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Cameroon
Yaoundé under pressure from backers over Nachtigal dam

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Cameroon’s finance minister, Louis-Paul Motaze, in Yaoundé on 9 December 2025.
Cameroon’s finance minister, Louis-Paul Motaze, in Yaoundé on 9 December 2025. © Kepseu/Xinhua/Xinhua via AFP

Facing a cash shortfall, the operator of the hydroelectric plant is expecting to receive €30m from the government within 30 days in order to meet its half-yearly repayment deadline. The threat of resorting to the World Bank's guarantee is increasing the pressure on the Cameroonian authorities.

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