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...

Financial mobilization and economic partnership initiatives have been multiplying in the Central African Republic for several months. Following the Casablanca International Roundtable, which secured financial commitments for the 2024-2028 National Development Plan, the country is seeking to translate these promises into tangible achievements. The Investment and Partnerships Forum, recently held in Bangui, is part of...

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...

After several years of decline, the Congolese economy is expected to rebound in 2026, with a projected growth rate of around 3.6%, considered resilient and driven primarily by the dynamism of the non-oil sector. This is the result of macroeconomic reforms undertaken by the government for some time, as President Denis Sassou N’Guesso emphasized in...

The 2026 Finance Bill, prepared in accordance with presidential directives and adopted by the National Assembly on November 26, 2025, anticipates a significant increase in both revenue and expenditure, while also introducing major structural reforms. Despite an uncertain global economic climate, Cameroon reaffirms its commitment to modernizing its public finances and supporting youth employment and...

Access Bank Cameroon has officially launched the country’s first-ever Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at empowering women entrepreneurs and strengthening Cameroon’s economic landscape. The launch, held at the Best Western Hotel in Douala, marks a historic milestone: for the first time, women-led businesses in Cameroon will access high-impact training, mentorship, and financial grants, setting...

Strengthening energy cooperation between the two countries was the focus of a meeting held on November 25 in Brazzaville between the Minister of Hydrocarbons, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, and the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in the Republic of Congo, Amanda Jacobsen. She expressed the American desire to increase investment in the hydrocarbon...