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U.S. Embassy in Cameroon
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United States (U.S.) Government Donates Laboratory Supplies Worth to the Cameroon Ministry of Public Health

The facility coordinates laboratory testing, quality control/quality assurance programs and accommodates trainings and workshops

On January 16, 2025, Christopher J. Lamora U.S. Ambassador in Cameroon chaired a handover ceremony of laboratory supplies procured by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The event took place at the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in the presence of the Minister of Public Health Dr.…

Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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Cameroon Suspends Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Harming Gender-Based Violence Survivors

Move at Odds with Government Goal to End Violence Against Women

The Cameroonian government in December suspended the activities of four nongovernmental organizations for three months, without any warning or legal basis, in a move that is harming victims of gender-based violence. As one of these organizations provides services to support gender-based violence survivors, its abrupt suspension affected survivors’ access to support and…

Amnesty International
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Cameroon: Authorities must stop harassment of human rights defender Alice Nkom and attacks on civil society organizations

The weaponization of the justice system to intimidate human rights defender Alice Nkom shows the authorities’ flagrant disregard for the human rights

Reacting to the summoning of Alice Nkom, a Cameroonian lawyer and President of the Central African Human Rights Defenders Network (Réseau des défenseurs des droits humains en Afrique centrale – Redhac), to appear before the prefect of the Wouri department on 10 January and before the national gendarmerie on 14…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The African Development Bank is contributing to improving Cameroon’s road network to neighbouring Chad to ensure real integration in Central Africa
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Cameroon: a loan of EUR 330 million from the African Development Bank to improve the performance of the Douala-Ndjamena economic corridor

The funds, EUR 318.24 million and EUR 12.24 million, are for the implementation of the fourth phase of the Transport Sector Support Program

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) this week approved two loans to Cameroon designed to radically improve transport links with neighbouring Chad with major economic benefits to both countries. The funds, EUR 318.24 million and EUR 12.24 million, are for the implementation of the fourth…

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated
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Four Ecobank Affiliates named Bank of the Year in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2024

It is yet another reflection of the group’s long-standing dedication to delivering exceptional customer experiences, while offering innovative financial solutions that empower customers every day

Ecobank (www.Ecobank.com) affiliates in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Togo have each been named Bank of the Year 2024 in their respective countries in The Banker’s prestigious Bank of the Year Awards 2024. These awards highlight the transformative impact of Ecobank’s ongoing commitment to improving how customers access the financial…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • The bridge over the Logone River, built with the support of the African Development Bank Group and other partners, links two peoples and strengthens African integration
    • The flags of Cameroon and Chad fly next to the bridge, which makes ties between the two countries stronger than ever before
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The bridge over the Logone River: a great leap forward for millions of people in Central Africa

The bridge, which has taken five years to complete, puts an end to the dangers and limitations of old means of transport, opening a new era for cross-border trade

Like thousands of people living along the Logone River, Pierre Fissou, a teaching adviser in the Mayo Danay departmental delegation for basic education in the town of Yagoua (Cameroon), knows the perils of crossing from one side to the other of the natural boundary.   “I often go to the other…

U.S. Embassy in Cameroon
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United States (U.S.) and Cameroon Join Forces to Combat Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) Threats

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have long been a weapon of choice for insurgent and terrorist groups worldwide and in combat zones to target both security forces and civilians

The United States Embassy in Cameroon announces the completion of an IED Threats and Awareness course on November 4-8, 2024, in Yaoundé. This training is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Government of Cameroon. This…

World Food Programme (WFP)
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World Food Programme (WFP) responds to severe flooding in Cameroon that affects over 400,000 people

The floodwaters have destroyed over 56,000 homes, inundated 262 schools, and damaged 65 health centres

Recent flooding in Cameroon has affected more than 400,000 people and upended lives and livelihoods, as the country grapples with acute food insecurity amid rising food prices, conflict, displacement, and climatic shocks. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rolling out an urgent assistance programme to assist 200,000 people…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
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African Development Fund provides nearly $18 million for efforts to stabilise the Lake Chad Basin

Bank Group financing will be complemented by additional support of almost $20 million mobilised by UNDP

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) approved on 5 November a package of $17.97 million to Cameroon and Chad to bolster efforts to stabilise the Lake Chad Basin, a region long plagued by insecurity as well as deeply affected by climate change. The funding, comprising…

African Energy Chamber

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    • African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Perenco Fueling Industrial Growth with Gas Projects in Cameroon
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African Energy Week (AEW) 2024: Perenco Fueling Industrial Growth with Gas Projects in Cameroon

With multiple industrial projects planned, Perenco aims to unlock further gas reserves to support economic growth in Cameroon

During his keynote session at Africa Energy Week: Invest in African Energies 2024, Yves Postec, Managing Director of Perenco Cameroon, emphasized the transformative potential of gas in powering Cameroon's industrialization, citing the company's successful June 2024 gas delivery to Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures (SNH) as a critical milestone.   “Delivering gas…