Cameroon’s richest man ventures into maritime transport with new company
Baba Ahmadou Danpullo’s foray into maritime transport is expected to shape the industry landscape.
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Congolese businessman Paul Obambi to invest $74 million in Douala Port project
Obambi’s Sapro Group operates across 11 countries on three continents in multiple sectors.
Cameroonian entrepreneur Jean Lobe Lobe leads startup to raise $2.5 million
Lobe founded the Cameroonian e-health startup in 2020 with the aim to connect the African health ecosystem and make health services and information available.
Cameroon’s richest woman Kate Fotso launches new hospitality company
Fotso is the founder and current CEO of Telcar Cocoa, Cameroon’s largest cocoa export company for more than 30 years.
Wealthy Cameroonian industrialist Nana Bouba launches oilseed processing company
Bouba is one of the richest businessmen in Cameroon with an empire that has tentacles in food and beverages, retail and property.
Cameroonian billionaire Samuel Foyou gets green light to launch bank
This bold move by Foyou is expected to ignite a wave of competition among both multinational and national banks.
Cameroon’s richest woman Kate Fotso suffers decline in cocoa business
Fotso is the current CEO of Telcar Cocoa, Cameroon’s largest cocoa export company.
Cameroonian banker Alain Nkontchou rakes in $1.8 million from Ecobank stake
Nkontchou is one of the richest investors on the Nigerian Exchange and one of Cameroon’s wealthiest banking executives.
Case filed by Cameroon’s richest man casts doubt on MTN’s $200-million investment
The legal uncertainty cast by Baba Ahmadou Danpullo, who ranks as Cameroon’s richest man, threatens the group’s $200-million investment.
7 assets owned by Cameroon’s richest man, Baba Ahmadou Danpullo
As Cameroon’s richest man, Danpullo continues to play a pivotal role in the country’s economic landscape.
Cameroon’s richest man Baba Ahmadou Danpullo brings MTN to its knees
Earlier this year, Danpullo accused First National Bank of orchestrating the misleading seizure and liquidation of his South African properties.
Cameroonian media mogul Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga’s Anecdote Group pays $3.2 million to tax authority
Belinga also runs Pura, a mineral water company, and Vision 4, a Cameroonian TV channel.
Cameroonian mogul Paul Fokam’s Afriland exits Uganda over lack of customers
Fokam is one of Africa’s richest men, with a fortune assessed at more than $800 million in 2020.
Cameroonian banker Alain Nkontchou acquires additional stake in Ecobank for $690,000
Ecobank is one of West and Central Africa’s leading independent regional banking groups.
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote moves to expand investments in Cameroon market
The group already has a 1.5-million-tonne cement grinding facility in the Francophone West African country.