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Barely One Month And Five Days Into Retirement, NCHECHUMA BANLA, Who Last Served As Director of Human Resources At The Port Authority of Douala ( PAD), Was On December 23, 2025 Appointed By The Board of Directors Of PAD, As Director Delegate Of The Dredging Management Unit, One of The Corporation’s Subsidiary Companies. NCHECHUMA BANLA […]

Prof ALBERT ONDO OSSA, Candidate Of Opposition Coalition, ‘Alternative 2023’, Won The Presidential Election. But The BONGO Regime Stole The Victory. The Military, Led By General OLIGUI NGUEMA, Cousin Of President ALI BONGO, Intervened, And The Regime Fell. Former First Lady, SYLVIA BONGO, Was Placed Under House Arrest, In Connection To Embezzlement Of Public Funds. […]

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On July 14, 2023, It Was Announced That STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Of The United Kingdom, Had Entered A Sale Agreement With ACCESS BANK Of Nigeria, For The Latter To Takeover Some Subsidiaries of The Former In Africa, Which Included STANDARD CHARTERED BANK CAMEROON. Last Year, Gov’t Expressed Concern Over, “Lack Of Clarity In The Transaction”. […]

Despite Suffering From Severe Stroke In 2018 Which Rendered Him Partly Incapacitated, President BONGO, Would Not Leave Office. First Lady, SYLVIA BONGO, And Eldest Son, NOUREDDIN, Took Advantage Of President BONGO’s Situation, To Fraudulently Use His Name To Embezzle Hundreds of Billions FCFA From The State, With The Complicity Of The Director Of Cabinet. LACCRUCHE […]

Last Year, The Coming Of AFRICA GLOBAL BANK Of Cameroonian Business Magnate, SAMUEL FOYOU, Raised The Number Of Commercial Banks in Cameroon To 19. But With The Official Takeover Of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK Cameroon By ACCES BANK On Dec. 5, 2025, The Number Of Commercial Banks In The Country Has Dropped Back To 18. (List […]

The 800 Billion FCFA Debt Include 500 Billion FCFA Owed To Contractors, Including Suppliers. Part of Debt Is Money That ENEO, Under The Management Of ACTIS, Borrowed From Banks. Worse Still, ENEO Cameroon Loses 60 Billion FCFA A Month To Fraud. The Mission Of SONEL That Was Created In 1974, And Became AES SONEL In […]

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Unlike In The Days Of SONEL, Some Multinational Companies Have Today Joined The State In The Energy Production Sector In Cameroon. New Power Plants Have Been Constructed. In The Early 2000s, Less Than 1000 MW of Energy Was Produced And Distributed By SONEL. Today, The Total Capacity of Energy Plants, That Supply Energy To ENEO […]

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BOCHONG EL HADJ LAWAN BAKO Signed For SNH, While ABAKAR HAMAD Signed For BGFI Cameroun CSTAR Is A Joint Venture (SNH, TRADEX, ARIANA Energy, and RCG Consortium). The Ultramodern CSTAR Refinery With A Production Capacity Of 50,000 Barrels A Day, Will Start With A Daily Production Of 30,000 Barrels, And Will Provide 2,000 Direct And […]

92 Year Old PAUL BIYA Grabs Another 7 Year Mandate. BIYA, Who Has Been In Power For Close To 43 Years, Tells Cameroonians As If He Is Coming In New, That: “I Sincerely Hope That We Resolutely Undertake To Build A Peaceful, United And Prosperous Cameroon”. BIYA Also Tells Cameroonians, That October 12 Presidential Election […]

Drawing Inspiration From SAMSUNG – An Example Of A Small Family Business In Japan, That Has Over The Years Grown To Become A Leading International Brand SAMSUNG, which today has a worldwide reputation for high quality mobile telephone, TV sets among others, is a Family Business that was created in Japan in the 60s. SAMSUNG […]

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Veteran Journalist And Management Expert, NCHECHUMA PIUS BANLA, Bounces Back Through Another Big Appointment At Douala Port

Embezzlement Scandal At Gabon’s Presidency (Part 2): Though In Bad Shape, President ALI BONGO Still Declared His Candidacy For The August 26, 2023 Presidential Election

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK CAMEROON Has Been Officially Transferred To ACCESS BANK, Ending A Transition Process Which Started In July 2023.

Embezzlement Scandal At Gabon’s Presidency (Part 1): President ALI BONGO, Married To A French Lady, Appointed French Man, BRICE LACCRUCHE ALIHANGA, As Director Of Cabinet

The Number Of Commercial Banks In Cameroon, Which Last Year Rose To 19, Has Dropped Back To 18

Cameroon To Pay ACTIS 87 Billion FCFA To Take Over Its 51 % Shares In ENEO, While ACTIS Is Leaving Behind ENEO With A Colossal Debt Of 800 Billion FCFA

Director Of Electricity At MINEE, Admits That The Takeover Of ENEO Cameroon By The State, Does Not Mean An End To LOAD SHEDDING

SNH Strikes A Loan Agreement Deal Of $ 210 Million (118.2 Billion FCFA) With BGFI, For The Funding Of CSTAR Oil Refinery Project In Kribi

BITS AND PIECES ON THE OCTOBER 12, 2025 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN CAMEROON – Tuesday, October 28, 2025): PART 1

Why Many Family Businesses In Cameroon Do Not Survive Their Founders (Part 19):

Embezzlement Scandal At Gabon’s Presidency (Part 5): The Case Finally Came Up At The Special Criminal Court in Libreville, Gabon.

Sir Dr Ntumfor Barrister NICO HALLE, Urges That 2026 Should Mark A Decisive Turning Point Towards Moral Renewal, Justice And Lasting Peace In The World.

Embezzlement Scandal At Gabon’s Presidency (Last Part – 6): Court Slammed Heavy Jail Terms On Former First Lady, And Son, For Embezzlement Of Public Funds.

Sir Dr Ntumfor Barrister NICO HALLE, Urges That 2026 Should Mark A Decisive Turning Point Towards Moral Renewal, Justice And Lasting Peace In The World.

Bridge Between Garanti Express And Vatican Express In BAMENDA Central Town, To Be Demolished As From Thursday, January 15, 2026 For Reconstruction.

Veteran Journalist And Management Expert, NCHECHUMA PIUS BANLA, Bounces Back Through Another Big Appointment At Douala Port