Hilton

Cameroon
Land bottlenecks delay UBA bank regional HQ

More than four years after announcing its intentions to set up its regional headquarters in Cameroon, United Bank for Africa has still not secured a site. Two potential locations, in Yaoundé and Douala, have slipped through its fingers, frustrating the bank's management.

Cameroon
EU puts Cameroon energy sector centre stage at Business Week

The second edition of the Cameroon-EU economic stakeholders gathering, to be held in Yaoundé on 16 and 17 June, will focus on the country's energy sector, as investors, lenders and public officials examine the sensitive Nachtigal dam dossier and the future of Socadel, the entity set to replace Eneo.

South Africa
PetroSA ready to forgo $10.8m debt owed by Namibia's UAG Investments

For two years, the state-owned company has been waiting for the payment of several million dollars from a Namibian company to which it sold liquefied petroleum gas. Yet it does not intend to initiate debt collection proceedings, much to the dismay of its employees.

Cameroon
Boss of state-owned oil firm Sonara under pressure as criticism mounts

Although Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh supported Harouna Bako’s appointment as head of the country’s sole state-owned refinery in 2024, he now harbours doubts about the current management of the public enterprise.

Cameroon
Agenda for WTO Ministerial Conference takes shape

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick is expected in Yaoundé to attend the World Trade Organization's most important annual event, which in 2026 will focus on fishing and agriculture issues.

Cameroon
Hilton casino changes hands

The gaming establishment's new boss, who wishes to upgrade the venue, has been carrying out renovation work since October 2025, which is due to be completed in May.

Cameroon
Yaoundé arranges financing for Hilton renovation

The fundraising to renovate the capital’s only five‑star hotel, the Yaoundé Hilton, has entered its decisive phase.

Cameroon
Race against time in Yaoundé to host WTO conference

The Cameroonian authorities are looking for ways to accommodate the delegations taking part in the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference, scheduled to take place in the capital from 26 to 29 March.

Cameroon
Hilton Yaoundé to regain former glory

A tired showcase of power, Yaoundé's only five-star hotel is about to undergo a major renovation. In early December, Cameroon Hotels Corp launched a call for tenders to recruit a project manager to oversee a large-scale refurbishment.

Palace Intrigues
Mohammed VI, William Ruto, Umaro Sissoco Embaló

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

MoroccoMohammed VI's exclusive trip to see the pharaohs

KenyaGideon Moi says ‘no' to joining Ruto's new government

Guinea-BissauThe problematic ex-president Umaro Sissoco Embaló

Palace Intrigues
Teodorin Obiang Nguema, Paul Biya, Raila Odinga, Cyril Ramaphosa and Alassane Ouattara

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CameroonTeodorin Obiang Nguema cosies up to busy Biyas

KenyaRaila Odinga's posthumous, final memoir in the offing

South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa chides his oil minister for being hooked on hydrocarbons

Ivory CoastOuattara and Macron like ships in the night

Congo
Kempinski Hotels soon to make its mark on Brazzaville

In early December, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will inaugurate a new luxury hotel on the banks of the Congo River, a year after the Hilton opened. The works were carried out by the Congolese group MPTB.

Cameroon
Nathalie Moudiki appoints all new board at Chanas Assurances

All the directors of Chanas Assurances have been replaced except for Nathalie Moudiki, a member of the board since February, and representative of her partner, who has a 10% stake in the company.

Cameroon
New Telesud boss to rebrand channel

The Télésud-Vision 4 brand is living out its final days. André Agid, who has owned the television channel since December and integrated it into his new company Global Media Group, is working on the launch of a new entity called Global Africa