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Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in Central Africa bordered by Nigeria to the west, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its capital is Yaoundé, while Douala is the largest city and principal commercial hub. Cameroon has a population of about 28-million and is often described as Africa in miniature owing to its geographic, linguistic and cultural diversity. The economy is anchored by oil and gas production, agriculture, forestry and mining, with cocoa, coffee, cotton and timber among leading exports. Cameroon is a member of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community and uses the Central African CFA franc. The country operates as a decentralised unitary republic under a presidential system. It is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, reflecting its dual colonial heritage under British and French administration. Cameroon faces security challenges in its Far North region, which borders the Lake Chad Basin and has been affected by insurgency, and in its Anglophone North-West and South-West regions, where separatist tensions have led to armed conflict and displacement. The government has engaged in regional security cooperation, including participation in the Multinational Joint Task Force against insurgent groups. Cameroon's strategic location and resource base make it a significant actor in Central African economic and security affairs.

Cameroon Updates


A shear zone at BWA Group's Aracari project, in Cameroon
Canadian, Cameroon mining investor BWA Group appoints new CEO
Updated 3 hours ago By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-listed mining investment company BWA Group has promoted nonexecutive director Peter Taylor as CEO effective June 1. Taylor has been a nonexecutive director of BWA Group since August 2024,... 


Oriole increases ownership in Cameroon project to 50%
1st June 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Oriole Resources has completed the acquisition of a 10% interest in Oriole Mbe from its local partners BEIG3 and Roxane Minerals for $100 000 in cash, as part of a corporate restructure... 


Courts that constrict freedom
15th May 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

Concluding an 11-day, four-nation African trip in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, last month, the Catholic Church’s Pope Leo XIV spoke of the need to promote the dignity of prisoners and not to use the... 


Location map of the Minim Martap project
Minim Martap bauxite project, Cameroon – update
15th May 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Canyon Resources has further strengthened the logistics platform. 


MTN delivers strong Q1 results
12th May 2026 By: Natasha Odendaal

JSE-listed MTN Group on Tuesday reported a strong first quarter performance as the group executes on its Ambition 2030 strategy. During the three months to March 31, MTN Group earnings before... 


A Minim Martap
Canyon shores up rail, port influence for Cameroon project
8th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

ASX-listed Canyon Resources’ in-country subsidiary Camalco Cameroon has increased its equity holding in Camrail from 9.1% to 26.9% through a cash consideration of about A$23.8-million, representing... 


Sermon against executive excesses
1st May 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

On the second leg of a ten-day, four-nation African tour last month, Pope Leo XIV stood before Cameroon’s 93-year-old President Paul Biya in Yaoundé and did what many citizens would think twice... 


The long game of power
24th April 2026 By: Martin Zhuwakinyu

As British historian John Dalberg-Acton famously observed in the nineteenth century, power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This warning feels apt in relation to... 


From beats to bytes: Wits presents AI-driven African music projects
17th April 2026

After six months of intense collaboration, the five artist-engineer winning teams of the inaugural AI & Africa Music (AIAM) Project at Wits University presented their prototypes exploring the... 


The silhouette of an elephant
Genetic trouble detected in isolated African elephant populations
17th April 2026 By: Reuters

he largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in generally good genetic health despite long-term numerical declines,... 


Oriole reports ‘excellent’ district-scale prospectivity at Cameroon licences
Oriole reports ‘excellent’ district-scale prospectivity at Cameroon licences
16th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Aim-listed Oriole Resources reports that recent selective rock-chip sampling at its Ndom licence, in Cameroon, has returned gold grades of up to 17 g/t gold, in northwest-trending quartz veins that... 


Canyon CEO resigns
13th April 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Peter Secker has tendered his resignation as CEO of ASX-listed Canyon Resources CEO, citing personal reasons. He will, however, remain in his role over the coming months to lead Canyon through the... 


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