Some 40 academics and practitioners analyse the work of the National Participatory Development Programme in a book presented in a ceremony chaired by the Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development

In Cameroon and Congo, exploitation of the immense and promising Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore deposit has begun, including the construction of a 600 km railway line to the autonomous port of Kribi

Cocoa farmers are trying to find suitable treatments for pod diseases that are weakening the crops; as many local producers sell in Nigeria rather than on the local market, competition among buyers had already driven up the price for chocolate producers

An awareness campaign is underway to celebrate the ongoing return of Cameroonian art objects illegally brought to German during the colonial period

After Chad, World Food Program plans to suspend humanitarian aid to Cameroon due to lack of funds; after the end of April, "we have no visibility on possible funding," said Aboubacar Guindo, WFP vice president in Cameroon