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News :: Cameroon

Cameroon 

Yaounde

12:41 GMT 25th April 2012

The World Bank has approved a $132m zero interest loan to help Cameroon build a dam to generate more electricity for homes and businesses across the west Central African nation.
 

Yaounde

04:00 GMT 8th November 2011

Nigerian cement manufacturer Dangote has begun construction of a $115 million cement plant in Cameroon, and is eyeing another $585m in investments in the central African country, state radio reported last month.
 

Yaounde

01:35 GMT 31st August 2011

Cameroon, the world's fifth cocoa grower, exported 196,492 tonnes of beans by June 30 for the 2010/11 season, up from 166,939 tonnes for the same period in the previous season, the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) said in July.
 

Becoming food rich

12:10 GMT 20th May 2011

An international summit demonstrated Africa's determination to revitalise its agriculture sector. By Zachary Ochieng, Yaounde
 

Yaounde

03:40 GMT 12th April 2011

Malaysia's Sime Darby is considering a $2.5bn plantation expansion deal in Cameroon, London's Financial Times reported in March, signalling the global grab for land is well underway as food prices soar.
 

Yaounde

09:57 GMT 28th March 2011

Economic growth in the six-nation Central African Cemac bloc will reach 4.8 per cent in 2011, up from 4 per cent last year, the grouping's regional central bank said in February.
 

Election race begins

04:47 GMT 14th February 2011

As Paul Biya looks set to extend his 29-year rule, horse trading with his main opponent could dramatically alter the political landscape.
 

Cameroon

04:14 GMT 21st October 2010

Cholera has killed 420 people over the past few weeks in northern Cameroon, where health experts say clean water and proper sanitation are sorely lacking.
 

A case of 'unfinished business'

11:58 GMT 19th October 2010

Africa may have won its independence, but many feel it remains mired in its colonial past, writes Ernest Harsch.