By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ecomatin
Cameroon wants to register at least 500,000 land titles by 2030 to secure agricultural land. Less than 1% of municipalities currently have a digitised cadastral plan, while land is among the sectors regularly criticised for corruption, reports Ecomatin.
Cameroon, Nigeria and Benin are preparing to connect their customs systems with support from Afreximbank. The project aims to facilitate trade at the borders, in a context where intra-African trade remains limited compared with trade with the rest of the world, reports Ecomatin.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Ecomatin ·
Agricultural export revenues reached $4.609 billion in 2025, compared with an average of $2.5 billion over the previous decade, while the country still imports $800 million worth of vegetable oil. Minister Frank Tumwebaze presented the figures to Parliament, reports Daily Monitor.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Daily Monitor ·
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama wants to end exports of unprocessed minerals by 2030 to support the country’s industrialisation. He reaffirmed this policy at the FT Africa Summit, as Ghana remains heavily dependent on commodity exports, according to Financial Afrik.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: Financialafrik ·
Ghana Water Company Limited is targeting three to four days of weekly supply in several Greater Accra areas facing persistent shortages. The company is reorganising its network and wants to restart the Teshie desalination plant, while residents are calling for better information, according to MyJoyOnline.
🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·
Socfinaf cuts Cameroon investment by 22% in 2025Socfinaf reduced its asset acquisitions in Cameroon by 22% in 2025 to €14.86 million and recorded a €1.2 million impairment on its biological assets. Despite the decline, the country remained its leading investment destination in Africa, according to the group’s annual report reviewed by Investir au Cameroun.
Franprix secures 10 years of tax breaks in BrazzavilleFranprix will benefit from tax and customs advantages for 10 years for its activities at Brazza Mall in Brazzaville, three years after opening its first supermarket in Pointe-Noire. The chain must create at least 50 permanent jobs within 18 months, according to Ecomatin.The week in Africa
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