The country is failing to meet its 2030 poverty reduction targets, according to the 5th Cameroon Household Survey published by the National Institute of Statistics, which shows that poverty rate increased from 37,5% in 2014 to 38,6% in 2021

The recent initiative to define the modalities for issuing new-generation national identity cards to its citizens, displaced persons and refugees living in Cameroon has received the approval of the United Nations Refugee Agency UNHCR

Two new gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of 500 megawatts will be built in Bekoko (350 MW) and in Douala (150 MW); both facilities will be developed through public-private partnerships and the investors involved haven't been disclosed yet

UNESCO is working with Cameroon's Ministry of Forests and Wildlife to promote sustainable tourism and community-based conservation activities around World Heritage sites in the country

The new next-generation biometric identity card system will be operational on 17 February, as announced by the Delegate General for National Security and Chief of the Cameroon Police Martin Mbarga Nguele