Cameroon

Digital freedoms 'under threat' in Cameroon

Civil society in Yaounde raised the alarm, claiming that the situation has become extremely worrying as the central African country prepares for a presidential election.
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Cameroon plans to recover $52 million from telcos

The amount to be recovered is owing to outstanding licence fees and various unpaid financial penalties that date back several years.
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Apr 2, 2025

Cameroon opens MTN’s frozen bank accounts after three years

The Cameroon Court of Appeal cancels a garnishee order on MTN’s bank accounts.
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Cameroon leans on tech to intensify non-tax revenue collection

The government has been in a race to implement digital platforms across several ministries to simplify user processes and improve transaction transparency.
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Mar 13, 2025

Visa intends to strengthen foothold in Central Africa

The company has prioritised promoting closer collaboration among financial institutions and enhancing digital payment infrastructure.
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Mar 4, 2025

Cameroon extends Yango’s e-hailing licence

The mobility platform now intended to expand to the country's third largest city in the first quarter of the year.
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Feb 21, 2025

Camtel deploys 75 engineers to boost service quality

Camtel plans to tackle frequent network problems by expanding its technical personnel and embracing emerging technologies.
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Feb 13, 2025

Cameroon pushes for adoption of road safety tech

The country is advocating for extensive adoption of technology by transport companies by April 2025.
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Feb 12, 2025

ST Digital launches AI hosting solution in Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire

The rollout is intended to provide African businesses, start-ups, and research institutions with high-performance computing resources for AI applications.
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Jan 30, 2025

New MTN Cameroon CEO meets industry leaders

Wanda Matandela, the newly appointed CEO of MTN Cameroon, began his first visit to the West African country this week.
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Jan 27, 2025

Cameroon intends to use AI for regulation enforcement

The country's regulatory bodies recently examined real use cases for AI in optimising decision-making processes in the public sector.
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Jan 21, 2025

Cameroon to advance e-govt with four new digital centres

The project aims to promote e-governance and build the capacity of public officials, while also establishing the conditions for the modernisation of the public sector.
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Jan 7, 2025

Camtel adopts $5.2m budget for 2025

The telco says the budget represents its intention to upgrade infrastructure, improve the quality of its service, and consolidate its position in the market.