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Gabon Coup Leader Visits Cameroon to Press for End to CEMAC Sanctions

VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, visited Cameroon on Wednesday, asking central African states to lift economic sanctions on his country before the 2025 elections. When Nguema ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba in a bloodless coup on August 30, economic sanctions were imposed …

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AfDB to provide €73m for bridge between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea

Global Construction Review | The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to finance the building of a bridge across the River Ntem between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. The span will link Campo, in Cameroon, to Rio Campo, in Equatorial Guinea, and will be a link in the economic corridor under construction …

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Nollywood actor Sylvester Madu Narrowly Escapes Death in Cameroon

naija247news | Famous Nigerian Actor Sylvester Madu, also known as Shina Rambo, escaped death in Cameroon on Saturday, while four other people reportedly lost their lives. The Nollywood actor Sylvester relocated to Bamenda, Cameroon, on November 23, 2023, to work on a film project. Confirming the incident, the film company …

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Gabon coup: Wife of deposed President Ali Bongo detained

BBC | Sylvia Bongo, wife of ousted Gabonese President Ali Bongo, is being held in pre-trial detention on allegations of the embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer says. She had been under house arrest since the 30 August coup. But after a long hearing in front of a judge it …

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