Business in Cameroon | Cameroon’s Minister of Employment has refused to renew the work contract of Gregory Christian Michel Brun, the CEO of Sodicam, a subsidiary of Mercure International that manages the Casino and Super U supermarket chains in the country. In a letter dated April 23 addressed to the …
Read More »Cameroon Ranks Last in Global Fiber Optic Development Index
Business in Cameroon | Cameroon ranks last in a new global index measuring fiber optic development. It placed 93rd out of 93 countries in the 2024 Fiber Development Index, released by the World Broadband Association (WBBA) and UK-based telecom research firm Omdia. The country scored just 4 out of 100 …
Read More »Cameroon Plans to Install 50,000 Concrete Poles in 2025 to Combat Power Outages
Business in Cameroon | To tackle frequent power outages, Cameroon is taking steps to replace its aging wooden power poles with stronger concrete ones. On April 8, 2025, the country’s Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, kicked off a large-scale campaign to replace the wooden poles. The campaign’s …
Read More »Cameroonian Banker John Mokom, Head of Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire, Found Dead in Abidjan
CameroonOnline.ORG | The West African banking community has been struck by shocking news: John Ngu Mokom, the Cameroonian Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank Côte d’Ivoire, was found dead in his residence in Abidjan on April 9, 2025. His passing not only leaves a void in the institution he led …
Read More »Insalubrité : Hysacam investit 5 milliards FCFA pour équiper son parc logistique dans un contexte de crise des ordures
Investir au Cameroun | La société Hygiène et salubrité du Cameroun (Hysacam), leader du ramassage des ordures dans les villes camerounaises, a présenté au maire de la ville de Yaoundé, le 4 avril 2025, 10 nouveaux camions acquis dans le cadre du programme de renouvellement de son parc logistique. Ce …
Read More »Hysacam Expands Fleet to Tackle Yaoundé’s Waste Management Issues
Business in Cameroon | On April 4, 2025, Hysacam, the leading waste management company in Cameroon’s urban areas, presented 10 new trucks to Yaoundé’s mayor as part of its logistics renewal program. This initiative, with an investment of CFA5 billion, is being supported by Afriland First Bank, and the company …
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