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 […]
Cameroon: Cocoa and Coffee Face the Challenge of Agricultural Upgrading
At the World Food Forum in Rome on 12 October 2026, Cameroon’s National Cocoa and Coffee Board (NCCB) showcased the country’s agricultural products and investment opportunities across both sectors. International awards received by producers in 2026 have further raised their profile. Yet between an award-winning coffee, a sought-after cocoa bean and an economy that benefits […]
Yves Bertrand Solanga: How Data is driving agricultural Competitiveness, because Power goes Beyond Strength
Mastering a sector begins with mastering the information needed to manage it. In livestock farming, this requirement is particularly important: ensuring herd traceability, protecting productive assets, anticipating risks and improving performance all depend on reliable data. Through LightCow, Yves Bertrand Solanga shows how technology can help make Cameroon’s livestock sector better documented, better managed and […]
Adamou Nchange Kouotou: When Agricultural Data Becomes a Competitiveness Issue
Cameroon has significant agricultural potential, but resources alone do not create a competitive advantage. Between the farm and the market lie crop knowledge, access to finance, risk management, productivity, infrastructure, processing and access to information. Adamou Nchange Kouotou’s trajectory offers a useful perspective on one of the key intersections in this equation: the point at […]
African Maritime Sector: What Claire Onana Takouchop’s Career Reveals About Cameroon’s Potential
A country’s standing in a strategic sector is also reflected in the ability of its professionals to build a presence within the networks where trade, standards and cooperation take shape. Claire Onana Takouchop’s election as National President of Women in Maritime Africa (WIMA) Cameroon in January 2026 brings into focus a career built over the […]
Claude Owona Ekoto: A Cameroonian Figure in the Higher Echelons of African Finance
In its mapping of the people whose achievements can contribute to Cameroon’s rise as a power, Power 237 looks beyond individual success stories to identify positions, expertise and networks with broader strategic significance. Claude Owona Ekoto stands out in this regard. Since July 2026, the Cameroonian banker has served as Regional Industry Manager for the […]
Yves Roger Melingui, the Human Capital Behind a New Industrial Ambition in Kribi
Identifying talent also means understanding the strategic moment in which that talent comes into play. Yves Roger Melingui, the first Managing Director of the Kribi Port Industrial Zone (KPIZ), stands at a turning point for Cameroon: the point at which Kribi’s port advantage must now be converted into industrial capacity, value creation and greater regional […]