Business in Cameroon | The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has selected the French company Entreprise Jean Negri et Fils (EJN Negri) to replace the cylindrical dock fenders along quays 1 to 13 at the Douala port. This decision follows an international tender process launched on September 24, according to …
Read More »La grève des camionneurs camerounais fait mal à la RCA
DW | Les transporteurs ont cessé leurs activités pour protester contre l’assassinat de l’un des leurs par des mercenaires présumés du groupe Wagner. Nous sommes au marché central de Bangui. Le va-et-vient habituel des vendeurs et des acheteurs ne suffit pas à masquer l’impact de cette crise sur les opérateurs …
Read More »Cameroon seals landmark road deal with Italian SMEs
TXF | Cameroon recently signed an ECA-backed loan for a strategic national road project. The deal has provided a financial blueprint for SME exporters to get involved in future such deals in the country – if they are willing to shoulder complex and lengthy deal timelines. The Ministry of Economy …
Read More »Douala Port Resumes CFA10bn Project to Remove 50 Shipwrecks
Business in Cameroon | The Italian company Lucatelli, specializing in port works, has resumed its contract to remove 50 abandoned shipwrecks from the quay at Douala Port. The direct-award contract, worth over CFA10 billion, was initially signed in November 2021, with work beginning in March 2022 and scheduled to last …
Read More »La China Construction Bank annule son financement de 33 milliards de FCFA pour la vidéosurveillance urbaine
Investir au Cameroun | Selon la Caisse autonome d’amortissement (CAA), la banque asiatique China Construction Bank Corporation (CCBC) a annulé son financement de 33 milliards de FCFA, relatif à la phase 2 du projet d’extension du plan du système intelligent de vidéosurveillance. « La convention signée en 2021 pour le …
Read More »Ventures Platform-backed MDaaS begins Francophone expansion with Cameroon
TechCabal | MDaaS, a healthcare startup with 16 diagnostic clinics in Nigeria, has opened its first clinic in Cameroon, marking its entry into Francophone Africa. The move is part of the startup’s strategy to mitigate exposure to Naira volatility and boost revenue. “We’re scaling rapidly in Nigeria—we did over 16,000 …
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