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...

For decades, the CEMAC zone operated on a simple equation: wealth flowed not to the most competent, but to the best-connected. Today, a generational rupture is dismantling this model from within. As fintechs, structured agribusiness, and creative industries gain ground, the old networks of privilege face an unprecedented legitimacy crisis. Analysis of a silent economic...

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...

Cameroonians looking for service providers now have a veritable digital platform to source them. The web application QWICKSERVICES is a technology-driven platform developed by GAN Tech Consulting Ltd and available on the Play Store and App Store. It marks a significant milestone in its mission to transform access to everyday services across Cameroon and the...

Sofibanque Changes Everything. The annual ranking of Central Africa’s largest banks — based on end-2024 balance sheets — confirms a tectonic shift: the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the undisputed financial engine of the entire sub-region. Rawbank maintains its throne with a balance sheet now exceeding $6 billion. Equity BCDC is closing in, less...

On 14 April 2026, at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, Patricia Vialle, business leader and President of the MEDEF Women’s Network, delivered an unvarnished address on women’s place in the economy. Transmission, visibility, audacity: three words that carry particular resonance when applied to the CEMAC context, where female entrepreneurial potential remains largely untapped. A Reality...

When the Central African Republic made Bitcoin legal tender in April 2022 and launched the Sango Coin three months later, the announcement reverberated globally. Three years on, the project has sold less than ten percent of its tokens, has been sanctioned by COBAC, and quietly announced a “new direction” in 2025. A look back at...

As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Cameroon has donated 500 English-language books to the library of Alfred Saker College in Douala, in a bid to rekindle students’ passion for reading. The donation was made on March 19, 2026, during a visit by a UBA delegation led by...