Lionel Messi’s Argentina are bidding to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups, while Spain are trying to win a second title after their maiden victory in 2010. Organisers said they were “monitoring closely” the smoke that has choked skies over large areas of the United States. “There’s been […]
The sale of Chococam, one of Cameroon’s oldest industrial companies, is nearing completion, but a long-running legal fight waged by billionaire businessman Baba Ahmadou Danpullo is casting a shadow over South African group Tiger Brands’ departure from the country. Tiger Brands agreed in November to sell its 74.69% stake in Chococam, the cocoa processor and […]
The spectacle unfolding around two competing refinery and oil depot projects is more than a bureaucratic disagreement. It is a disturbing illustration of a governance culture in which competing centers of power appear to be pursuing parallel agendas, with little regard for coherence, transparency or the national interest. When infrastructure projects worth millions of dollars […]
Cameroon’s National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH) reported a 41.3% drop in net profit in 2025, despite posting slightly higher revenue, as weaker operating performance continued to weigh on its results. The company’s standalone financial statements show that SNH remained loss-making in its core operations, with overall profitability once again supported mainly by income from investments and […]
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said it targeted US fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft stationed in Jordan and Qatar in new waves of retaliatory attacks after Washington used regional bases to strike civilian infrastructure in southern Iran. In three statements issued on Friday, the IRGC said the latest waves of Operation Nasr 2 were […]