Good morning, dear subscribers! In this edition, we will address various topics that dominate public discussions in Cameroon. Whether in politics, economics, or society, our press review analyzes the crucial issues that concern citizens.
Cameroon and the Central African Republic held a strategic meeting in Berberati on March 11 and 12, 2025, to strengthen security along their shared border. Co-chaired by the Minister of Defense of the Central African Republic, Rameaux-Claude Bireaux, and the Minister Delegate to the Presidency in charge of Defense of Cameroon, Joseph Beti Assomo, accompanied by their senior staff, “this meeting provided an opportunity to assess security threats, improve military cooperation, and facilitate the free movement of people and goods.” More details can be found in Le Drapeau, on newsstands this morning.
Reconstruction of the Dschang cliff crossing has begun. The Minister of Public Works opened this new construction site last Saturday. According to Cameroon Tribune, which reported on it this morning, this road will include a sanitation system including drains and a hydraulic structure for managing rainwater and permanent water sources.
Ngalle Bibéhè is revolutionizing taxi transportation. The Minister of Transport signed a memorandum of understanding on March 13, 2025, in Yaoundé for the “Cameroon Taxi Project.” According to the newspaper L’Echo, this involves a major project to import vehicles for urban taxi transportation, followed by the establishment of an assembly and maintenance plant for these vehicles in Cameroon.
Meanwhile, the three-year emergency plan, implemented in the country since 2014, remains unfinished. Ten years after its launch, reports Défis Actuels, the Three-Year Emergency Plan for Growth Acceleration (Planut), with a budget of 925 billion CFA francs, is still not completed. Despite resource consumption estimated at over 500 billion CFA francs and some achievements, many projects remain incomplete or even untraceable. Feature on pages 3 to 5.
In October 2011, Head of State Paul Biya, in his campaign speech, announced the implementation of major projects across the national triangle. As the Head of State’s representative, Minister of State SGPR came to inquire about the progress of the work undertaken at the PAD since 2011, all of which is in line with President Paul Biya’s promises, whose vision is to make the Autonomous Port of Douala-Bonaberi a hub for development and port attractiveness, making it more competitive. The newspaper L’Equation reports on this in its morning edition.
“Infrastructure and Superstructure of the Port of Douala-Bonabéri: The SGPR Satisfied!” is the headline in Sans Détour on newsstands. On March 15, 2025, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, Minister of State and Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, visited the renovated and modernized facilities of the Port of Douala-Bonabéri. “Observation: the Gulf of Guinea’s benchmark platform for port operations is looking great. The promises made by Head of State Paul Biya during his election tour of the economic capital on October 6, 2011, are becoming reality,” it reads.
Echoes of the 2025 presidential election in Cameroon; L’Indépendant informs us that a few months before the convening of the electorate for the 2025 presidential election, the CPDM section of Nyong and Mfoumou North is already sharpening its weapons by making the final adjustments to guarantee a 100% vote for the natural candidate of the CPDM in this presidential election.
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