Cintia A. , Lebledparle.com
Transport and Distribution of Electricity: Concrete Solutions, this is one of the headlines in L’Indépendant this morning. From April 7 to 9, the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, assessed the operational status of electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure in the Littoral region, where the production of concrete poles is being accelerated. Full story on page 9.
While it seems the Ministry of Water and Energy is already working on a plan for electricity, La Voix des Consommateurs reports that power outages have quadrupled in four years. Judges from the Audit Bench of the Supreme Court, after auditing Program 422 “Access to Energy”, revealed in a report published on March 15 that power outages have intensified, highlighting the underperformance of the Eneo company and the broken promises of the Minister of Water and Energy.
In the West Region, the security situation is generally under control, according to Info Matin. The newspaper reports that this was the outcome of a security evaluation meeting held on April 8 in Bafoussam, the regional capital, chaired by the Minister of Territorial Administration. During the meeting with administrative authorities, Paul Atanga Nji emphasized the need to educate the population for a peaceful election year. On a positive note, the Minister also oversaw the destruction of a large stock of Indian hemp and counterfeit medications seized by law enforcement, valued at 860 million FCFA.
L’Économie headlines: Côte d’Ivoire vs. Cameroon: The Competitiveness gap widens. This is the result of a comparative analysis following the publication by Jeune Afrique of its 2024 ranking of the top 500 African companies. The Cameroon Centre for Economic and Social Policy Analysis (Camercap-Parc) has made proposals to reverse the trend.
Expression Économique also focuses on this topic, with the headline: Cameroon: The downfall. In a comparative note between Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon, Barnabé Okouda, Executive Director of Camercap (a government-aligned think tank), notes that the number of Cameroonian companies listed dropped from 11 to 9 between 2023 and 2024, while the trend is upward in the rival country. Read their analysis on page 3.
Cameroon Tribune headlines: Election at the AfDB: Dakar lobbies in Yaoundé. Accompanied by the candidate for the presidency of the African Development Bank Group, Amadou Hott, the Senegalese Minister of Armed Forces, General Birame Diop, was received yesterday on behalf of the Head of State by the Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh. Read Page 3
We end with Echo Santé, which reports on the 28th International Review Meeting for the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease, where Cameroon launched a call for solidarity to eradicate the illness. The Minister of Public Health, Manaouda Malachie, representing ministers and heads of delegations, highlighted Cameroon’s efforts to fight Guinea worm disease, particularly the establishment of a national program aimed at eradicating the disease by 2030. He stressed that this fight requires international collaboration and reinforced solidarity, given the insidious threat now amplified by growing financial challenges. Progress made so far is encouraging, but efforts must be maintained and intensified to avoid jeopardizing the gains achieved. Global solidarity is now more essential than ever to achieve the eradication of this disease. The 28th International Meeting on Guinea Worm Eradication was held on April 8, 2025, in N’Djamena, Chad. Page 3 for full details.
