A scored ranking of ten Central African banks on SME and young-entrepreneur finance — and an account of what the score cannot see No bank in Central Africa publishes the five figures that would settle the question: approval rate, median ticket size, share of the loan book held by firms under three years old, share...

Commercial Bank Cameroun spent seven years under provisional administration. NFC Bank spent twelve. IDEV never came out at all. On 11 September 2026, NOFIA S.A. walked out after twelve months. The interesting question is not whether that is impressive. It is why it worked — and whether it holds. At a glance InstitutionNouvelle Financière Africaine...

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the appointment of Mr. Emmanuel N. Nnorom as Group Chairman, ushering in a new chapter of strategic leadership for one of Africa’s leading financial institutions. The appointment brings to the helm a highly accomplished corporate leader whose distinguished career spans more than four decades across banking, finance,...

United Bank for Africa Plc has announced that Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, Group Chairman of UBA, will retire from the Board of Directors of UBA on 21 August 2026, upon the completion of the 12-year tenure limit prescribed for Non-Executive Directors of Banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria. At its meeting held on...

On 13 and 14 October 2026, the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London will become, for two days, the epicentre of capital flowing into Africa. AFSIC – Investing in Africa – returns for an edition shaping up to be one of the densest ever organised, at a moment when the continent is redrawing the map of its...

The Tanzania Investment Summit 2026 is shaping up to be the defining moment for strategic financing in East Africa From 3 to 5 June 2026 in Arusha, Tanzania will welcome a new generation of investors. Organised by the Tanzania Investment Growth Facility (TIGF), in partnership with ESRF and UNDP, this summit aims to establish the...

Analysis — Branding, storytelling, soft power: an inquiry into a quiet shift in African capitalism, and what it signals for the leaders of the CEMAC region. The End of Discretion as a Strategy There was a time when the most accomplished African business leader was also the most invisible. Success showed itself in a fleet...

The ICT University has officially launched the 100 Million FCFA media support initiative announced by the President of the Board of Trustees, Prof. Victor Mbarika, bringing together journalists, bloggers, media executives, and communication leaders for the Media Innovation Roundtable 2026. Held in celebration of World Press Freedom Day, the high-level gathering focused on the future...

UBA Cameroon continues to reaffirm its commitment to the development of sports infrastructure in Cameroon through its strategic partnership with the Fédération Camerounaise de Football (FECAFOOT). Since 2022, UBA Cameroon has served as a key financial partner to FECAFOOT, providing financing facilities that have supported major football development initiatives, notably the construction and equipping of...