Cameroon
Illicit gold networks fuelling conflict, organised crime across Africa and global south, GI-TOC warns
Illicit gold has become a critical source of financing for organised crime, armed groups and sanctioned regimes across Africa, a Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime report finds.
AEC presents African Energy Person of Year 2026 award to Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has presented the “African Energy Person of the Year” award to Nigerian businessman and industrialist Aliko Dangote, the founder, president and CEO of the Dangote Group.
Cameroon secures $206mn for Kribi refinery as fuel import reduction drive accelerates
Cameroon has secured $206mn in bank financing for the CSTAR refinery project in Kribi, advancing plans to reduce dependence on imported fuel products while rebuilding domestic refining capacity after the prolonged shutdown of the SONARA refinery.
Saudi Fund for Development signs $75mn Cameroon road loan
Saudi Fund for Development signs a $75mn loan to rehabilitate a key Cameroon road corridor linking Nigeria and Chad, extending a development partnership spanning more than 40 years.
Frontier markets fall short of promise as investment stalls, World Bank says
Frontier economies have seen a sharp slowdown in investment growth and an increase in fiscal and financial vulnerabilities.