Cameroon is facing a new economic challenge as soaring diesel import costs threaten to reverse recent progress in containing inflation while increasing pressure on public finances. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INS), the country’s diesel import cost climbed 60.7% between February and May 2026, rising from CFA489.72 ($0.85) to CFA786.93 ($1.37) per liter. […]
Russia and China opposed a Western-backed UN Security Council meeting on Iran on Friday, stressing that Resolution 2231 expired in October 2025 and that the Council no longer has a mandate to discuss Tehran’s nuclear file. The meeting was convened at the request of the European members of the Security Council despite objections from Moscow […]
Algeria’s state-owned MADAR Holding wants to import Cameroonian bananas and coffee while investing in the country’s export-oriented agricultural sectors, including cocoa and cotton, as Algeria seeks to deepen economic ties with Cameroon. The plans were discussed during a meeting in Yaounde on July 8 between Cameroon’s Trade Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana and executives from […]
Cameroon exported 15,554 tons of bananas in June 2026, a 3.4% decline from the 16,105 tons shipped during the same month last year, as lower exports from the state-owned Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) outweighed gains by private producers. The figures, compiled by the Cameroon Banana Association (Assobacam), show that the country exported 551 fewer tons […]
Cameroon continues to make progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but the epidemic remains highly uneven across the country. Results from the 2024-2025 Cameroon Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (Camphia), released on July 7 in Yaoundé, show that the Northwest Region remains the country’s hardest-hit area, with an HIV prevalence of 5.6%—more than twice the national […]