By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
President Paul Biya authorised the Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development to sign a financing agreement worth more than CFA francs 56 billion. The authorisation concerns strengthening health security in Cameroon, according to the available extract.
Subsidies for pump fuel prices cost the Cameroonian state CFA 57 billion in September 2026, according to Finance Minister Louis Paul Motaze. He estimates the monthly average at CFA 48 billion and does not rule out future price increases if the burden becomes unsustainable, Investir au Cameroun reports.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Investiraucameroun ·
Cameroonian President Paul Biya summoned Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo to ask him for explanations about his alleged contacts in the case of journalist Martinez Zogo’s murder. The meeting reportedly concerned exchanges with businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga, according to Jeune Afrique and several sources cited by Camer.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Camer ·
Cameroonian President Paul Biya has set the priorities for preparing the state budget for 2027 in a 24-page circular letter. The document emphasises rigour and economic patriotism, without specifying the timetable for municipal and legislative elections, reports RFI.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: RFI ·
Nigeria has banned 46 people who came into contact with an Ebola patient from flying for 21 days, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo announced. Authorities are also stepping up health surveillance at international airports and seeking to isolate the contacts, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Cocoa purchases remain at 2,700-2,800 CFA francs a kilo in DoualaIn Douala, Cameroonian exporters are keeping cocoa purchase prices at 2,700-2,800 CFA francs per kilogram as of 21 October 2026, despite falling benchmark prices. The FOB price fell by 142 CFA francs, or 4.2%, between 15 and 21 October, according to data from the National Cocoa and Coffee Board’s Sector Information System.
New Ebola transmission chain drives up cases in Mandima, DR CongoA new Ebola transmission chain in Mandima has been accompanied by a rise in cases and could put healthcare capacity under pressure, Steve Ahuka Mundeke, head of the response in the DR Congo, said. Active outbreaks in southern Ituri and northern North Kivu remain difficult to control, particularly because of insecurity and population displacement, he said.The week in Africa
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