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Why the BVMAC struggles to attract Cameroonian savers: Land, tontines, and bonds

Why the BVMAC struggles to attract Cameroonian savers: Land, tontines, and bonds

The BVMAC struggles to attract Cameroonian savers despite various investment options: real estate, tontines, bonds. Pref...

BGFIBank Cameroon Increases Capital to 50 Billion FCFA

BGFIBank Cameroon Increases Capital to 50 Billion FCFA

BGFIBank Cameroon increases its capital to 50 billion FCFA following a decision by the board of directors on February 27...

Cameroon: Public Debt Costs Soar, a Worrying Situation for Public Finances

Cameroon: Public Debt Costs Soar, a Worrying Situation for Public Finances

Cameroon's borrowing costs are soaring in the regional market, with a sharp rise in the average rate on BTAs. This situa...

AfDB grants FCFA 203 billion to Cameroon for Ngoura II – Yokadouma road paving

AfDB grants FCFA 203 billion to Cameroon for Ngoura II – Yokadouma road paving

The AfDB grants FCFA 203 billion to Cameroon to pave the Ngoura II – Yokadouma road, a key route for trade in Central Af...

Cameroon: Biya's North-South Axis Reactivated with Abdoulaye and Datouo Elections, Presidential Succession in Sight?

Cameroon: Biya's North-South Axis Reactivated with Abdoulaye and Datouo Elections, Presidential Succession in Sight?

The elections of Aboubakary Abdoulaye to the Senate and Théodore Datouo to the Assembly revive speculation about Paul Bi...

Investment in Public Securities in Central Africa: Cameroon Lags Behind Chad, Gabon, and Congo

Investment in Public Securities in Central Africa: Cameroon Lags Behind Chad, Gabon, and Congo

Cameroonians invest less in public securities than Chadians, Gabonese, and Congolese. A striking contrast that raises qu...

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West Africa: Economic Initiatives and Key Sector Developments

West Africa: Economic Initiatives and Key Sector Developments

West Africa boosts growth: Ghana's GANRAP, Benin's cashew diversification, Nigeria's oil challenges, energy acquisitions...

Cameroon and the UK Strengthen Collaboration for Ecological Transition

Cameroon and the UK Strengthen Collaboration for Ecological Transition

Cameroon and the UK are strengthening cooperation for ecological transition. Discussions on the green economy and signin...

WTO Approves Preparations for 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé

WTO Approves Preparations for 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé

A WTO delegation inspected Yaoundé, validating preparations for the 14th Ministerial Conference scheduled for March 2026...

Yamb Ntimba criticizes Ousmane Sonko's vision on African debt cancellation

Yamb Ntimba criticizes Ousmane Sonko's vision on African debt cancellation

Cameroonian Yamb Ntimba criticizes Senegalese Ousmane Sonko's vision on African debt cancellation, advocating instead fo...

Cameroon Strengthens its Health System Through Partnership Agreements with Six Organizations

Cameroon Strengthens its Health System Through Partnership Agreements with Six Organizations

Partnership agreements signed between Cameroon's Ministry of Public Health and six organizations to strengthen healthcar...

Cameroon: Senior Police Officer Dismissed After Disappearance of CFA 600 Million Worth of Seized Drugs

Cameroon: Senior Police Officer Dismissed After Disappearance of CFA 600 Million Worth of Seized Drugs

A senior Cameroonian police officer is dismissed following the disappearance of CFA 600 million worth of seized drugs. T...

Cameroon revokes land title for DJEUGA Palace Douala after 17-year dispute

Cameroon revokes land title for DJEUGA Palace Douala after 17-year dispute

The Cameroonian government has revoked the land title for the DJEUGA Palace in Douala after a 17-year dispute concerning...

Cameroon: Mid-Term Review of the SND30, Between Resilience and Unmet Ambitions

Cameroon: Mid-Term Review of the SND30, Between Resilience and Unmet Ambitions

Cameroon presents a mixed assessment at the mid-term review of its SND30: macroeconomic progress but unmet growth and po...

Strategic Retreat: France Redefines its Influence in Africa Through Libya and the Sahel

Strategic Retreat: France Redefines its Influence in Africa Through Libya and the Sahel

Faced with the decline of its influence in Africa, France is adopting a more discreet strategy via intermediaries and re...

Kribi: Kone Dossongui (Atlantic Group) Revives Million-Ton Cement Plant Project

Kribi: Kone Dossongui (Atlantic Group) Revives Million-Ton Cement Plant Project

Ivorian businessman Kone Dossongui (Atlantic Group) is reviving his million-ton cement plant project in Kribi, with an a...

Kribi: Kone Dossongui (Atlantic Group) Revives One Million-Ton Cement Plant Project

Kribi: Kone Dossongui (Atlantic Group) Revives One Million-Ton Cement Plant Project

Ivorian businessman Kone Dossongui (Atlantic Group) is reviving his project to build a one million-ton cement plant in K...

Yaounde to Host International Conference on Infrastructure Financing in Central Africa

Yaounde to Host International Conference on Infrastructure Financing in Central Africa

Yaounde will host an international conference in April 2026 on infrastructure financing in Central Africa. The event aim...