The Bank of Central African States (Beac) has presented its view on how the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has impacted the Cemac economies in 2022. In a recent economic and statistical bulletin, the institution observed a V-shaped impact resulting from the conflict. On a good note, “the economic growth went from 1.8% in […]
The begging-bowl disorder which has engulfed the Cameroon community in the Diaspora is now a pandemic which requires urgent attention with a view to eradicating it. This disease is always visible when someone dies, and the family creates a WhatsApp forum to beg and pester friends and acquaintances for resources to celebrate the late person’s […]
The next few months are likely to be turbulent for Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroon Football Federation, with the CAS proceedings concerning the vacancy in his post, suspicions of a breach of the FIFA Code of Ethics and the legal battle being waged by professional clubs. The future of the Cameroon Football Federation […]
Another day, another story linking Inter Milan goal keeper, Andre Onana, with a move to Manchester United. If reports in the Italian media are anything to go by then in the coming days, Man Utd will make an official move between £34m-£43m to sign the Serie A star. As per today’s version of La Gazzetta […]
Last Tuesday, Cameroonian parliamentarians and META experts met to proffer ways to protect children from cyberbullying. This was spurred by several cases of minors in the country being exposed to harm on social media. The most recent case involves the posting of a video recording of two young girls saying they were raped by a […]
The building of the ill-fated Olembé Stadium is the source of a new investment arbitration claim. Italian construction company Piccini Group has made a claim against the government of Cameroon in a dispute that appears to relate to the troubled construction of the Olembé football stadium in Yaoundé. The stadium was built between 2018 and […]
Paul Biya is in the French capital, Paris this Thursday 22 June 2023 to attend the opening ceremony of the summit for new global financial pact at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. The 90-year-old Cameroonian dictator was received at the summit venue by Madam Catherine Colonna, the French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Speaking […]
As part of its 10000 Kids Education Project, the board of directors of the Orphan Kids Help Foundation has announced plans to provide annual scholarships to poor and needy secondary school students in the Republic of Cameroon. Cameroon Concord News understands the scholarships will pay for 100 school students to study science, technology and global […]
There were 14 train collisions in Cameroon in 2022, at official level crossings. This is against 13 and 3 in 2021 and 2020, respectively, according to Camrail, the country’s rail concessionaire. Released on June 15, 2023, during the 15th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, the report stressed that “98% of accidents at level crossings are […]
An explosion potentially caused by a gas leak ripped through a building in central Paris on Wednesday, leaving four people fighting for their lives and causing a wave of destruction, officials said. Rescue workers were in the evening still searching the rubble for two missing individuals who had not been accounted for, according to French […]
