This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Managing Director and Chief Editor : Mahbub Morshed (Business in Cameroon) - The rehabilitation project of the Belabo-Ngaoundéré railroad (330 km) in Cameroon is due to reach a financial close in July 2023 we learned following the 39th session of the Inter-ministerial Committee on Railway Infrastructure (Comifer) After more than three years of negotiations the Cameroonian government and the French Development Agency (AFD) will finally sign a CFA110 billion agreement The resources to be provided by the French Fund will be in addition to the CFA80 billion already raised from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union (EU) The related financing agreements were signed in December 2021 The next step after the July deal will be the effective start of this infrastructure project conducted by the Spanish group Typsa (composed of independent engineering consulting firms) was validated on March 6 Let’s note that since its inauguration in 1974 the railway line between Belabo and Ngaoundéré has never been renovated The forthcoming rehabilitation work on this section will be the second major project in Cameroon's railway sector in the last 30 years with the first being the renovation of the over 175 km line between Batschenga (Centre) and Ka'a (East) A third major project is expected in the coming years with the rehabilitation of the railroad between Douala and Yaoundé and the modernization of the railway signaling between Douala and Ngaoundéré This project (worth CFA212.7 billion) is part of the larger project to enhance road and rail infrastructure on the Douala-Ndjamena corridor in which Cameroon and Chad plan to invest CFA471.7 billion overall by 2031 Kribi Bitumen Plant Set to Start Construction in 2025 with Government Backing CEMAC Bond Market Hits CFA 8.45 Trillion in March 2025, Interest Rates Drop Cameroon’s Timber Output Projected to Rise in 2025 Despite Higher Export Taxes Central Africa Stock Exchange Sees 98% Drop in Trading Value in Q1 2025 Every week the economy and investment news from Cameroon Mboa Paris Trains 30 Young Cameroonians to Boost Tech and Entrepreneurship Cameroon Audit Targets Former Officials for Mismanagement in Agricultural Project Camwater Seeks Global Bids to Launch Bottled Water Lines in Five Cities Bafoussam Workshop Highlights Benefits of Cameroon-EU Trade Agreement Cameroon Could Reach 350,100 Tons of Cotton in 2025 (Beac) Paul Biya Appoints Johnny Razack as Chair of Cameroon’s National Investment Company Cameroon Refuses Work Visa Renewal for Casino and Super U Boss Over Toxic Workplace Claims Cameroon Joins Global Charter to Fight Illegal Fishing a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Chittagong to Abu Dhabi had to make an emergency landing in Dhaka due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield brought panic among passengers and local residents alike as the plane circled the skies for hours before landing safely departed Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport at 10:04 PM local time with 146 passengers on board including 13 business class and 133 economy class travelers the pilot detected a small crack in the windshield which quickly escalated into a significant safety concern The pilot decided to divert the flight to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka due to the necessity to burn off excess fuel before landing as per aviation safety regulations the aircraft circled over the Belabo area of Narsingdi for approximately three hours This prolonged circling alarmed both passengers and local residents who witnessed the unusual sight of a plane looping repeatedly in the sky Passengers were informed about the windshield crack and the precautionary measures being taken especially as the plane continued to circle The prolonged airborne time without a clear explanation contributed to the anxiety residents of Narsingdi also grew concerned as they observed the plane circling repeatedly Many called the National Emergency Service seeking information about the unusual flight pattern The sight of a commercial aircraft looping in the sky at night was unprecedented and caused significant alarm the Officer in Charge of Belabo police station confirmed that numerous calls were received from worried residents “People called the police station and wanted to know the incident referring to the eventual safe landing of the plane in Dhaka preparations for an emergency landing were swiftly put into action along with the air traffic control (ATC) tower Instructions were given for the aircraft to circle over Narsingdi until it was deemed safe to land after nearly three and a half hours in the air the aircraft landed safely at Dhaka’s airport their services were not needed as the landing was executed without incident the Station Manager at Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport confirmed the sequence of events and emphasized the precautionary nature of the emergency landing “The flight took off from Chittagong to Abu Dhabi at around 10 PM The pilot noticed a small crack in the windshield during the flight and decided to land immediately due to greater safety considerations,” he explained reassuring that it was not a major safety threat the pilot noticed a small crack in the windshield It was then decided to land due to greater safety considerations He also mentioned that the damaged windshield was reported to Boeing They asked to send the damaged glass for testing The damaged windshield was replaced overnight and the aircraft is operational,” Zaman added This incident is not an isolated one for Biman Bangladesh Airlines There have been previous instances of windshield cracks in the airline’s fleet Two Boeing 787 Dreamliner and another Boeing 737 have experienced similar issues in the past This recurrence has raised concerns about the durability and maintenance of the windshields in the airline’s aircraft Biman Bangladesh Airlines has assured that all necessary safety measures are