Mining Technology | The Mbalam?Nabeba iron ore project is situated on the border of Cameroon and the Republic of Congo. Cameroon has been found to have flouted an international court order by issuing a mining permit for the Mbalam iron ore deposit to a local firm. Located along the border …
Read More »Cameroun : Des sociétés chinoises indexées pour usage du mercure
Les problèmes environnementaux sont soulevés dans plusieurs mines dans les régions de l’est et le nord de l’Adamaoua au Cameroun. Il y a des quantités importantes du mercure et cyanure dans des cours d’eau de la région. Des exploitations semi-mécanisées de matières premières comme l’or faites par des sociétés chinoises …
Read More »Chinese companies slated for mercury pollution in Cameroon
Civil society groups have raised the alarm over pollution of rivers in eastern and northern Cameroon by gold mining companies. The Centre for Environment and Development says two Chinese companies, Mencheng Mining and Zinquo Mining, are allowing significant amounts of mercury and cyanide to spill into watercourses in the East …
Read More »Proximity of houses to the Douala and Nsimalen airport limits operations of airport platforms (report)
Business in Cameroon | The Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) issued a report revealing that the proximity of houses to the airports of Douala and Yaoundé-Nsimalen limits the proper operation of these platforms. In Douala, the airport normally has two intersecting runways but one is out of service because houses …
Read More »Sodecoton hit CFA8.4bln in net profit in 2021-22, after CFA4.7bln in net loss a year ago
Business in Cameroon | Cameroon’s cotton development corporation (Sodecoton) posted a net benefit of CFA8.47 billion during the 2021-22 campaign, after a negative result of CFA4.7 billion the previous year. The 2021-22 result is presented as the company’s biggest performance over at least the past six seasons. The cotton industry …
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