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Chinese funding keeps Cameroon’s deep seaport expansion project afloat

Cameroon’s Kribi Deep Seaport project, funded by China Eximbank, is set to enter its second construction phase next year The port will provide relief for current main port, Douala, as well as serve as a trading gateway for landlocked African countries South China Morning Post | A small fishing town …

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France quadrupled imports from Cameroon over five years, boosted by hydrocarbons

Business in Cameroon | French imports from Cameroon have quadrupled over the past five years, driven largely by hydrocarbons. Data from French customs shows imports surged from €225.6 million (about 148 billion FCFA) in 2019 to €915.2 million (about 599.4 billion FCFA) in 2023. In 2022, imports even hit a …

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Nachtigal dam injects its first MW into Cameroon’s power grid

Afrik 21 | Several members of Cameroon’s government attended the commissioning of the first turbine of the Nachtigal hydroelectric scheme in the center of the country on Friday, May 10, 2024. This first unit has a capacity of 60 MW. This is it! After five years of work, the Nachtigal …

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Cameroon hands 15-year biometric ID card contract to Augentic

Biometric Update | Augentic has agreed a deal with the government of Cameroon to produce a new generation biometric national ID card for the country under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangement that will last a decade and a half. A ceremony to put pen to paper on the deal took place in …

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