On a special edition of Managing Africa, host Nadine Mebune had an insightful conversation with Albert Ngwana, the CEO of AFTEL Group. Their discussion centered around cross-border trade between Cameroon and Nigeria, highlighting the opportunities and challenges businesses face when operating across these two major West and Central African economies....
The Port of Kribi in Cameroon is preparing to welcome former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to its facilities. According to information received by our editorial staff, the politician-turned-businessman will be in the country in April 2025 to launch OABL’s operations. Through a partnership with the Autonomous Port of Kribi, Obasanjo...
In its mission to increase its industrial appetite, Cadyst Consumer Group, controlled by Cameroonian businessman Célestin Tawamba, is preparing to inaugurate a flour mill for its subsidiary La Pasta SA in the city of Kribi. Thus, the holding company has been in negotiations since 2022 with the top management of...
Subject to prior approval from the Central African Banking Commission (Cobac), Ecobank Cameroon shareholders, meeting at their Ordinary General Meeting on March 28, 2025 in Douala, unanimously voted to pay a total gross dividend of FCFA 18.9 billion for the financial year ending December 31, 2024, representing a gross dividend of FCFA...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Cameroonian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh reviews of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), as well as the second review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). The ECF/EFF arrangements were approved by the...
AFTEL Meets with Cameroon’s Minister of Transport to Discuss Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation January 2025 – AFTEL, a leading international trade facilitation and project financing firm, held a high-level meeting with Cameroon’s Minister of Transport to discuss critical strategies for improving the country’s transportation infrastructure, trade logistics, and industrial development....
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Easing winds delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters Tuesday as they battled two massive blazes burning in the Los Angeles area, and the National Weather Service pushed back its unusually dire warning of critical fire weather until early the following day. Forecasters said the winds were...
Une fois de plus le Cameroun evolue avec des multiples créations . Aujourd’hui nous pouvons constater de nombreux partenaires venus échanger, proposer et implémenter des projets industriels. (Photo de groupe Ort Autonoe de Kribi, AFTEL LLC, D’FARMA Ventures et Obasanjo Farms Nigeria, après une réunion et séance de travail à...
Le président togolais Faure Gnassingbé a ouvert Le lundi àLomé, capitale togolaise, le sommet de l’industrie financière africaine (Africa financial industry summit, AFIS), qui vise à construire une industrie financière robuste au service de l’économie et du développement durable en Afrique. “Ce sommet est une belle occasion pour penser l’avenir...
Cameroon is home to some of Central Africa’s most prestigious universities, attracting thousands of students nationwide and beyond. Despite this academic allure, the country’s higher education institutions face a pressing challenge—an acute shortage of hostels for students. This housing crisis not only affects the quality of education but also threatens...
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