AFREEQUE
URGENT
◆Houthi attack targets Riyadh and damages Aramco tower◆Around twenty bodies found on the beach at Lompoul, Senegal◆Sudanese RSF general defects to the army
◆Houthi attack targets Riyadh and damages Aramco tower◆Around twenty bodies found on the beach at Lompoul, Senegal◆Sudanese RSF general defects to the army
Football
🇨🇲 CameroonBusiness

Olam Agri plans 300,000-tonne poultry feed plant in Cameroon

By , based on Investir au Cameroun

Olam Agri plans 300,000-tonne poultry feed plant in CameroonIllustrative image · DΛVΞ GΛRCIΛ · Pexels · Licence Pexels

Olam Agri plans to commission a 300,000-tonne poultry feed plant in Cameroon in early 2028. The project is part of a programme involving about $400 million in additional investments in food processing and animal feed in Africa by 2028, according to Bloomberg cited by Investir au Cameroun.

Olam Agri, the Singapore-based agro-industrial group, plans to establish a poultry feed manufacturing plant in Cameroon with an announced capacity of 300,000 tonnes, with commissioning planned for early 2028. The project was confirmed on 5 November by Saurabh Mehra, head of Olam Agri’s food processing and animal feed activities, in an interview with Bloomberg, Investir au Cameroun reports.

The Cameroonian project is part of a programme involving about $400 million that the group plans to invest by 2028 in food processing and animal feed manufacturing in Africa, notably in Cameroon, Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Olam Agri also plans to increase its pasta manufacturing capacity in Ghana, according to Investir au Cameroun.

These investments would be added to the approximately $115 million already allocated by Olam Agri to its processing activities in West Africa since 2024, according to the group cited by Investir au Cameroun. No breakdown by country has been provided.

In Cameroon, Olam Agri would enter a market where the Noutchogouin Jean Samuel (NJS) group already operates a feed plant in Olembé, near Yaoundé. Inaugurated on 24 April 2024 by its Provenderie du Centre subsidiary, the facility has an announced annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes and represented nearly 5 billion CFA francs in investment, according to the Ministry of Livestock cited by Investir au Cameroun. Olam Agri’s announced capacity is higher in nominal volume, but the two facilities do not cover exactly the same categories of feed.

The announcement comes two days after Olam Agri launched an animal feed plant in Nigeria, announced on 5 November 2026. It is part of the group’s regional expansion of its food processing and animal feed activities.

Share this article

Related stories

IFAD plans $70 million for Guinean agriculture

The International Fund for Agricultural Development plans to mobilise an additional $70 million to support agricultural transformation and rural development in Guinea. The funding is notably intended to strengthen production capacity and rural infrastructure, according to information released after IFAD's meeting with Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah.

🇬🇳 Guinea · Source: Mosaiqueguinee ·

Elmed: Tunisia awards key contracts worth 1.23 billion euros

Tunisia has awarded the main contracts for the Elmed project, the electricity interconnector with Italy, for about 1.23 billion euros. The 600-megawatt link is expected to enter service between 2028 and 2030, while funding for the Tunisian infrastructure is going through a parliamentary procedure, according to consultancy Aius.

🇹🇳 Tunisia · Source: Kapitalis ·

Mahama plans $9 billion for job creation

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama plans to invest more than $9 billion between 2027 and 2030 in sectors with strong job-creation potential, under the “New Economy” policy. The programme is due to be detailed in the 2027 national budget, presented on 12 November, according to MyJoyOnline.

🇬🇭 Ghana · Source: MyJoyOnline ·

Washington ties $35m in military aid to Cameroon to receiving migrants

The United States negotiated about $35 million in military aid for Cameroon, including armoured vehicles for the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR), alongside an agreement on receiving deported migrants, according to the Wall Street Journal cited by La Nouvelle Tribune and Bénin Web TV. Human Rights Watch puts the number of third-country nationals transferred to Cameroon between January and August 2026 at 46, while the Wall Street Journal reported 36 between January and May. Senator Jeanne Shaheen opposed the aid, but the State Department continued the process, according to the Wall Street Journal.

🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·

🇨🇲 Latest from Cameroon

Map: CameroonLékié FF secures $300,000 with CAF Women’s Champions League semi-final placeLékié FF has secured at least $300,000, or about 176 million CFA francs, after qualifying for the semi-finals of the CAF Women’s Champions League. The Cameroonian club could increase its earnings by continuing its run, reports Actu Cameroun.All Cameroon news →

Business in Central Africa

Grand Libreville to face eight days of power cutsGrand Libreville to face eight days of power cutsSEEG plans rolling power cuts in Grand Libreville from 8 to 15 November 2026, with interruptions of about three hours due to works preparing the connection of Kinguélé Aval. Available production will fall to 55 MW, against 94 MW usually, creating a 39 MW deficit at the evening peak, according to SEEG.All Business news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. Migrant boat sinking in Kébémer leaves 34 dead🇸🇳 Senegal
  2. European Parliament condemns four-year sentence for Tundu Lissu🇹🇿 Tanzania
  3. Nigeria beat Japan 2-1 to win U17 Women's World Cup🇳🇬 Nigeria
  4. Egypt sack head coach Hossam Hassan and appoint Ali Maher🇪🇬 Egypt
  5. Five Algerian royal mausoleums enter Unesco evaluation🇩🇿 Algeria
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

← Back to the news