 days.

    Amongst the different delegations already present in Glasgow is Team Cameroon with the different athletes subjected to daily pre competition trainings.

    As we begin our count down to the Games.

  • Rise of Body Injections: Those Involved, the Cost and the Risk

    Getting perfect bodies is now becoming a new beauty trend with many mostly women going under the knife in the name of beauty enhancement surgeries.

    Some solicite the services of self proclaimed aesthetician who uses injections and fillers to do the magic.

    But health experts say the practice is more dangerous as the practitioners barely have in medical background to back up their works.

  • Conference on the Nyong River: Regulation of Human Activities discussed

    An international summit has opened in Yaounde to halt the ecological decline of the Nyong River, which now threatens the livelihoods of more than two million people.

    The two-day conference at the Yaounde Conference Centre brought together government ministers, international donors, and climate scientists to draft an emergency framework for the close-to 700-kilometre waterway.

    Opening the summit on behalf of the Prime Minister, Georges Elanga Obam, the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, warned that decades of unregulated human activity have severely degraded the river ecosystem.

  • Parliament: Cameroon Saluted for Efficient Organisation of APF

    The Dean of the diplomatic corps in Cameroon, the Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea, His Excellency Armando Kote Echuaga was received in audience by the right honourable Theodore Datouo, speaker of the National Assembly.

    The diplomat transmitted a congratulatory message from his country’s head of parliament on the successful organization of the 51st session of the Parliamentary Assembly of la francophonie which was held in Yaoundé.

    Spin-offs from that gathering which brought together over 400 delegates from French speaking parliaments, including Equatorial Guinea, centered around multilateralism and state sovereignty and the convergence of efforts to mitigate effects of climate change.

    The officials also discussed pathways to engage in parliamentary diplomacy, while exploring new avenues in existing cooperation between the two countries, dwelling mostly on Trade.

  • African Anti-Corruption Day : Integrity and Anti-Corruption Initiatives Take Centre Stage

    The 2026 edition of the African Anti-Corruption Day was observed on July 11 with focus on harnessing integrity and anti-corruption in initiatives in the African continent.

    Themed « Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa, » the annual event highlighted the need for progress from awareness to quick action.

    Commemorations of the African Anti-Corruption Day were extended to July 13, with virtual coordinated national and community-level events across member states.

    As Africa’s anti-corruption Day unfolded, member states of the European Union, anti-corruption agencies, civil society, media,
    academia, religious and traditional leaders, administrative authorities, political actors, the private sector, and citizens agreed to further the scope, depth, and impact of integrity-building initiatives on the continent.

    The importance of ending corruption via tweets, following the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption on Facebook and LinkedIn, distributing informative materials such as brochures, posters, and leaflets, organizing community outreach programs to engage with citizens at the grassroots level on efforts to promote Integrity especially when handling cases for both the accused and victims of corruption and related offenses .

    The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) adopted 11th July 2003 as the day to root out and prevent corruption in the African continent.

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  • APF: 51st Session Ends with Election of New Executive

    APF: 51st Session Ends with Election of New Executive

    The newly elected President of the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie (APF), Nathalie Roy, granted her first press briefing at the close of the 51st session in Yaoundé.

    She expressed gratitude to the parliamentary leaders of Cameroon for their support in her election.

    She said the future of La Francophonie will be shaped through dialogue, with the ultimate goal of improving the well-being of Francophone populations.

    Nathalie Roy outlined three key priorities, 

    – bringing together nearly 400 million French speakers to promote democratic peace,

    – empower Francophone youth,

    – enhance the global visibility of APF member nations while safeguarding their cultural diversity.

    The First Vice President of the Network of Women Parliamentarians, Honourable Lydienne Epoube, congratulated the new APF President and presented a symbolic gift reflecting Cameroonian culture to the new APF President.

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  • Public Works Minister visits Malombo bridge construction site

    The Minister of Public Works is currently visiting the construction site of the bridge over the Nyong river at Malombo, in the Nyong-et-Kellé division of the Centre Region. Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi is there to assess the progress of the complete phase of works, ahead of the project’s handover.

    The physical completion rate currently standing at 97.15%.

    The 160-meter-long bridge features a cross-section comprising two traffic lanes 3.5 meters each and two sidewalks on one meter each located on either side of the roadway.

    During the visit, the Minister will review together with the project team, the strategies for ensuring the successful execution of the remaining tasks and will provide the necessary directives for the completion of the project.

  • Minister Kecha Courtes Lays Foundation Stone for Douala’s Structural Drainage System

    The days of devastating floods in Douala could soon be numbered.

    The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Célestine Ketcha Courtès, has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the city’s structural drainage system.

    The 7.88-billion CFA franc project, financed by the World Bank, is expected to improve flood control and urban resilience in the economic capital.

    The ceremony, held this Wednesday, July 8, 2026 was attended by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Public Contracts, Ibrahim Talba Malla, alongside administrative authorities, local elected officials and traditional rulers.