CEMAC: Cameroon, Chad Post Lowest Bank Lending Rates Despite Regional Rise in Q2 2025

(Business in Cameroon) - Average effective interest rates charged by banks in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) rose sharply over the past year, climbing from 10.21% to 11.80%, according to the Bank of Central African...

3 homes with quirky features currently on the market

A Victorian townhouse with themed suites 4 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, LA6 2AE - £750,000 At first glance, 4 Main Street looks like the classic Victorian townhouse: sash windows, tall ceilings and a handsome presence on Kirkby...

Illegal quarry boss, 17 employees charged after Manuel Congo raid

News Darren Bahaw 2 Hrs Ago Suspects held at an illegal quarry site are taken into custody by police on October 9, at Manuel Congo, Guanapo. - Photo by Faith Ayoung POLICE have charged the owner of an illegal quarry at Manuel Congo, Guanapo and 17...

TotalEnergies poaches top Eni executive to head exploration business

TotalEnergies has poached a top figure from a rival European player to lead its exploration business, the company said on Monday. Since 2015, former Nexen executive Kevin McLachlan has successfully led the French giant's exploration division,...

Nigerian firm receives Congo CAA’s approval for TN-registered aircraft maintenance

The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) of the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville has granted approval to 7Star Global Hangar Ltd for base maintenance inspection services on all its TN-registered aircraft. The approval has further ignited a...

Afriland First Bank Poised for Regional Expansion After Cobac Approval

(Business in Cameroon) - The Central African Banking Commission (Cobac), the banking regulator of the six-nation CEMAC zone (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, CAR, and Chad), has issued its first authorizations to open new bank branches...

Manuel Congo illegal quarrying – Cycle of raid, rebuild, resume ended

News Joey Bartlett 26 Minutes Ago The Sunday Newsday headline on Page 1 which highlighted the illegal quarry operator who was affecting the Caroni's water supply. - FOLLOWING a Sunday Newsday Page 1 story, on June 29, on an illegal quarrying site...

Cops raid illegal quarry in Manuel Congo – 19 arrested

News Joey Bartlett 4 Hrs Ago Police outside the air-conditioned head office of an illegal quarrying site in Manuel Congo, Guanapo during a raid on Thursday. Photo by Faith Ayoung AT least 19 illegal quarrying suspects were detained earlier this...

Cops raid illegal quarry in Manuel Congo – 19 arrested

News Joey Bartlett 6 Hrs Ago Police outside the air-conditioned head office of an illegal quarrying site in Manuel Congo, Guanapo during a raid on Thursday. Photo by Faith Ayoung AT least 19 illegal quarrying suspects were detained earlier this...

'Tariffs paved road to...': Trump reiterates India-Pakistan ceasefire, jets shot down claim; says trade and tariff threat for New Delhi to...

Home News Tariffs paved road to...: Trump reiterates India-Pakistan ceasefire, jets shot down claim; says trade and tariff threat for New Delhi to... US President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed to have stopped the India-Pakistan conflict in...

Russia Targets to Double Trade with Africa by 2030

Thu 09 Oct 2025 | 12:33 PM Russia is set to double its trade with African nations by 2030, according to Pavel Kalmychek, Director of the Department for Bipartite Cooperation Development at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, according to...

Russia intends to double trade turnover with African countries

AK&M 08 October 2025 18:54 The Russian Federation plans to increase mutual trade with Africa by 1.5-2 times by 2030. This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development with reference to Pavel Kalmych, director of the...

Christianity and the Congo Free State: Complicity, Witness, and Legacy

INTRODUCTION When King Leopold II of Belgium acquired the Congo basin at the Berlin Conference of 1884–85, he cloaked his ambitions in the language of humanitarianism and faith. He claimed his project would suppress the Arab slave trade, spread...

Africa Faces ‘Epic’ Jobs Crisis as Population Booms, World Bank Warns

- Advertisement - By Hadram Hydara Sub-Saharan Africa is grappling with the largest and fastest demographic shift in modern history, a transformation that presents an unprecedented jobs challenge which current economic models are failing to meet,...

Trump again claims he pushed India, Pak to peace through trade pressure, tariff threats

Washington: US President Donald Trump has again claimed that he played a key role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan by threatening to impose massive tariffs on both countries, saying the move “stopped the fighting” between the two...

Malaysia’s New “Thursday Boycott” Campaign Misguided: Crashing Our Own Economy, Not Israel’s

Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. A viral social media campaign urging Malaysians to boycott online transactions every Thursday has exposed widespread confusion about how...

Stop wildlife imports to India until proper checks in place: CITES report

Cautioning against “illegal harvest of wild animals that are later declared as captive bred”, a verification mission of the CITES has recommended that India stop importing critically-endangered species — such as gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees...

Copper steady on expected market deficits from mine disruptions

Copper prices edged higher on Wednesday due to worries about potential shortages from a series of mine disruptions that lifted the market to a 16-month peak on Monday, but a stronger dollar curbed the gains. Three-month copper on the London Metal...

Trump again claims he pushed India, Pakistan to peace through trade pressure, tariff threats

U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed that he played a key role in defusing tensions between India and Pakistan by threatening to impose massive tariffs on both countries, saying...

Between Faith and Identity: Misconceptions on Bahaushe, Bamaguje, and Islam in Hausa Land

Abstract The Hausa are among the most influential and widespread ethnolinguistic communities in West Africa. Yet the meanings of Bahaushe (a Hausa person), Bamaguje (a Maguzawa individual), and “Hausa–Fulani” remain contested—shaped by centuries...