Cameroon’s Failure to Protect Women and Girls from Systemic Violence

On June 24, 2026, Human Rights Watch released a damning 75-page report titled “‘I Live in Constant Peril:’ Discrimination, Lack of Economic Autonomy and Violence Against Women in Cameroon.” The report reveals that despite a pledge made fifteen years ago in …

French Chocolatier Olivier Bordais Prepares Launch of Cameroon-Made Chocolate Line

Cameroon’s chocolate industry is set to gain a new player next month with the launch of the first products from Chocolat Rouge, a factory built near Obala by French chocolatier Olivier Bordais. During a meeting with Trade Minister Luc Magloire Mbarga …

Cameroon, PROPAV Infrastructure Ltd sign MoU for construction of Bekoko-Limbe-Idenau road

Cameroon has taken a step toward the construction of the Bekoko-Limbe-Idenau road with the signing of an agreement with British firm PROPAV Infrastructure Ltd, which will now prepare financing proposals for the project. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU …

HRW says Cameroon not doing enough to combat violence against women

In a new report published on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch said the government in Cameroon has failed to meet a decade-old commitment to reduce violence against women and girls. The group said that faced with widespread abuse, this failure leaves the …

Cameroon govt not doing enough to combat violence against women: HRW

LIBREVILLE - Violence against women remains widespread in Cameroon, with the authorities not taking necessary steps to curb it, according to a report by Human Rights Watch published on Wednesday. "Despite repeated promises since 2011, the government …

Dangote Cement Cameroon targets 3Mta capacity by 2028

Dangote Cement Cameroon plans to double its cement production capacity to 3Mta by 2028 through the expansion of its Douala plant and the development of a new facility in Yaoundé. The company is upgrading its existing 1.5Mta grinding plant in Douala and has …

Debt recovery warning from Correspondent Budd Cameroon

Cameroon: Failed Promise to Reduce Gender-Based Violence

Women and girls in Cameroon face persistent domestic violence and gender discrimination without meaningful protection or access to justice. Entrenched systemic gender inequality, discriminatory laws, and weak institutions, exacerbated by chronic …

Socfin’s Cameroon Palm Oil Unit Reduces Share Capital, Raising Questions About Future Strategy

Société des Palmeraies de la Ferme Suisse (SPFS), the Cameroonian subsidiary of agribusiness group Socfin, has reduced its share capital by CFA1 billion. According to corporate documents reviewed by Business in Cameroon, the company’s sole shareholder …

Cameroon Closes Out CFA78.6 Billion Bond With CFA4.5 Billion Interest Payment

A bond issued by the Cameroonian government in 2023 will be removed from the Central African Stock Exchange (Bvmac) on June 23, 2026, after reaching maturity and being fully repaid. In an official statement, Bvmac said the bond, known as “ECMR 5.8% Net …