Cameroon Business Review
Business Intelligence for the Heart of Africa.
SIC Cacaos has a new CEO. Blaise Kengne returns from Barry Callebaut Nigeria as bean deliveries to Cameroon's largest cocoa processor fall 14% in a season.
The Cameroon AI strategy is being finalised, the telecoms minister told a World Bank summit in Seoul. No budget or launch date has been published yet.
Cameroon loan guarantees: Finance Minister Motaze backs a CFAF 200bn facility to help young and women entrepreneurs borrow without full collateral. What we know.
Electricity losses on Douala's Logbaba–Bassa 1 line hit 44.7% in November 2025, ARSEL says, against a 5% limit. What the regulator found and what comes next.
Cameroon gold exports declared by Rwanda fell 73% to 1.8 tonnes in 2025, while Uganda reported 3.3 tonnes. Cameroon's customs records show almost none.
Globeleq arrears hit $251.6m (about CFA147bn) at end-2025, 72% over 90 days late, forcing unit shutdowns at Kribi and Dibamba as plant profits fell 24%.
AFG Bank Cameroon secures a €40m AfDB package: a €30m trade finance line and a €10m guarantee. Half the credit line is reserved for SMEs. Details and caveats.
Cameroon cocoa prices in Douala held at CFA2,700–2,800/kg even as the FOB reference fell 4.2% in a week. What ONCC data shows for farmers and buyers.
Cameroon's AgriConnect pact calls for about CFA1.12 trillion across eight value chains to cut the food import bill by 28% by 2030. Here are the targets.
Feicom has awarded a CFA8.722bn contract for its Central Region office at Mimetala to China Shanxi Construction, 8.18% below estimate, with a 36-month build.
CAMTEL and SOCADEL signed an infrastructure sharing MoU to run fibre along power poles and rights-of-way. What each side brings, and what has to happen next.
