Marchés africains et actualités économiques

Les candidats au poste de secrétaire général de l’OIF à l’épreuve du grand oral à Paris

Ancien Premier ministre mauritanien devenu directeur Afrique du FMI, Zeine Ould Zeidane accorde son premier grand entretien à Jeune Afrique. Au menu : Sénégal, dettes cachées et réformes de gouvernance.

Seven years after a fire crippled the National Refining Company (Sonara) on May 31, 2019, Cameroon is no longer looking to simply restore the country's only refinery. The government now plans to rebuild and modernize the facility under a CFA700 billion project, marking a major shift in both scope and ambition. The new phase officially began on June 29 with an international market consultation in Yaoundé. The process has brought together engineering and construction firms, oil companies, financial institutions, investment banks, and specialized advisory firms.…

Cameroonian coffee roaster Beau Café and Spanish specialty coffee company Incapto signed a commercial partnership in Douala on June 26, 2026, aimed at bringing Cameroonian coffee to the Iberian market. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC), the public agency responsible for supporting and promoting Cameroon's cocoa and coffee industries. Under the agreement, Beau Café will supply Incapto with selected Cameroonian coffee beans. Incapto will roast the coffee to its own standards before marketing it across Europe.…

Cameroon has launched a CFA87 billion project to expand Yaounde's drinking water network, extending access to about 30,000 additional households. Water Resources and Energy Minister Gaston Eloundou Essomba launched the project on June 25 at Minkoameyos in Yaounde VII. The 36-month programme will modernise the capital's water distribution system while extending coverage to the neighbouring towns of Soa, Mbankomo, Mfou and Nkomo. The project follows the Yaounde Drinking Water Supply Project from the Sanaga River, which significantly increased water production capacity for the capital.…

U.S. oilfield technology and services company Baker Hughes opened a new service and equipment center in Douala on June 26, 2026, strengthening its presence in Cameroon as the country looks to revive its oil industry. The inauguration was attended by Hatem Salem, Baker Hughes' Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, and Acting Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development Fuh Calistus Gentry. Located in Douala's port area, the facility will serve as Baker Hughes' operational hub for Cameroon and part of Central Africa.…

Cameroon has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable public debt management during the 13th Paris Forum Conference, a major international platform dedicated to sovereign debt and development financing. Led by Minister of Finance Louis Paul Motaze, the Cameroonian delegation joined representatives of 46 creditor and debtor countries, nine international financial institutions and development partners in Paris to discuss emerging challenges in global debt management and development financing.…

La pression monte à l'approche du 30 juin date fixée unilatéralement par des groupes anti-immigration illégale

Cameroun : Camrail revendique près de 1,25 milliard de dollars injecté dans l’économie en 27 ans

Du 23 au 30 juin 2026, des artistes et professionnels de la musique venus de diverses sous-régions du continent africain se sont réunis à Lagos au Nigeria, lors de la cinquième édition de Show Biz 101. Un salon professionnel participant du projet Africa Creative Sounds – Amplify Her, porté par le programme Création Africa de l’Institut français.