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MTN Cameroon transfers over 400 Million FCFA to the CDEC: a turning point for financial transparency

The telecommunications operator MTN Cameroon has transferred more than 400 million FCFA to the Deposit and Consignment Fund of Cameroon(CDEC), corresponding to deposits paid by certain subscribers and partners as…

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Cameroon: SOTRAMAS and the industrial collapse of cassava processing in Sangmelima

Located in the city of Sangmelima, the Société de Transformation Industrielle de…

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Palm oil in Cameroon: Opalm acquires Eseka from Socapalm with ambition to triple processing capacity

The industrialization drive of Cameroon’s palm oil sector has reached a new…

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Iron in Cameroon: the bold XAF 1,749 Billion bet to transform the economy by 2030

With GDP estimated at 28,000 billion CFA francs in 2025, Cameroon remains…

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Cameroon: Louis Paul Motaze unveils 2026 state financing program with a CFAF 1,650 billion borrowing ceiling

This event functions as a financial roadshow aimed at strengthening Cameroon’s visibility…

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Scanning crisis at douala-bonaberi port : dual operators, container blockage and rising threat to Cameroon’s economy

GECAM raises the alarm over growing economic fallout. In a statement released…

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CEMAC’s financial engine: how Cameroon controls 74% of microfinance

Cameroon accounts for nearly 74% of all MFIs in the CEMAC zone,…

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Powering industry: can Cameroon’s hydro boom support the Douala hub?

The Nachtigal hydroelectric plant is the flagship project in Cameroon’s energy transition.…

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Memve’ele Hydropower: Cameroon invests XAF 4 Billion to tackle energy shortages

As part of its operation and maintenance action plan, the public utility…

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As the world moves towards a digital transition, African leaders are taking a keen interest in the technological revolution (Artificial…

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Cameroon: Proparco increases Afriland First Bank’s guarantee line to finance imports against a backdrop of inflation

From an initial amount of 15 million euros (9.839 billion FCFA) in 2022, this guarantee line now amounts to 20…

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Cameroon: 2025-2027 action plan of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)

A mission from the bank, which will be in Cameroon until July 13th, is currently presenting the guidelines to the…

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Africa: business of watermelon production, a promising activity

Watermelon has become one of Africa's most profitable crops. It is even becoming an important source of income, especially for…

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Cameroon exports 100 tons of aluminium ingots to Algeria, as part of the African Continental Free Trade Zone (Zlecaf)

Zlecaf opens doors that were previously closed realizing the potential of a market of 1.3 billion consumers, ready to rival…

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Cameroon: more than 100 million USD from the United Arab Emirates to be captured by Cameroonian investors

This is part of a pilot program called  "UAE-Africa Gateway" launched by the UAE Ministry of Economy in partnership with…

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Cameroon: BAD guarantees 330 million euros for reconstruction of the Ngaoundere-Garoua road

According to Joseph Nguessan, Head of the Infrastructure Division at the African Development Bank, these funds will have to be…

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Cameroon: identification and visa services to cost more amid inflation

On June 20th, with six months to go before the close of the 2024 Finance Law, Cameroon's Head of State,…

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