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Paul Biya and the future of Cameroon
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 30, 2025
On Sunday, July 13, 2025, Paul Barthélemy Biya’a bi Mvondo, President of Cameroon, widely known as Paul Biya, added another feather to a brand of ignoble achievements. Already the second-longest-ruling president in Africa (after Equatorial...
Wikipedia lacks African science
Science and Development Network
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[NAIROBI, SciDev.Net] Despite Africa’s growing digital footprint, the continent’s science and technology remains underrepresented on Wikipedia, one of the world’s most visited sources of information. While Africa accounts for around 10 per cent of...
Sunon Asogli wins $312m gas power plant contract in Cameroon
Graphic
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August 29, 2025
The government of Cameroun has selected Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd and China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd to construct a combined cycle gas power plant in the country’s southwest region. The Limbe combined-cycle gas-fired power plant...
Scientists step up training so farmers can beat potato pests
University World News
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KENYA Scientists and researchers in Africa say they are working together and are producing positive results in the fight against microscopic potato cyst nematode (PCN) infestation in key crops like potatoes. Science experts from the African Seed...
Cameroon Urges a Deeper Partnership With Côte d’Ivoire, Beyond Mere Trade
Business in Cameroon
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August 28, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroonian Minister of Commerce Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana met with a delegation from Côte d’Ivoire's National Committee for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on August 26, 2025, in Yaoundé. While both...
Cameroon awards US$312m gas power plant project to Sunon Asogli Power
Business and Financial Times
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August 28, 2025
The Cameroon government has selected Sunon Asogli Power Ltd. and China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd. to construct the Limbe combined-cycle gas-fired power plant and associated infrastructure in the country’s southwest region, according to an...
Cameroon bishop caught up in ‘deepfake’ video
The Catholic Register
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August 27, 2025
Cameroonian Bishop Sosthène Bayemi of Obala is facing accusations of alleged sexual misconduct following the circulation of a video on social media. While the diocese said “verification is underway with the relevant authorities,” local Church...
Cameroon ends decade-long wait with $312m power plant award to Ghana-China consortium
News Ghana
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August 26, 2025
Cameroon has finally selected partners for its long-delayed Limbe gas power plant after more than 10 years of failed negotiations, awarding the CFA176 billion project to Sunon Asogli Power and China Energy Engineering Corporation. The government...
Cameroon awards $312m Gas Power plant project to Ghanaian company, Sunon Asogli Power
MyJoyOnline
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August 26, 2025
The Government of Cameroon has selected Sunon Asogli Power (Ghana) Ltd and China Energy Engineering Corporation Ltd to construct the Limbe Combined-Cycle Gas-Fired Power Plant and associated infrastructure in the country’s southwest region,...
Cameroon: Libyan Bank, Mukete's Firm Clash Over Iron Ore Deposits
Business in Cameroon
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August 26, 2025
(Business in Cameroon) - The Nkout (2.7 billion tons) and Ntem (98 million tons) iron ore deposits in southern Cameroon are at the heart of a legal and financial battle. At the center of the dispute is Cameroon Mining Exploration (Caminex), the...
Space technology necessity for national prosperity, security -FG
News Diary Online
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August 27, 2025
The Federal Government on Tuesday said that space technology and exploration was a necessity for national growth and security that could be used to address global challenges. By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Dr Felix Ale, Director, Media and Corporate...
Nigeria, Brazil seal space technology pact
The Sun Nigeria
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August 27, 2025
Nigeria and Brazil have taken a decisive step in redefining South-South cooperation with the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Science, Technology and Innovation, placing space technology at the heart of a shared vision...
Science and Technology Daily: Xi’an, Where Ancient Culture Meets Smart Future
The Laotian Times
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August 25, 2025
XI’AN, China, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Xi’an in northwest China, where the ancient Silk Road began, now symbolizes China’s fusion of heritage and innovation. Part of our “Into Tech Park” series, this edition explores how technology fuels...
Use of technology is key to credible elections...
The Guardian Post
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In an interview granted The Guardian Post recently ahead of the October 12 presidential election, the Buea-based journalist who defended his PhD thesis on the role of social media in the 2018 presidential election violence in Cameroon, noted that...
Nigeria, Brazil seal space technology pact to drive Global South innovation
The Sun Nigeria
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August 26, 2025
By Chinenye Anuforo Nigeria and Brazil have taken a decisive step in redefining South-South cooperation with the signing of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Science, Technology, and Innovation, placing space technology at the heart...
Deepfake claims emerge as Cameroonian bishop faces viral misconduct video
Catholic Review - Maryland
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August 26, 2025
Cameroonian Bishop Sosthène Bayemi of Obala is facing accusations of alleged sexual misconduct following the circulation of a video on social media. While the diocese said “verification is underway with the relevant authorities,” local church...
E-agriculture: ICT University partners Cameroon Youth Council to foster ...
The Guardian Post
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The agreement was sealed in the presence of the top government officials including the Minister of Youth Affairs and Civic Education, Mounouna Foutsou. It was the Vice Chancelor of the ICT University, Professor Jean Emmanuel Pondi, who signed...
VAR in football: How technology is changing the game in football
The Standard
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Mohamed Houssein Ali CAF/FIFA Fitness coach, Djibouti, during referee Open day at Ulinzi Sports Complex in Nairobi on August 26, 2025 ahead of CHAN 2024 final. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] Over the past decade, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has...
Opinion: Cameroon crossroads: The case f...
The Guardian Post
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???????????????????????????? ???????????????????? Two months before the scheduled 2025 presidential elections, Cameroon finds itself at a theatre of political futility. At its centre stands Paul Biya — ninety-two years old, forty-three years in...
Southern Cameroons minerals: Elias Pungong, Colin Mukete at daggers-drawn positions
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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August 26, 2025
The Nkout (2.7 billion tons) and Ntem (98 million tons) iron ore deposits in southern Cameroon are at the heart of a legal and financial battle. At the center of the dispute is Cameroon Mining Exploration (Caminex), the local subsidiary of the...