US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was grilled by members of Congress over the enormous cost of the joint American-Israeli military aggression against Iran. The hearing on Wednesday came after the Pentagon revealed that the aggression against Iran has cost the United States some $25 billion so far. Jules Hurst, a senior Pentagon official, disclosed the […]
China has pledged food commodities valued at over 20 million yuan, approximately 1.6 billion CFA francs, to Cameroon, in a donation comprising 880 tonnes of wheat and 1,630 tonnes of rice earmarked for conflict-affected regions across the country. The commitment was disclosed on April 27, 2026 by China’s Ambassador to Cameroon, Xu Yong, following an […]
Société nationale des hydrocarbures announced on April 24 the award of five oil and gas blocks under the 2025-2026 licensing round launched on August 1, 2025. According to SNH, Murphy West Africa secured four blocks in the Douala-Kribi-Campo basin, while Octavia Energy Corporation obtained the Bolongo Exploration block in the Rio del Rey basin. Negotiations […]
Energy prices are projected to surge by 24% this year to their highest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as the war in the Middle East sends a severe shock through global commodity markets, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook. Overall commodity prices are forecast to rise 16% in […]
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cameroon’s long-term foreign-currency sovereign rating at “B,” maintaining a negative outlook in its latest assessment published on Friday, April 24. The rating reflects moderate growth, contained debt and access to financial markets, but is constrained by weaknesses in public financial management and political uncertainty. Fitch said risks surrounding political succession have […]
A motion being prepared in the Iranian parliament to regulate future transit through the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf stipulates that ships allowed to pass through the key waterway must pay tolls in Iranian rial currency. The chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Ebrahim Azizi, said on Monday […]
Cameroon launched its fourth general population and housing census on Friday, April 24, across the country. The census aims to count the population and collect data on living conditions, as well as agriculture and livestock. The $23.7 million operation (about 13.26 billion CFA francs) is expected to provide reliable data for development planning, public policy and […]
President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest leader, is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial constitutional changes backed by parliament. Should anything now happen to Biya, 93, the vice-president will automatically step in and complete the term before a new election is held. The position was scrapped […]
Central Africa’s economic bloc plans to tighten oversight of its mining sector and make it more attractive to investors through a unified legal framework. From April 20 to 25, 2026, officials and stakeholders met in Douala to finalize a draft Community Mining Code for the six member states of CEMAC. The initiative is part of […]
The people of Iran are fighting bravely and heroically for their sovereignty, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during their meeting on Monday. Putin met the visiting Iranian foreign minister in St. Petersburg. He hailed the Iranian people for “bravely and heroically” fighting to preserve their national sovereignty and expressed hope […]
