Cameroon Business Review
Business Intelligence for the Heart of Africa.
The Cameroon Business Review editorial desk. Bylines are replaced with the reporting analyst once a piece is commissioned — this account exists so the site has a working author profile before the newsroom is staffed.
Douala port expansion talks with EU and French envoys centred on the Manoka deep-water extension, estimated at CFA900bn. No financing was agreed.
Cameroon's entreprenant status lets small operators declare a business for free under OHADA law. The government now says it wants the regime to work in practice.
Cameroon has not yet asked for talks on a new IMF programme, and CFA300 billion of 2027 budget support depends on one. Here is what is at stake for the budget.
Socadel's fuel tender puts CFA52.6 billion toward heavy fuel oil and diesel for 33 thermal plants. Who can bid, what each lot covers, and the 3 November deadline.
Douala Port has opened talks with Burkina Faso's road hauliers to win transit cargo now routed through Lomé, Tema, Abidjan and Cotonou. What is on the table.
TMG and Indonesia's Turrima are weighing a $15 million organic fertilizer plant in Cameroon. No site, capacity or financing plan has been disclosed yet.
The EDC capital increase lifts Cameroon's power developer from CFA15bn to CFA25.3bn by converting old state funds, while its cash fell to just CFA81.3m.
Cameroon's 2027 budget deficit target of 2.7% of GDP breaks an IMF ceiling of 1.5% for CEMAC, putting CFA300 billion in planned budget support at risk.
BEAC is withdrawing old CFA franc coins from 1 November 2026. Here is which coins are affected, where to exchange them and the final deadline of 31 October 2027.
Fitch downgrade takes Cameroon to B- on succession risk and tight CEMAC funding, as the 2033 eurobond yield hits a record 10.65%. What it means for borrowers.
Access Bank Cameroon's total assets fell 7.2% to CFA465.1bn in September 2026, while customer financing rose only 0.4%. What the monthly statements show.
Cameroon's SNH has put the Zina and Makary oil blocks back on the market in a six-block round. Bids close May 28, 2027. What is on offer and what is unresolved.