in place to prevent such incidents in the future The airline maintains that passenger safety is their utmost priority and they are working closely with Boeing to investigate and resolve any potential issues with the aircraft windshields passengers were accommodated and sent to Abu Dhabi on another flight later that night While the experience was undoubtedly stressful the swift actions of the pilot and the crew ensured that all 146 passengers reached their destination safely The incident highlights the critical importance of stringent safety protocols in aviation It serves as a reminder of the unpredictability of air travel and the necessity for airlines to be prepared for all eventualities Despite the anxiety and inconvenience caused the safe landing of flight BG-127 stands as a testament to the effectiveness of these safety measures As aviation authorities and Biman Bangladesh Airlines continue their investigation passengers and the public can rest assured that every step is being taken to enhance safety and prevent similar incidents in the future and website in this browser for the next time I comment to validate the feasibility studies and advanced planning of the renovation of the 330-km railway line Belabo-Ngaoundéré This railway line connects the Eastern region of Cameroon to Adamaoua the feasibility studies and advanced planning were realized by the Spanish group Typsa This group is constituted of independent engineering and consulting firms gathered to offer services in various sectors like civil engineering The Studies realized by the group were funded by the European Union to the tune of over XAF360 million via the technical cooperation fund The renovation of the Belabo-Ngaoundéré railway line will cost a little more than XAF100 billion More than XAF58 billion has already been raised from the European Investment Bank (XAF43 billion) and the European Union (XAF15.5 billion) The remainder could come from the French Development Agency (AFD) with whom Cameroon is negotiating (Business in Cameroon) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide XAF43 billion for the renovation of the 330-km Bélabo-Ngaoundéré railway line the EU delegation’s Head of Cooperation in Cameroon The executive was speaking at the launch of a validation workshop for the project’s feasibility studies and advanced planning The feasibility studies and advanced planning were funded by an over XAF360 million donation from the European Union in the framework of a technical cooperation facility The studies to be validated during the workshop were aimed at analysing the feasibility of the renovation project The studies also inform Cameroon about the best investment option to meet the line’s current and future traffic demand These investment options will take the financial institutional and environmental conditions into account It will also assess many development options and suggest a solution to the Cameroonian Ministry of Transport the renovation of  Bélabo-Ngaoundéré railway line is in line with the EU’s priorities those priorities align with the impacts expected from this renovation The said impacts are an increase in passenger traffic thanks to the facilitation of mobility as well as reduction of exploitation costs and travelling time the renovation will improve transport safety and reduce greenhouse gas emission (thanks to the modal shift from road to rail) This reduction of greenhouse gas emission will notably contribute to the fight against climate change at a time when the EU has just launched its Green Pact Let’s note that this is the first time the railway line the financing option suggested is a loan/grant solution the XAF43 billion provided by the EU will fund detailed studies and renovation works With the XAF15.44 billion donation-whose agreement was signed in February 2019 the total amount already raised for the project is XAF58.44 billion (out of the XAF100.84 billion required) The remaining financing could come from the French Development Agency (AFD) with whom discussions are underway (Business in Cameroon) - The works for the renewal of the 330-km railway track linking the towns of Belabo in eastern Cameroon and Ngaoundéré in the Adamaoua region will begin in 2021 This is one of the main information that transpired from the session of the inter-ministerial committee of railway infrastructure (Comifer) the director of rail transport at the Ministry of Transport the detailed studies in the framework of the project have started made up of independent engineering consulting firms the feasibility study of this project was validated on March 6 during a workshop held in Yaounde.     The renovation of this section of the Transcameroonian line will officially cost a little over CFAF100 billion More than CFAF 58 billion has already been mobilized from the European Investment Bank (CFAF 43 billion) and the European Union (CFAF 15.5 billion) the rest of the envelope could come from the French Development Agency (AFD) with which the Cameroonian government has been in negotiations for several months now The railway was inaugurated in 1974 and has never been renewed since The renewal work announced for 2021 is the second major project carried out in the railway sector in Cameroon in the last 20 years after the renewal of the 175 km track between Batschenga and Ka'a 2021 (BSS) - Farmers specially unemployed youths are    He also planted over 200 saplings on his homestead garden and other lands (Business in Cameroon) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced it will finance the refurbishment of the railways linking the localities of Belabo EIB financed the construction of this line We are working jointly with the government to totally renovate it,” said Andréa Pinna (photo) the head of regional representation of EIB for Central Africa during a recent site visit to the Lom Pangar dam Let’s mention that the bank financed the dam project with up to CFA20 billion and plans investment in the rural electricity industry Fire at Bailey Road