Cintia A. , Lebledparle.com
Let’s open this edition of the press review with Cameroon Tribune, which focuses this morning on the 2025 presidential election and headlines on its front page: Parliament for a peaceful election. As they opened the first ordinary session of the legislative year yesterday, Laurentine Koa Mfegue and René Ze Nguele, the eldest members of the National Assembly and the Senate, denounced the threats posed by certain actors to the announced election. They called on everyone to contribute, each in their respective field, to the successful organization of the vote.
Still on the resumption of the National Assembly The Guardian Post headlines the resurrection of Niat Njifenji ahead of bureau elections and questions whether or not he should continue as Senate boss. The air of uncertainty that usually grips the polity, especially within the corridors of power, when business resumes in Parliament every March has been cut short this your. The traditional preoccupation which has been on replay in the last few years, owing to the usual absence of Senate President. Marcel Niat Njifenji, 90, will be absent. Niat who has not been seen in public for several months was spotted as the March session of the Senate opened yester day at the Economic and Social Council yesterday. Analysts have qualified the appearance of Niat as a ‘resurrection of sorts. They say the incumbent Senate President may have just surfaced to retain his position and then slip into oblivion again. Around this same time last year, Senator Niat Njifenji was largely absent while business resumed at the Senate, leaving many things to speculation. The ailing Statesman only staged a spectacular come back at the last minute to be re-elected and then went out of public view. He later showed up during the June session and also showed up in view public ceremonies.
We continue with L’Expression Politique, which headlines on its front page: Investments by the ministry of finance: Louis Paul Motaze’s sermon in Douala. During the inauguration of the Douala General Treasury on March 7, the minister accused the city’s mayor and certain administrative authorities of hindering key investment projects essential for the development of the economic capital. See page 3 for details.
Le Messager also focuses on this issue with the headline: Land mafia in Douala: who is blocking the ministry of finance’s projects? At the heart of the matter is a disregarded ruling by the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court, which reinstates the Mutual Fund of Customs Inspectors and Officers (MIOD) following a land dispute that has pitted it against the Djibe Dissake family for over two decades. See page 4 for more details.
In its edition this morning, EcoMatin reports on a 100% Cameroonian trading operation with the headline: Cameroonian Company JFF Oil Imports 40,000 Tons of Diesel from Dangote Refinery. On March 10, the Cap Limboh oil terminal in Limbe, Cameroon, received 40,000 metric tons of diesel from the Dangote Group refinery. This shipment was imported by JFF Oil, a Cameroonian company specializing in the trading and distribution of petroleum products. Its fellow Cameroonian company, DSC Marine, handled the transport and logistics of the cargo via the tanker MT Central. Both entities are subsidiaries of JFF Holding, a conglomerate owned and led by Cameroonian businessman Jules François Famawa. With this transaction, Famawa becomes the first Cameroonian economic operator to conduct a fully Cameroonian trading operation with the mega-refinery of Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote.
Cameroon’s digital transformation: the added value of digital talks. According to L’Étudiant, another milestone in Cameroon’s digital transformation process was reached on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, with the launch of the first edition of the Digital Talks by MINPOSTEL. Organized in partnership with Intellem System Sarl, these interactive sessions aimed to inform, raise awareness, and educate women and young girls about the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation. The initiative combined digital tools and in-person discussions to foster engagement. Read more on page 2.
Let’s focus on health with Le Jour that highlights the words of Dr. Mahamat Maïmouna, who states: “People fear kidney disease and struggle to seek consultation.” Ahead of World Kidney Day on March 13, 2025, the nephrologist takes stock of kidney disease in Cameroon, addressing its prevalence, risk behaviors, diagnostic challenges, and treatment difficulties. More details on page 4.
We conclude with La Nouvelle Expression that headlines free union: the fate of unmarried partners. The paper explores the uncertain future of shared assets in cases of death, breakup, unregistered customary marriages, or informal cohabitation (“viens, on reste”). Such situations often lead to intense legal and family disputes. For more details, read pages 6 to 8.
