There are more than 3 million people in a food crisis situation, according to the Harmonised Framework of Areas at Risk and Identification of Food Insecure Populations; the total population of the country is around 27 million

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