Cameroon: AfCFTA, a Lever Under Conditions
The 12th session of the Cameroon Business Forum opens in Douala around productive transformation. The theme sets an ambition: to make Cameroon a major industrial and commercial hub in Africa. But opening up a continental market says nothing, by itself, about the capacity of local businesses to respond. It is this gap that Power 237, […]
Green Jobs in Cameroon: Training to Produce, Mastering to Compete
Cameroon’s second Green Jobs Week, held in Yaoundé from 16 to 20 October 2026, comes amid efforts to align vocational training with the demands of the ecological transition. The country aims to create or green 120,000 decent jobs by 2030, while plans call for 50 new training standards to be developed in collaboration with industry […]
Cameroon, the Diaspora and National Power: Beyond Mobilising Savings
Mobilising savings from Cameroonians living abroad requires more than offering attractive financial products. The funds raised must inspire confidence, serve clearly defined priorities and contribute to a coherent national ambition. Cameroonian banks have called for a central coordination hub to bring together financing mechanisms targeting the diaspora. Their proposal raises a broader strategic question and […]
Cameroon-Indonesia: Cassava and a Changing Economic Partnership
In Sangmélima, a plant designed to process 120 tonnes of cassava per day did not conduct its first trials with raw material until May 2023, nearly ten years after its creation. This experience highlights a recurring challenge in agricultural industrialisation: processing capacity depends on the economic organisation that connects raw materials to markets. A new […]
Cameroonian ebony: The strategic challenge of capturing more value from the value chain
A tree felled in Cameroon can provide the wood for a guitar manufactured in the United States. Between the two lie the work of sawmill operators, manufacturing decisions, buyers’ requirements and the processes that determine the final product’s price. This is where the industrial challenge of Cameroonian ebony lies. On 8 October 2026, an initiative […]
Cameroon: The Economic Ambitions Behind the Digital Finance Revolution
Cameroon can expand digital services without necessarily mastering the economic forces that give them value. The first edition of the Digital Finance Fair (SAFINUM), scheduled to take place in Yaoundé from 26 to 28 November 2026, aims to accelerate the transformation of the financial sector through financial inclusion and innovation. Yet behind these ambitions lies […]
Yaoundé 2026: ECA calls for faster Private-Sector reforms and a competitive Industrial Base
The 42nd session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) opens in Yaoundé on 13 October 2026 with a central question for Central African economies: how can economic reforms translate into real industrial capacity? A recent ECA assessment highlights the gap between reforms adopted and their actual impact on businesses. For Cameroon, the […]
Cameroon-Central African Republic: Can Trade Integration Shift the Regional Balance of Power?
Cameroon and the Central African Republic have launched a $3 million initiative to make cross-border trade easier. Yet smoother trade routes do not automatically translate into stronger economies. The real challenge is to turn access to regional markets into productive capacity, business growth and greater influence. For Cameroon, the question is not simply how to […]