Norwegian investment fund Norfund is showing growing interest in Cameroon to finance projects focused on the green economy. In its desire to strengthen its presence in Central Africa, Norfund is particularly targeting agro-industry and renewable energies, with the aim of promoting job creation and combating climate change. Norfund, the Norwegian investment fund, recently announced its...
Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Contracts is stepping up its fight against the abandonment of construction sites by service providers. A 21-day ultimatum has been given to 216 companies to resume abandoned work or justify their cessation, under penalty of suspension. The Ministry Delegate to the Presidency in charge of Public Procurement (Minmap), headed by Ibrahim...
Awarded each year during the Africa Tech Festival, the “CXO of the Year” is a prestigious award that celebrates a leader who has demonstrated in the field of ICT, “exceptional leadership in the management of organizations, strategic planning and the management of rapid change”. The current CEO of Orange Cameroon, Patrick BENON, has 17 consecutive years of...
Fifty stakeholders from the private and public sectors are taking part in a training workshop on November 12 and 13 in Brazzaville, focusing on opportunities for exporting products to the United States of America, through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The objective is to equip Congolese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the...
Starting November 15, Cameroonian citizens will be able to purchase their tax stamps via a digital platform. An innovative reform that promises to secure tax revenues, simplify administrative procedures and combat fraud. The Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze, formalized, on November 1 , the implementation of the dematerialization of tax stamps in Cameroon. This measure, which...
The Minister of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Economic Diversification, Jean-Marc Thystère-Tchicaya, met with the Deputy General Manager of “Complant”, He Haishan, in the presence of members of the company Tinda Energy Congo SA, on November 4 in Brazzaville. This meeting allowed the Minister of SEZs to get an idea of the contribution of the...
Taking over from Cameroon, Congo will assume the rotating presidency of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) in 2025. The Congolese presidency is especially expected on the thorny issue of the African Energy Bank (AEB) and the choice of its operating model. Congolese Minister of Hydrocarbons, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua, was appointed APPO President for...
The Ministry of Public Works of Cameroon is increasing the number of meetings to identify solutions to reduce the costs of road construction and maintenance. The most recent, on November 4 in Yaoundé, allowed stakeholders in the construction chain to reflect together on the optimization of techniques and the use of local resources. In Yaoundé,...
Decades old, bilateral relations between Gabon and Turkey are once again set to evolve. The subject was at the heart of the working session chaired Wednesday in Ankara by Mehmet Fatih Kacır, the Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, dedicated to his Gabonese counterpart and his colleagues. This meeting focused on the appropriation of Turkey’s...
