WEST AFRICA- GOMA - DR Congo - On the border with Rwanda in a shootout died in an ambush Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio. A carabiniere escort Vittorio Iacovacci also died with him; they were travelling with a UN convoy when they were attacked and killed. The border area with Rwanda is still a very dangerous zone.
Italia 90 - Cameroon wins over Maradona's Argentina
On 8 June 30 years ago, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon beat the world champions Argentina in the opening match of Italia 90. It was the start of a splendid run that was interrupted in the quarter-finals, against England
In 1990, Valery Nepomnyy brought the Cameroon National Team to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Italy. Our coach was also invited after the first game, when Cameroon beat Argentina with the legendary Maradona in the composition.
KRIBI PORT MANAGEMENT CONCESSION AWARDED
A new concession contract was signed for the development, operation and maintenance of the Kribi Multipurpose Terminal (KMT) in Cameroon.
Concession awarded for the management of Kribi Port - It will be the Filipinos of the International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) to manage for the next 25 years port operations at the multi-functional terminal at the port of Kribi in Cameroon.
Construction starts on two 25 MW solar power plants in northern Cameroon
Investing in energy in Africa - FCFA 14 billion allocated for the construction of two solar power plants in the far north
With a capacity of 25 MW, these two facilities, scheduled for delivery in 2020, will be built in Guider and Maroua respectively.
Energy of Cameroon (Eneo) and a consortium of developers consisting of Scater Solar and Izuba Energy Sphinx Energy signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of two solar photovoltaic plants.
Autonomous Port of Kribi in Central African Republic Trade Mission
Business in Central Africa - Cameroon - A delegation from the Autonomous Port of Kribi (PAK), in southern Cameroon, recently went to Bangui, Capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), to meet with the Central African Shippers Council (CCAC).
During two days, the PAK informs, the two sides exchanged views on a number of issues of common interest. At the end of the work, four consensual areas of cooperation were identified:
Beac expects prices of metals and agricultural products exported from CEMAC countries to increase in 2020
(Invest in Cameroon) - According to the latest report on the increase in prices of commodities exported from CEMAC countries (CameroonGabon, Congo, Chad, CAR and Equatorial Guinea) ". , the prices of metals and agricultural products in the future are bound to fluctuate in the market " as seen during Q2 2019, before " increasing again in 2020 ".
Lom Pangar Dam: EDC announces completion by early January 2021
Dr Théodore Nsangou, Director-General of the electricity development companymade the announcement after his recent visit to the hydroelectric dam site.
Despite the other dam sites entrusted to the Electricity Development Company (EoC), the Dr Théodore Nsangou does not give up that of Lom Pangar located in the eastern region. On 10 December 2019, he descended on the said site. In front of the press, he presented the merits of his visit.
Cemac market: 2019 growth rate exceeds 2.5%
As at 31 December 2019, the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for the area Cemac finally surpassed 2.5%. This information is contained in a press release made official at the end of the last session of the Monetary Policy Committee in Shortened CPM of the central bank of the six states of this community.