shopping mall doused Some banks hit by capital squeeze Air purifiers for Dhaka: hope or hype? Chinmoy shown arrested in Saiful murder case A presiding officer was detained after voting was cancelled at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School centre in Narsingdi-4 constituency (Monohardi-Belabo) over allegations of vote rigging. The detainee, Harunur Rashid, is the headmaster of Patuli High School in Narsingdi's Belabo upazila. He was picked up for interrogation to find out who was involved in putting seals on 12 ballot books in favour of boats before the election started at 8:00am, said Mostafir Rahman, superintendent of Narsingdi police. "The interrogation is underway. After questioning, we will decide whether he will get released. We are not even considering it as detention yet," he said. According to UNB, voting at Ibrahimpur Government Primary School in Sallabad union in Belabo upazila was cancelled at 8:40am, said District Returning Officer Badiul Alam. The returning officer however said voting was cancelled following allegations of ballot-stuffing. Voting for the 12th parliamentary election began at 8:00am with the ruling Awami League set for a historic fourth consecutive term amid an opposition boycott. |রাজনীতিব্যানারে-স্লোগানে খালেদা, তারেকের সঙ্গে জোবাইদার নাম২০০৮ সালের ১১ সেপ্টেম্বর স্বামী তারেক রহমানের সঙ্গে লন্ডনের উদ্দেশে বাংলাদেশ ছেড়েছিলেন জোবাইদা। এরপর একে একে ১৭টি বছর কেটে গেলেও দেশে ফিরতে পারেননি তিনি। At least 14 people were killed in two road crashes in Feni and Narsingdi yesterday. A bus and a human haulier collided head-on on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Nayakandi of Narsingdi's Belabo around 8:45pm. Eight people inside the human haulier died on the spot and 10 others were injured. The identities of the victims could not be known immediately, our Brahmanbaria correspondent reports quoting police. Six people, including five of a family, were killed and seven others injured when a cattle-laden truck had a head-on collision with a microbus in Feni's Chhagalnaiya early yesterday. The deceased are: Jahanara Begum, 58, Qatar expatriate Sobuj's mother-in-law, Sobuj's two children Shuvo, 7, and Noman, 4, his sister Runa Akter, 24, niece Popi Akter, 18 -- all hailing from Motbi village in Laxmipur Sadar -- and microbus driver Sharif Rahman, 45, of Raipura upazila of the district. Police and Sobuj's relatives said the microbus carrying 13 people was heading for Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong to receive Sobuj on his arrival from Qatar. The vehicle left Laxmipur for Chittagong around 1:00am.  The accident happened on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway when the cattle-laden truck from Teknaf crashed into the microbus near Sultana Filling Station in Muhuriganj around 2:45am. The six died on the spot, they said. The bodies of the deceased were sent to Feni Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsies, said Sub-Inspector Mahbub Alam, in-charge of Muhuriganj police outpost. Our correspondents in Feni and Noakhali contributed to this report. has died in a plane crash in Central Cameroon The late pilot is the second daughter of Senator Solomon Ewuga a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State and former Minister of State for FCT The pilot reportedly dier with 11 others on board a mini-aircraft belonging to Caverton Aviation Cameroon when air traffic services lost radio contact Local Cameroon media reports that the aircraft was flying from Yaounde Nsimalen Airport to Belabo in the east of the country when it crashed We serve responsible ads and ask that you disable your ad blocker while visiting The cause of the crash and the identity of those on board were not immediately clear, but local media reports said the aircraft was flying from Yaounde Nsimalen Airport to Belabo in the east of the country when air traffic services lost radio contact. Reports said the aircraft was chartered by a private company, Cameroon Oil Transportation (COTCO) which is building and running a pipeline between Cameroon and neighbouring Chad. The company maintains a major trans-border hydrocarbon pipeline that runs between Cameroon and neighbouring Chad, official sources told AFP, with the State Radio saying on Thursday that nine passengers and two crew members were inside the plane at the time of the crash. According to the Transport Minister, Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe; “The air traffic services have lost radio contact with an aircraft flying from Yaounde-Nsimalen-Dompta-Belabo-Yaounde-Nsimalen on Wednesday, May 11, 2022,” with 11 people on board. Bibehe said following an air and ground search, the aircraft was found in a forest not far from Nanga Eboko, around 150km (93 miles) northeast of the capital Yaounde. However, he did not give details on the victims but indicated that ground resources are being sent to the rescue. The Minister also urged Cameroonians to “assist the authorities in conducting rescue operations for the occupants of the aircraft”, which was chartered by a private company, Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO). The crash is the first major industry incident reported in Cameroon since May 5, 2007, when a Kenya Airlines jet carrying 114 people crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala, killing everyone on board. “We are not certain yet whether anyone survived,’’ a spokesperson for COTCO said, even as the aircraft type and make have not been made public by the authorities – Agency news urging them to accept the realities facing them that the… Read More Plane Carrying 11 Persons Crashes In CameroonContinue expulsion Says ‘You have done nothing for me’ Still enjoy over $98,000 pension   With sarcastic claims that; ‘You have done nothing for me’ Jake Sullivan says options are being discussed with Israel and Egypt amid heavy airstrikes on… police officials in Miami have assured local residents they would safely handle any protests X Instagram © 2025 FOREFRONT NG