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Cameroon inaugurates controversial dam despite local dissent
10 Oct 2025 17:58 GMT
The inauguration of Cameroon’s Nachtigal dam has boosted the country’s electricity supply.
The dam’s construction has also led to loss of livelihoods for fishers and sand miners on the Sanaga River around the dam site.
In 2022, these workers received …
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Clean air crisis: Sub-Saharan Africa left with less than 1% of global funding
08 Oct 2025 18:53 GMT
Outdoor air quality funding to sub-Saharan Africa collapsed by 91% in just one year, falling from $129 million in 2022 to a mere $11.8 million in 2023.
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Outdoor air quality funding to sub-Saharan Africa collapsed by 91% in just one year, falling …
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Chinese fishing in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts
06 Oct 2025 12:59 GMT
… Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, … /africa-program-for-fisheries; “Fisheries and Aquaculture,” Regional Agency … the region’s fish production, foreign vessels dominate … Effectiveness of National Fishery and Aquaculture Policies and Strategies …
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Chinese demand for timber and wildlife in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts
06 Oct 2025 12:59 GMT
… timber and wildlife, and fisheries and water resources—that … ;chinas-impact-on-reshaping-africas-infrastructure/. While these … Ojewale, “Nigeria and Cameroon Must Confront Timber Trafficking … Africa: How West and Central Africa Have Become the Epicentre …
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Chinese mining in West Africa: Responding to the environmental and social impacts
06 Oct 2025 12:59 GMT
… countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, … timber and wildlife, and fisheries and water resources—that identify … chinas-illegal-mining-in-african-countries/?cf-view. … natural_resources_from_West_Africa.
While Chinese involvement in …
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Equatorial Guinea: African Development Bank approves €73.27 million loan for youth employment and skills development
30 Sep 2025 10:15 GMT
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved a €73.27 million loan to Equatorial Guinea for the first phase of the country’s Human Capital Development Project in Support of Economic and Social Inclusion (PARCH 1 …
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri Champions Gulf of Guinea as Africa’s Economic Powerhouse
30 Sep 2025 08:09 GMT
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has positioned the Gulf of Guinea as a critical yet underutilized economic hub for Nigeria and the broader African continent. Speaking at a High-Level Discourse on the Gulf of Guinea, held at the Nigerian …
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France Backs 100 Startups in Cameroon With $1.05 Million in Two Years
30 Sep 2025 06:40 GMT
• (Business in Cameroon) - France financed 100 startups in Cameroon with CFA655 million ($1.05 million) over two years through the “Start-up 237” program.
• Each company received €10,000 in equipment and support, boosting productivity and employment.
• The …
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François Bambou: Cameroon’s Economic Reforms Are Starting to Bear Fruit
29 Sep 2025 04:52 GMT
(Business in Cameroon) - As Publisher of Défis Actuels, a Cameroonian magazine, and President of the Economic Press Club, François Bambou is a close observer of Cameroonian economic policy. Having compiled and coordinated interviews with top public …
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Cyril Ramaphosa attends UN General Assembly in New York, South Africans question his priorities
22 Sep 2025 15:02 GMT
… General Assembly (UNGA80)
South Africans were not impressed with the … and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the war in … Motsoaledi; Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion … a potential deal.
South Africans shared their thoughts on the …