Inflation in Cameroon Drops for Fifth Straight Month in June 2025, But Regional Gaps Persist

(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon's annual inflation rate fell to 3.2% in June 2025, marking the fifth consecutive month of slowdown, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) update released on July 22. The INS highlights this steady …

Kenya’s secularism put to test

President Ruto Kenya has a long history of civic activism, with citizens raising their voice to hold public officials accountable. Now, concerned Kenyans are calling for their government to abide by the constitution’s mandate to separate religion and state …

Cameroon’s Cash Circulation Hits 2.4 Trillion CFA, Half of CEMAC’s Total

(Business in Cameroon) - Banknotes and coins worth 5,363.3 billion CFA francs were in circulation across the six CEMAC countries as of December 31, 2024. This marked an increase from 4,744.8 billion CFA francs a year earlier. According to the 2024 annual …

Biya at 92, Museveni at 81: Africa’s longest-serving presidents alive

For many years, academicians and experts in the field of politics have lamented the strongman syndrome inherent in the democracies and leadership of many African countries. Strongman syndrome in the context of African politics refers to a pattern where …

Which countries recognise Palestine?

President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognise a Palestinian state, as anger mounts over the death toll and worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza. More than 140 countries recognise Palestinian statehood, but Israel and the US are …

From diplomacy to departure: Buhari, mercenaries, and the Barrow evacuation

- Advertisement - By Abdoulie Mam Njie (retired permanent secretary) Introduction The peaceful transition of power in The Gambia in January 2017 is often hailed as a triumph of West African diplomacy. However, behind the scenes was a complex web of …

All the countries that recognise Palestine as a state

25 July 2025, 10:17 Britain is facing calls to acknowledge Palestine as a state. Picture: Getty France has become the first G7 nation to acknowledge Palestine as a state, and Britain has been urged to follow. Listen to this article Sir Keir Starmer is …

Top 10 African countries with the lowest IMF debt in July 2025

While IMF assistance can provide immediate relief during economic crises, keeping little or no IMF debt has considerable long-term benefits for African countries, ranging from fiscal independence to increased economic credibility. Nigeria is a recent and …

Bellogate Scandal Resurfaces as Ex-Equatorial Guinea Anti-Corruption Chief Balthazar Egonga Faces 18-Year Jail Threat in ...

Market diversification, key to Zimbabwe’s export growth strategy

ZIMBABWE continues to identify new markets and diversifying, as this is the major thrust of the country’s export growth strategy, ZimTrade has said. Recently the national trade development and promotion agency carried out markets scans and identified …