SABC group pays tribute to Pascal Monkam, its most loyal and largest distributor
(Business in Cameroon) - Since February 27, 2021, when Pascal Monkam passed away in South Africa, only his tributes can be seen on all of SABC group’s digital platforms.
He has been a friend and former associate of President Pierre Castel since the group started operations in Cameroon. He was also one of the 52 distributors that started the adventure with SABC group in 1948, SABC group writes.
Indeed, the real estate mogul is one of the first distributors of brewing group SABC’s products and remained loyal to the group till the end.
Cameroonian real estate mogul Pascal Monkam dies in South Africa
(Business in Cameroon) - In the early hours of February 27, 2021, Cameroonian real estate mogul Pascal Monkam passed on in South Africa, according to family sources. The information was confirmed by one of his sons, ATTY Alain-Christian Monkam during an appearance on TV Channel Equinoxe.
I regret to announce the demise of Monkam Pascal. The news just reached me from South Africa (.) We were aware, for a few days now, that doctors’ prognosis was extremely bad, he said.
On February 18, 2021, rumors surfaced that the over 90-years old businessman who was hospitalized for several weeks had passed on. However, the family refuted the news.
Kpobié Tchasso Akaya is the new permanent secretary in charge of reform policies Economic governance Monday, 01 March 2021 15:23
(Togo First) - Kpobié Tchasso Akaya, advisor to former PM Komi Sélom Klassou, is the new head of the permanent secretariat in charge of reforms and financial programs (SP-PRPF), a State entity overseen by the ministry of finance. Akaya took over last Thursday, from Mongo Aharh-Kpessou who retired.
The new director will coordinate, support, and monitor the State’s institutions and ministerial departments, in the conception and implementation of reforms.
As an intermediate with technical and financial partners, notably the IMF, the World Bank (WB), the European Union (EU), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akaya will coordinate their interventions in Togo and ensure that the latter meets commitments it made to benefit from the budget support and programs launched by these partners.
(Business in Cameroon) - For XAF30.5 billion, Indian firm KEC International Limited will build a 400kV power line connecting Edea (in the Littoral region of Cameroon) to Nyom II (a suburb in Yaoundé, Cameroon’s capital). The information is contained in the contract award notice recently published by Victor Mbemi Nyaknga, director-general of the National Electricity Transport Corporation (SONATREL), at the end of the procurement procedures for the design and construction of the said electricity infrastructure.
KEC International Limited won the contract ahead of Chinese firms TBEA, China International Water & Electric Corps, and Synohydro as well as another Indian company, Transaillighting namely.
PASA pushed stockbreeders’ income up 50% Agriculture Friday, 26 February 2021 18:27
(Togo First) - Active from 2011 to 2020, the Agriculture Support Project (PASA) helped stockbreeders boost their income by 50%.
The increase is attributable to various actions aimed at improving animal healthcare. In detail, nine vaccination and disinfestation campaigns against the Newscastle disease and ovine rinderpest were carried out under the PASA. Regarding the rinderpest, the program enabled the ratio of ruminants infected with the virus to drop from 14% in 2012 to 4% in 2018. Besides, 3,679 heads of improved small ruminant sires and 5,300 poultry heads were provided to farmers, still under the PASA.
The program also helped tackle structuring and professionalization issues in the husbandry sector. Indeed, the financial and technical support mechanisms introduced by the PASA led to the creation of