The hydrocarbon sector occupies a predominant place in the economy, with subcontracting activities and related services. 2023 will be a pivotal year in the fossil fuel sector, with...

Cameroon – The valorization of natural gas

Cameroon has abundant natural gas reserves, making this potential a long-term energy source for the country. An increase in gas production...

Madagascar – The downstream oil sector fully liberalized

The Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons is responsible for hydrocarbon policy and the Malagasy Hydrocarbons Office (OMH), a regulatory body under its supervision, ensures...

Gabon – The gas strategy for producing electricity

Gabon has proven natural gas reserves of approximately 28.3 billion cubic meters, primarily in the form of associated gas. Currently making only limited use of this gas, Gabon wants to...

DRC – Relaunching the production of hydrocarbons and natural gas

The sector's revenue The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the countries with significant potential in terms of oil and gas resources. With 6% of the...

Cameroon – The development of oil resources

In its 2020-2030 development strategy, Cameroon aims to boost oil exploration. The 2020-2024 development plan of the National Hydrocarbons Company (SNH) aims in particular to optimize the...

Construction

Gabon – Increase in construction turnover

The numerous public infrastructure projects in Gabon, coupled with the policy of promoting local business sectors, have led to an increase in performance in the construction sector in 2021. ...

Congo – A concerted territorial project

Faced with the growing population growth since independence, the government is working, through a concerted and shared territorial project, to respond to the challenges of social cohesion, economic competitiveness, etc.

Togo – Cement: sharp increase in production capacity

In the space of ten years, Togo has become the leading producer and exporter of cement and clinker in the West African sub-region thanks to the major investments made in recent years in...

DRC – Construction, a structuring activity

The numerous rehabilitation and construction operations of basic infrastructure, and the execution of civil engineering works by certain oil companies, contribute significantly to the development of the sector. The government...

Congo – Modernization of the Road Fund

In Congo, the network requires maintenance and rehabilitation work on both paved and dirt roads. The public institution responsible for this task will be modernized for greater...

Congo – Real estate, a priority sector

A priority sector of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2022-2026, real estate development aims to strengthen the legal framework, increase the supply of decent housing at lower costs and increase...

Electricity

Madagascar – Favorable conditions for the exploitation of renewable energies

The electricity sector has been liberalized since 1999, promoting free competition for production and establishing a regulator. The national electricity access rate is 15% and ...

Madagascar – The Electricity Code is favorable to investments

Law 2017-020 was adopted in November 2017 as part of the National Development Plan (NDP 2015-2019). The NPE reflects the government's desire to clean up the energy sector...

Congo – Improving the rate of access to electricity

Until now, electricity was supplied by gas-fired power plants and hydroelectric dams. Thanks to the energy mix, Congo aims to achieve an electricity access rate of 50% in...

Congo – Exploitation of renewable energies

The potential for renewable electricity is inestimable in Congo. It revolves around hydroelectricity, biomass, wind, and solar power. The renewable energy project to electrify Pointe-Noire...

DRC – Hydroelectricity, an asset for industrial development

The DRC has significant potential for hydroelectric power generation. Thanks to the power of the Congo River, the second largest river in terms of flow, the country can boast...

Cameroon – The electricity sector

Cameroon is implementing its vision for the electricity sector, as set out in the National Development Strategy 2020-2030 (NDS 30), to increase electricity production. The new strategy...

Mines

Congo – Development of the mining industry

Given the considerable development potential of local subsoil resources, the mining industry could play a decisive role in achieving the objectives of emergence. Boosting the practice...

Gabon – Iron: 1 billion tonnes of reserves

In recent years, mining groups have shown growing interest in Gabon's iron ore, whose untapped resources are estimated to exceed one billion tonnes. Located in northeastern Gabon, ...

Congo – Significant mining potential

Despite this considerable potential, the mining sector remains underexplored and underexploited. Therefore, the development of the mining industry is one of the pillars of the diversification of the Congolese economy. The mining potential...

DRC – One of the main producers of tin

The DRC is one of Africa's leading producers of tin, a metal essential for the manufacture of electronic circuits. Alphamin operates one of the country's industrial mines and produces more than 100,000 annually.

Togo – A leading player in the phosphate sector

It has been more than 10 years since the Togolese government adopted a plan worth more than 200 billion FCFA (330 million $) to enable phosphate to regain its...

Congo – The CSR approach of mining companies

All mining companies are being asked to develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs with stakeholders. Mining companies are therefore being asked to refer to...

Telecom

Madagascar – Modernization of the Telecommunications Network

The government has launched a major project to modernize the public administration's telecommunications network. As part of the Malagasy public administration's digitalization program, the Minister of...

Congo – Interregional connections thanks to optical fiber

The Central African Backbone (CAB) sub-regional project, born from the will of the heads of state of the CEMAC zone, aims to put digital technology at the service of the populations, ...

Gabon – Development of fiber optic network content

Gabonese economic operators are being provided with interconnections with three neighboring countries: Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon. These interconnections are the realization of a...

Togo – Areas of development of the telecommunications network

The Togolese telecommunications market is primarily driven by five operators. Togo is the first West African country and the third African country to deploy 5G technology...

DRC – Total opening of the telecommunications sector to competition

Since 2017, the Democratic Republic of Congo has adopted a law that takes into account several fundamental options to make it possible to subject all operators in the sector to the same...