Cameroon Plans Two New Soap Factories After Export Sales Jump 54% in 2025

Two new household soap plants are planned in Douala as Cameroon’s soap exports reach new highs, adding production capacity to an industry that already faces a major constraint: a domestic palm oil shortage estimated at about 300,000 metric tons. On October …

Chinese Huatong Secures IFC Backing to Finance Cable Operations in Cameroon

China’s Hebei Huatong Wires and Cables Group has secured an IFC loan of up to $60 million, or about CFA33.8 billion, part of which will finance working capital needs at its cable factory in Douala, Cameroon. The financing will also support the group’s …

IHS Cameroon Ends H1 2026 with CFA20 Billion Bank Liquidity Buffer Untapped

IHS Cameroon had CFA20 billion in available credit from Ecobank and Access Bank with no outstanding balance at June 30. The two CFA10 billion facilities were set up to cover the telecom infrastructure company’s working capital needs. IHS drew CFA669.6 …

Bleeding in Silence: The Chronic Blood Supply Crisis in Yaoundé, Cameroon and What It Costs Our Patients

(Credit: Unsplash) This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Nga Ndongo Essono Uriel Patrick, a medical student and researcher at University of Buea Cameroon. He is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students …

Cameroon Drives CEMAC Activity Growth Despite 74% Drop in Public Investment

Cameroon remained the largest contributor to the rise in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community’s Composite Index of Economic Activity (ICAE) in the second quarter of 2026. The country contributed 3.8 percentage points to the regional index’s …

Cameroon Targets CFAF4bn in Monthly Revenue From New Industrial Power Demand

Cameroon plans to connect about 150 MW of new industrial demand to generate nearly CFAF4 billion in additional monthly electricity revenue and improve the power sector’s finances. The Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE) detailed the target on October 6 …

Cameroon Advances Lomié Timber Hub With 12,000-Job Potential

Cameroon is moving to expand local timber processing with a specialized industrial park in Lomié, East Region, where 241 SMEs, social economy organizations and artisans have already expressed interest in operating. The project has the potential to generate …

British Oil Firm Bowleven Seeks Fresh Funding Ahead of New Spending Phase at Cameroon’s Etinde Project

Bowleven plans to raise fresh funds from shareholders to finance its operations in Cameroon and the United Kingdom in 2027 and 2028, with new spending commitments on the Etinde oil and gas block expected to add pressure to a cash position that has already …

Cameroon’s CDC Spends Nearly All 2025 Revenue on Payroll, Posts CFA20 Billion Loss

Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) spent nearly as much on personnel as it generated in revenue in 2025. This underscores the growing financial pressure on the state-owned agribusiness, which posted a CFA20.04 billion net loss and ended the year with …

AFCON U23 Qualifiers: Rwanda see off Sudan to set up Cameroon showdown