15+ hour, 28+ min 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…...

15+ hour, 23+ min 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…...

4+ day, 17+ min ago   (750+ words) Cameroon faces a bill of about CFA53.46 billion before interest after an international arbitration tribunal ruled in favor of Italian contractor Gruppo Officine Piccini in the long-running dispute over the Olembé sports complex. The tribunal, constituted under the International Centre for…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (838+ words) Aeternum plans to invest $10 million, or about CFA5.45 billion, in American Renaissance Minerals (ARM) for a controlling 50.1% stake, but the deal hinges largely on ARM securing a new mining permit for Cameroon’s Nkamouna cobalt, nickel and manganese deposit. Beyond the mining…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (443+ words) French Groupe Duval plans to invest €18 million, about CFA11.8 billion, in Sadi Mall, a commercial complex under construction in northern Douala that is expected to open by the end of 2026. Located in Bonamoussadi, the development will cover more than 12,000 square meters…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (843+ words) Cameroon has launched a new audit of unpaid government obligations accumulated between 2020 and 2025, even as CFA288.8 billion from the previous review remains to be cleared. The exercise will establish how much additional debt has built up across government entities over the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (638+ words) Cameroon’s outstanding Treasury securities on the CEMAC public debt market exceeded CFA2 trillion at the end of July 2026, but their annual growth slowed sharply after two years of much faster increases. The stock reached CFA2.061 trillion as of July 31, up CFA80.4 billion, or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (972+ words) The dispute centers largely on the Minim-Martap bauxite mine, Canyon’s main asset in Cameroon. Based on its assessment, BDO considers A2MP’s offer “neither fair nor reasonable.” Nearly 96% of Canyon’s valuation lies outside the production scenario Of the A$737.1 million, nearly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (792+ words) Douala’s Sawa Hotel plans a CFA1.73 billion upgrade that will add new restaurant, reception and event facilities, six years after an earlier restaurant-building project ended with less than 5% of the work completed. The Littoral Hotel Company (SOHLI), which owns the four-star…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (659+ words) Cameroon’s state-owned power utility Socadel is seeking CFA200 billion from local banks to strengthen its cash position and refinance existing debt, part of an effort to ease financial pressure that affects payments across the country’s electricity sector. On August 31, Socadel signed…...