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Safacam Plans Higher Dividend as Profits Rise but Earnings Stay Uneven
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (499+ words) Safacam, the Cameroon-based subsidiary of Luxembourg's Socfin group, plans to pay a gross dividend of CFA2, 200 per share for the 2025 financial year, subject to approval at its annual general meeting scheduled for May 29, 2026. The total payout would reach CFA2. 73 billion, up from…...
Cameroon Reviews Metals Industry to Address Supply and Energy Constraints
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (595+ words) A government-led mission has completed a four-day tour of metal processing plants in Douala as part of efforts to strengthen integration between Cameroon's mining and metallurgy sectors. The delegation, led by Dr. Tang Ahanda, head of the strategic committee and…...
CEMAC Plans Tighter FX Rules, but CFA6 Trillion Still Beyond Reach
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (705+ words) The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) plans to gradually increase the share of export revenues that extractive companies must repatriate, starting in 2027, as it seeks to strengthen foreign exchange reserves across the CEMAC region. In a statement issued on…...
Cameroon's Soap Exports Surge, Driving Revenue Growth Despite Supply Constraints
17+ hour, 44+ min ago (453+ words) Cameroon's exports of household bar soap rose sharply in 2025, reaching 74, 208 tons, up from 56, 624 tons in 2024, according to the latest foreign trade report from the national statistics office. This represents an increase of 17, 584 tons over one year, or 31. 1%. The surge in…...
Douala Port Expands Niger Transit Trade but Faces Strong Regional Competition
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (531+ words) Transit traffic from the Port of Douala to Niger exceeded 50, 000 tons in 2025, according to figures shared by Jean Daniel Tientcheu, head of billing control and marketing at the Douala Port Authority. The milestone, described as a first by the port,…...
Cameroon, Morocco sign fisheries agreement to scale up aquaculture
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (526+ words) This agreement today will provide the legal framework for us to continue working, because the work has already begun. We will strengthen cooperation in scientific research, training, control measures against illegal fishing and the marketing of fisheries products," Zakia Driouich…...
Cameroon's Sosucam Invests CFA2. 5 Billion in New Plant to Address Supply Shortages
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (728+ words) Cameroon's leading sugar producer, Sosucam, has invested CFA2. 5 billion in a new sugar cube production unit at its Nkoteng site, according to information obtained by Business in Cameroon. Fully financed with internal funds, the project began more than two years ago…...
Cameroon Plans 28 km Bypass to Ease Congestion on Key Douala-Bangui Corridor
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (572+ words) Cameroon plans to ease congestion in Bertoua, a key transit point on the Douala-Bangui corridor. On April 21, 2026, the Bertoua city council validated a technical step related to the route of a planned bypass road. The project, which spans about 28 kilometers,…...
Cameroon Opens Public Review of Environmental Impact for Ed'a Quarry Project
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (434+ words) Cameroon's Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development has announced public hearings on the environmental and social impact assessment for a planned stone quarry in Apouh, in the Ed'a I district of the Sanaga-Maritime division. The project, led by…...
CEMAC Looks to Its Own Markets to Fund Infrastructure and Reduce Reliance on Foreign Capital
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (701+ words) Reducing reliance on external funding for infrastructure has become a central issue in Central Africa. The topic was at the heart of discussions in Yaound, where the second edition of the Colfini conference opened on April 23. Held at the Hilton…...