Cameroonian tycoon Nassourou Issa plans $100 million sugar mill to rival Castel
Cameroonian tycoon Nassourou Issa is building a $100 million sugar mill, backed by Société Générale, to outproduce the Castel family's Sosucam by 2028.
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$28 million haunted villa Samuel Eto'o swears he never bought
Samuel Eto'o earned roughly $95 million, but the most famous mansion attached to his name is a cursed Portofino villa he insists he never bought.
Cameroon Media mogul Amougou Belinga goes on trial for the murder of a journalist he wanted silenced
Cameroonian media mogul Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga is facing trial for allegedly ordering the kidnapping and murder of radio journalist Martinez Zogo in January 2023.
Cameroonian heirs Gilbert and Nicole Kadji are pushing their late father's $205 million beverage empire into West Africa
Seven years after their father's death, Gilbert and Nicole Kadji are expanding Cameroon's Kadji Group into West Africa with a bold new canned beverage push.
Egypt's billionaire El-Sewedy family eyes Cameroon investments as part of a new Algeria-Egypt industrial consortium
Egypt's Elsewedy Electric is part of a new Algerian-Egyptian industrial consortium targeting investments in Cameroon's energy and industrial sectors, according to reporting from News du Camer.
Idrissa Nassa's Coris Bank takes another shot at Cameroon, the CEMAC region's most lucrative banking market
Coris Bank International has filed to enter Cameroon, seeking a foothold in the CEMAC region's largest and most profitable banking market.
Cameroonian tycoon Oumarou Fadil invests $1.79 million in Garoua grain complex
Oumarou Fadil is putting 1 billion CFA francs ($1.79 million) into a Garoua agro-processing plant, leveraging fresh tax breaks to boost Cameroon’s food output.
Nigerian banker Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank to open in Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon
Jim Ovia’s Zenith Bank will open in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon in 2025, with Kenya expansion plans also underway.
Paul Fokam's Afriland to boost SME financing in Cameroon with $60 million
The move is designed to help close the funding gap faced by local businesses, especially those led by women, and support private-sector growth in the country.
How Baba Ahmadou Danpullo became Cameroon’s richest man
From his early days in tea cultivation to owning one of South Africa’s largest private property portfolios, his story is one of grit, vision, and calculated ambition.
Dangote Cement exports 22 clinker shipments to Ghana and Cameroon
Dangote Cement supports regional construction, exports 22 shipments of clinker to Ghana and Cameroon in first nine months of 2024.
Cameroonian-American NBA superstar Joel Embiid earns $57.7 million in past year
The 29-year-old’s significant earnings stem from a lucrative NBA contract. He secured his future with the Philadelphia 76ers with a five-year, $178 million deal (including incentives)
Cameroonian banker Alain Nkontchou-led Ecobank reports $496 million in revenue in Q1 2024
Under Alain Nkontchou’s leadership, total comprehensive income surged significantly, rising from N7.06 billion ($15.54 million) to N448.72 billion ($123.76 million).