By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on EcoMatin
Dangote will supply half of Cameroon’s imported fuel after nine months of negotiations with a delegation from the Cameroonian presidency. The agreement concluded in Lagos also involves MRS Holding and should reduce costs linked to intermediaries, according to EcoMatin.
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The Dangote refinery opens its share offering, targets $1.6 billion, and extends its stock-market listing.
28 OctDangote refinery offer attracts $4.78 billion in subscriptions
27 OctKenya Pipeline shares rise 10% after Dangote investment
27 OctTinubu praises Dangote for creating jobs and reducing importsThe Cameroonian government is preparing to scrap a 10% levy on locally produced maize intended for livestock feed. The tax relief aims to reduce farmers’ costs amid rising prices for poultry products, reports EcoMatin.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: EcoMatin ·
Oswald Baboke, deputy director of the civil cabinet of Cameroon’s presidency and a favourite for the vice-presidency, relies on family, political and religious networks. Named in two investigations into a fake appointment decree and alleged gold trafficking, he denies any involvement, according to Camer.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Camer.be ·
Mozambique wants to negotiate further debt relief after a Chinese agreement allowing some payments to be rescheduled. The Finance Ministry is also seeking $528 million in external financing and considering converting debt into investments, according to an official statement cited by Club of Mozambique.
🇲🇿 Mozambique · Source: Club of Mozambique ·
The trial over the murder of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo resumes on 26 and 27 October 2026 at the Yaoundé Military Tribunal, with the continuation of the cross-examination of Lieutenant-Colonel Dieudonné Bialo. Ayissi Nanga Parfait Arnaud is also expected to testify, after his arrest in Yaoundé on 17 October and release the following day, according to RFI.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: StopBlaBlaCam ·
GIC Rating launches Central Africa ratings forumGIC Rating is organising the first regional forum on financial ratings in Central Africa in Douala, after its agency was approved by COSUMAF on 7 August 2026. The agency has not yet rated any issuer but aims to offer a regional alternative to Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, according to Camer.be.
DR Congo achieves 98% of domestic revenue target in 2025The DRC mobilised 30,150 billion Congolese francs in domestic revenue in 2025, or 98% of budget forecasts, Finance Minister Doudou Fwamba Likunde said. Overall central government revenue reached only 82.8% of its targets, during the presentation of the draft accounts to the National Assembly, according to Zoom Eco.The week in Africa
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