14+ hour, 12+ min ago   (991+ words) Cameroon is trying to recover $660,000 about CFA355 million allegedly paid in 2018 to complete repairs on a helicopter intended for the president, but its attempt to reclaim the money from the liquidation of a Qatari company has yet to clear a key…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (442+ words) An Unexplained $1.3 Billion Gap During the April 2025 review, the portfolio was valued at $4.5 billion, or about CFAF 2.7 trillion, covering 22 national and regional projects. Commitments had increased by $826 million since April 2023. Energy and transport accounted for about $2.3 billion. Compared with that…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (441+ words) Gabonese microfinance institution Bamboo EMF plans to open a branch in Douala by June 2027 as it seeks to raise CFAF 5 billion on the CEMAC financial market to expand its loan portfolio. Chief Executive Yvan N’na Mboma announced the timeline in…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (562+ words) The Cameroonian government has reported two different budget execution rates for 2025 for the Special Reconstruction and Development Program for the Far North, PSRDREN: 59% in the final statement issued by the program’s steering committee and 63.8% in a report from the Economy…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (437+ words) Cameroon is exploring long-term financing options to increase housing construction and make home purchases more accessible as the country faces an estimated shortfall of 2.5 million units. The issue was discussed in Yaoundé on Sept. 8, 2026, between Economy, Planning and Regional Development…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (369+ words) Private investment accelerated in Cameroon in 2025 even as public investment contracted, with stronger spending by businesses helping sustain investment growth amid a sharp slowdown from the previous year. According to the INS, the weaker performance reflected “a slight 0.2% contraction in…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (472+ words) The initiative is expected to bring together Cameroonian companies, business associations, economic interest groups and public institutions with projects that could attract British partners. The ministry said the mission will seek financing, technology, expertise and commercial or industrial partnerships as…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (862+ words) The Cameroon-Chad electricity interconnection can no longer meet its December 31, 2027 completion target under the timelines set for major contracts now being tendered, with even the most favorable calculations extending some construction work into 2028 in Chad and 2029 in Cameroon. The African…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (267+ words) Cameroon’s Finance Ministry has formally warned 20 insurance brokerage firms and their executives over regulatory breaches, less than three months after authorities withdrew the licenses of 31 other brokers as part of tighter oversight of the industry. Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (551+ words) Cameroon’s cocoa farmers face additional costs to keep their beans eligible for the European market just after a season marked by a steep fall in prices and export earnings, a combination that has raised concerns over who will finance compliance…...