Cameroon

A new 'local development tax' proposed by the government as part of the local tax reform project will mainly serve to finance infrastructure projects

Prudence Tangham Galega, legal expert and judge, was honoured with the Global Biodiversity Law and Governance Leadership Award, a major international environmental award, during Cop 16 on biodiversity in Cali, Colombia

Over 50% of Internally Displaced Persons in the central region of Cameroon are unemployed, latest survey by the National Institute of Statistics, commissioned by IOM, shows

The country aims to increase its rice production from 140.710 tonnes to 460.000 tonnes by 2027, part of the country's Medium-Term Economic and Budgetary Framework 2025-2027, prepared by the Ministry of Finance

The country’s media have been banned from commenting on the health condition of President Paul Biya, who is 91 years old and has not been seen in public for over a month

Hamlet Nkwain, executive director of the Cameroon-based LGBTI rights and healthcare advocacy group Working For Our Wellbeing, recently completed a leadership training programme offered by the US government

One of the leaders of the Cameroonian secessionist rebels in exile, Ayaba Cho Lucas, anti-government militant and head of the Ambazonia Governing Council, was arrested in Oslo, Norway

The country "has made education a priority and it was essential that UNESCO provide its support", stated the Global Partnership for Education as UNESCO pledged to mobilise $44 million to support education in Cameroon through GPE

Milk production increased by 2% in 2023, attributed to revitalisation policies, including greater involvement of private sector and import of high-yield dairy cows; despite this, there remains a milk production deficit of almost 120.000 tonnes per year

Junior Ngombe, a 23-year-old hairdresser and social media activist, was arrested in Douala and has been detained for several days for 'inciting rebellion' and 'spreading false news', for videos posted on TikTok

An alarming drop in the passing rate of the general secondary education baccalaureate is is widely reported in headlines: only 37,6% of students graduated, down from 75,73% in 2023

Online registration platforms were launched for the Youth Economic Inclusion and Business Plan Competition programmes, initiatives part of the Adaptive Social Safety Net and Economic Inclusion Project with World Bank loan