The 2026 budget rose 14% to CFAF 8,816.4 billion, pairing fiscal consolidation with SND30 delivery amid a high debt-distress rating. The President returned in August after about ten weeks abroad, but as of October no new cabinet had been named.
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Government · leader
President Paul Biya (sworn in for an eighth term in November 2025); Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute
Key national agenda
- Delivering the SND30 national development strategy (2020-2030)
- Fiscal consolidation in line with CEMAC convergence criteria
- Women's economic empowerment and youth jobs (CFAF 50 billion special fund)
- Grid expansion and regional links such as the Chad interconnection
- Digital transformation (PATNuC) and e-government
- Security in the Anglophone North-West/South-West and the Far North
Government programmes
Cameroon-Chad power interconnection, phase 1EUR 221.3 million (about CFAF 145.2 billion)
426 km of 225 kV lines, new Garoua II substation; target 100 MW transfers
Special fund for women's empowerment and youth employmentCFAF 50 billion
Created in 2026 special accounts following presidential commitments
Project to Accelerate Digital Transformation (PATNuC)
World Bank-backed; includes government cybersecurity, e-signature and PKI frameworks
Public administration SMART CAMPUS (e-government training facilities)CFAF 4.6 billion (component total)
KOICA-funded; four auditorium/exhibition buildings for civil service schools
Programme to open up and connect cross-border economic basins, phase 1
AfDB-backed road rehabilitation; supervision consultants sought
Business opportunities
Civil service digital skills and e-government training programme
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Programme management consulting for the youth and women's special fund
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PMC/supervision consortium for transmission works
After the November bid deadlines, 34 months of works will need supervision.
Sonatrel, Ministry of Water and Energy
Public-sector cybersecurity assessment and AI admin automation pilot
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Tenders
- Cameroon-Chad interconnection substation works (Garoua II and others) · Sonatrel · Deadline 2026-11-18
- Cameroon-Chad interconnection 225 kV transmission line works · Sonatrel · Deadline 2026-11-19
- Pothole repair and drainage on a Betare-Oya road section (emergency national tender 21/AONO/2026) · Betare-Oya Municipality · Deadline 2026-11-20
Korean support schemes
- KOICA Cameroon e-government programme · KOICA — Under a CFAF 23 billion agreement signed in 2024, KOICA is delivering e-government work including the civil service SMART CAMPUS.
- Export Voucher · Export Voucher programme — Covers market research, translation and local marketing costs for francophone Central Africa.
- Overseas market research and buyer matching · KOTRA — Check whether a Cameroon office exists and apply through the nearest trade office (estimated).
Official notices
Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon (prc.cm)
- 2026-08-20 President Biya returns to Yaoundé after a private stay in Europe
- 2026-10-15 Orders on national security police promotions and postings
- 2026-10-16 Decrees 2026/333 and 2026/334 appoint the Constitutional Council president and two members
- 2026-10 Communiqué on the 30-31 October visit of Prince Albert II of Monaco
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
Watch 2026-11-07
Prolonged drought (GDACS, 2026)
Armed groups in the Far North and conflict in Anglophone regions continue
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