Cameroon’s civil registration reform faces $85M funding gap

Cameroon needs more than FCFA 50 billion, about US$85 million, to fully digitalize its civil registration system by 2029–2030, according to the Director General of the National Civil Status Registration Office (BUNEC), Alexandre-Marie Yomo, who identified …

Why Anicet Ekane’s Yaoundé stand left Cameroon’s opposition at a crossroads

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Nigerian Exporters to Visit Cameroon for New Trade Partnerships in October

A delegation from the Nigerian Exporters Association is expected in Cameroon from October 18 to 24, 2026, to identify local partners and distributors. According to Cameroon’s Chamber of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Forestry (CAPEF), the business …

Cameroon Advances Plans for New Chamber to Support Crafts Sector

Cameroon held consultations in Yaounde on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, on plans to establish a Chamber of Crafts, according to the Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA). The meeting brought together …

Oriole Estimates 32.2 Million Tons of Marble at Cameroon’s Wapouzé, Sees Decades of Quarrying Potential

Oriole Resources published its first resource estimate for the Wapouzé project in northeastern Cameroon on October 7, putting the deposit at 32.2 million tons of metamorphosed limestone, also known as marble. The London-listed British company believes the …

Cameroon Sets October 12–17 Public Hearings for Camalco Alumina Refinery Project

Cameroon will hold public hearings from October 12 to 17, 2026, on the proposed alumina refinery of Camalco Cameroon, a subsidiary of Australia-registered Canyon Resources. The project forms part of the country's ambition to process more of its bauxite …

Cameroon Pushes for Japanese Investment in Local Cocoa, Coffee Processing

Cameroon's Trade Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, on October 6, called for greater Japanese investment in local cocoa and coffee processing. He wants a Japanese-funded competitiveness program to help attract industrial investors, according to …

Castel Family Battle Adds New Uncertainty to Suspended Sosucam Sale in Cameroon

Romy Castel’s court victory in Singapore adds another layer of uncertainty to the proposed sale of Sosucam in Cameroon. On October 2, 2026, the High Court ruled in her favor in a dispute over her voting rights at Investment Beverage Business Management ( …

Cameroon Seeks Investors to Develop $40 Million Agro-Industrial Complex in Far North

Cameroon wants investors to finance, build and operate a CFA23.2 billion agro-industrial complex in Kaélé, in the Far North Region, as part of its strategy to process more agricultural products domestically and reduce food imports. The proposed facility …