RIYADH | Arab News | Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with his Cameroonian counterpart Joseph Beti Assomo at his office in the capital, Riyadh, state-run news agency SPA reported on Thursday. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries, and …
Read More »INVESTIGATION: How internationally connected Cameroon elites plundered $656 million
Premium Times | How tax cases involving hundreds of millions in payments from state coffers to questionable entities were snuffed out. A list of 67 suspicious transactions scheduled for investigation by Cameroon’s tax agency shows a total equivalent of $656 million in undeclared payments from state coffers to questionable business …
Read More »Manifestation contre la supposée présence de Paul Biya à Genève
Tribune de Genève | La diaspora camerounaise appelle à un rassemblement samedi contre la possible présence de l’autocrate à l’Hôtel Intercontinental. C’est une tradition qui remonte à des décennies. À la tête du Cameroun depuis plus de quarante ans, l’indéboulonnable Paul Biya a ses habitudes à Genève, parmi lesquelles des …
Read More »Cameroon opposes French LGBT+ rights ambassador’s visit
Reuters | Ambassador Jean-Marc Berthon is scheduled to visit the central African nation from June 27 to July 1 for the event, which would be hosted by the French institute in the capital Yaounde. The government sent a diplomatic notice to the French ambassador in Cameroon to signal its opposition …
Read More »Cameroon launches video surveillance with live facial recognition in largest city
Biometric Update | An Annex facility of the National Command and Control Centre for Video Surveillance has gone operational in Douala in a move which seeks to counter the spiralling wave of urban insecurity in the Cameroon’s largest city, in part through live facial recognition. The Minister of State, Secretary …
Read More »Cameroon: govt prepares amendment of the FY2023 Finance Act
Business in Cameroon | The government of Cameroon is preparing a budget revision plan to amend the 2023 Finance Act. The information was disclosed yesterday by Cemile Sancak (pictured), who leads the mission currently carrying out the fourth review of the 3-year IMF program in the country. This practice is …
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