LMZ, Lebledparle.com
Cameroon-China: Between Sincere Friends During a 48-hour working visit to Yaoundé, Liu Guozhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Vice Premier of the State Council, and emissary of President Xi Jinping, met yesterday afternoon at the Unity Palace with President Paul Biya. On the agenda of the meeting was the rich bilateral cooperation between the two countries. pp.2-4 (Source: Cameroon Tribune)
Public Finance: The Six Major Risks to the Execution of the 2024 Budget Inflationary tensions, reduction in fuel subsidies, euro depreciation against the dollar, and public debt management, among others, were identified on January 16 in Maroua by the Ministry of Finance during the launch of the budget. (Source: Le Financier d’Afrique)
State Budget 2024 : Spotlight on Key Points The current fiscal year’s budget contains numerous innovations, some of which raise misunderstandings. With the support of certain actors and experts, CT dissects the planned actions and revisits the context, direction, objectives, and means envisaged for optimal execution. Pages 3-4 (Source: Cameroon Tribune)
Inclusive and Resilient Cities: Ketcha Courtès Announces Project Completion by March 31 Satisfied with its progress in certain sites, on January 16 in Douala, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development prescribes, for companies lagging behind, the acceleration of work, constant monitoring of various construction sites by local authorities, and scrupulous adherence to specifications. (Source: InfoMatin)
The CEMAC zone
Hydrocarbons : The CEMAC Zone and its Prices A simple analysis reveals that regarding gasoline prices, Cameroon ranks third in terms of high prices among the 6 states in the CEMAC Zone, just behind the Central African Republic and Congo. (Source: La Nouvelle Expression)
Education: Absentee Teachers to Have Salaries Suspended This interim measure by the Minister of Secondary Education takes effect from this January. (Source: Le Jour)
Martinez Zogo Case: When Will the Trial Take Place? The journalists’ union denounces the delays and hesitations in the legal information; Atmosphere at “Amplitude FM,” one year later. (Source: Mutations)
Bar Exam: Is the Bar Leading Candidates Astray? Me Félicité Esther ZEIFMAN, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, in a recent caustic and sarcastic statement, is outraged that: “the Bar Association of Cameroon led by the ‘new Minister of Justice’ has, in the press release…prescribed new conditions, some of which barely make the candidates’ applications admissible. Candidates must pay the sum of 50,000 XAF into the Bar’s account, with 30,000 XAF corresponding to the examination organization fees, even though the decree gives exclusive competence to the Minister of Justice for organizing the exam.” Pp.4-5. (Source: L’Info à Chaud)
One Year Ago: Martinez Zogo was Kidnapped Kidnapped on the night of Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the former host of the “Embouteillage” show on Amplitude Fm in Yaoundé was found dead on Sunday, January 22, 2023. One year later, the investigation to find the perpetrators of this heinous crime remains bogged down. (Source: La Nouvelle Expression)
This concludes our review of national and international press this morning. Thank you for reading. See you tomorrow for a new edition.
