The Commission of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) will receive on 25 January 2017 in Yaoundé an IT and management system as part of the Project to strengthen the governance of raw materials in Central Africa (REMAP/CEMAC) led by the German Cooperation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). This IT system will help CEMAC’s headquarters and...

The National Institute of Statistics (INS) just published a study on “Governance and Peace” which revealed that 44% of the Cameroonian population is critical of corruption, “which is a scourge hampering the good functioning of the institutions”. Overall, INS indicated, 91% of the population declares that officers in the national police/gendarmerie or tax administration are involved in...

On the sideline of the council of ministers recently held in Libreville, Gabon, it was decided that an agricultural development fund would be established. The project will be further debated during a symposium, whose date is yet to be known. The symposium, which will gather public and private operators of the sector, its various actors, and media, will promote exchange and facilitate the...

During its second council of ministers of the year, the government of Benin has decided to lease the Pendjari Park. The reserve will henceforth be run by African Park Network. The government hopes the move will help improve the site’s management and attract more tourists. African Park Network is non-profit NGo founded in 2000. It helps African nations deal with flora and fauna...

Nigeria has made the list of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to approve the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which is expected to reduce trade costs by over 14% for low-income countries and more than 13 percent for upper middle-income countries by restructuring the flow of trade across borders. According to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah (photo),...

The failure by the Federal Government of Nigeria to generate sufficient income to fulfil its obligations has resulted in the country borrowing from international financial institutions to meet demands, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun (photo) has revealed. According to her, the realities currently on the ground had made it vital for Nigeria to get a loan if it must survive the economic...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under its direct sale, direct purchase import model has called for tenders for the lifting of crude oil. According to an NNPC spokesman, the deadline for the submission of bids is February 2 while the program will commence on April 1 and will last for one year. “To ensure sustainable petroleum product supply across the country, NNPC has...

According to figures provided by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Nigeria’s domestic crude oil production increased by 403,900 bpd to 1.940 million barrels per day in December, compared to the 1.536 million bpd recorded in November 2016. This increase is as a result of the Federal Government’s proposal to militant groups in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, for a...

In the western part of Algeria, agricultural lands have been taken over by urbanization, denounced last Tuesday the general secretary of the Algerian Famers Union (UNPA), Mohamed Alioui. “60% of fertile agricultural lands in the region were devasted for ubanization purpose,” said the leader at a meeting with members of local office of Blida’s farmers union. Calling farmers to defend their...

Nigerian cashew farmers plan to make the nation the second largest producer of the crop in Africa, by 2020, with a forecast output of 500,000 metric tons, Vanguard reports. An achievable goal according to Tola Fasheru, president of the naitional cashew association of Nigeria. “Virtually all the states in the country have the potential to grow cashew,” said Fasheru. However, to achieve this...