Paris, December 21, 2025 – The 7th edition of the International Festival “L’Afrique Fait Son Cinéma” concluded in grand style on Saturday, December 20, at EICAR Paris. Under the presidency of its founder, Blaise Pascal Tanguy, this major event celebrated the excellence of African and Caribbean creators, confirming the vital role of the image in...

The rural drinking water supply project financed by the Republic of Korea was received on December 16, 2025 in Yaoundé, during a joint ceremony with the unveiling of the future e-government training centers in Cameroon, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, in the presence of the...

The Prime Minister was speaking Yesterday. This was during an audience he granted the President and founder of the ICT University, Prof Victor Mbarika and the Brazilian delegation. During the audience, PM Dion Ngute was categorical that the partnership will go a long to boost the Agricultural sector and create jobs for many Cameroonians. The...

The CEMAC zone (Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa) is expected to experience a slowdown in growth to 2.4% in 2025, compared to 2024. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) published these macroeconomic forecasts during its last annual ordinary session held on December 15 in Yaoundé, Cameroon,...

The flat-rate housing tax (TFH), which will come into effect on January 2, 2026, continues to fuel debate among households and on Gabonese television. Invited on December 14 to Gabon 24, Steeve Saurel Legnongo, CEO of the Gabonese Water and Energy Company (SEEG), reassured the public and explained the details of this new tax, whose...

The 15th C2D Breakfast highlighted the financial and institutional effects produced since 2022 by component 2 of the Transfagri program. With 4 billion FCFA mobilized, 22 microfinance institutions involved, and several innovative mechanisms being tested, the State and its partners are progressively structuring the operationalization of the National Inclusive Finance Strategy (SNFI). The preparation of...

The 2023 EITI data shows a contribution of 1,237 billion FCFA from extractive industries to the national budget, dominated by oil revenues.The recently published 2023 EITI Report indicates that over 1,232.6 billion FCFA was transferred to the public treasury, corresponding to taxes, royalties, and financial obligations paid by extractive companies. This amount represents a 12.96%...

The National Economic and Financial Committee of Congo (CNEF), an internal body of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), held its final annual session on December 8 in Brazzaville to review the economic situation within the community. Regarding Congo, the report indicates that economic activity performed well during the third quarter of 2025. The...

According to information obtained from the financial departments of several Lebanese business operators established in the Central African Republic, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has accumulated a debt of nearly 12 billion CFA francs. But no one really knows what this money is for. No one knows if this debt is personal or if it binds the...

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) commitment to supporting Gabon in implementing its national development policy, as well as ongoing projects in the country, was at the heart of discussions on December 6 between President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and the President of the AfDB Group, Sidi Ould Tah. “The African Development Bank is fully committed...

This financing signed in Yaoundé, between the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Cameroonian Bank for SMEs (BC-PME), intended to strengthen agricultural, pastoral and fishery production, marks a key step in the national strategy of import-substitution and modernization of local sectors. The Minister Achille Bassilekin III and the Deputy Director General of BC-PME,...

The Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) and Ethio Telecom, the Ethiopian state-owned telecommunications operator, signed a strategic partnership agreement aimed at transforming the telecommunications sector in Cameroon by leveraging Ethio Telecom’s success. This agreement, which combines ambition and expertise, addresses the country’s digital challenges. This is a major turning point for the telecommunications sector in Cameroon. Judith...

The competition, launched in July of each year for the benefit of students of all specialties and other project leaders, invited to develop innovative technological solutions to meet major societal challenges in order to build a more sustainable and inclusive world, which took place this year under the theme “Startup4Good: Sustainable solutions, driven by the...

We are pleased to announce the successful transfer of Standard Chartered’s operations to Access Bank Cameroon. This divestiture is part of Standard Chartered’s global strategy to improve operational efficiency, reduce complexity, and foster growth at scale. In April 2022, Standard Chartered made the strategic decision to withdraw from several markets, including Cameroon. The migration completed...

The inauguration in Douala of the new headquarters of the CEMAC National Pink Card Office, financed at a cost of 2.7 billion CFA francs, signals a strengthening of integration in Central Africa. The building structures cross-border clearing mechanisms and reinforces the tools of sovereignty and financial stability within the Central African Economic and Monetary Community...

The governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), Yvon Sana Bangui, was elected president of the African Central Banks Association (ACBA) on November 28 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He succeeds the governor of the central bank of Mauritius, Priscilla Muthoora Thakoor. The Governor of the BEAC was appointed head of the ABCA, which brings...

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank approved, on December 1st in Abidjan, a €25 million facility intended to expand CCA-Bank’s capacity to finance Cameroonian small and medium-sized enterprises. The African Development Bank Group announced on December 2, 2025, the approval of a €25 million trade finance facility – approximately 16.3 billion CFA...

As Gabon focuses on more sovereign and responsible management of its natural resources, the EITI is organizing a four-day workshop in Libreville aimed at strengthening the capacities of the multi-stakeholder group and structuring the new governance of extractive transparency. For President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s economic sovereignty depends on the reappropriation and local processing...