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.
Gouvernement · dirigeant
President Paul Biya (sworn in for an eighth term in November 2025); Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute
Priorités nationales
- 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
Programmes publics
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
Opportunités d'affaires
Civil service digital skills and e-government training programme
Once the KOICA SMART CAMPUS is built it will need training content to run.
Ministry of Public Service, ENAM, ISMP
Programme management consulting for the youth and women's special fund
The new CFAF 50 billion fund needs disbursement and results-tracking systems.
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of SMEs (MINPMEESA)
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
PATNuC is building government cybersecurity and PKI.
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, ANTIC
Appels d'offres
- Cameroon-Chad interconnection substation works (Garoua II and others) · Sonatrel · Clôture 2026-11-18
- Cameroon-Chad interconnection 225 kV transmission line works · Sonatrel · Clôture 2026-11-19
- Pothole repair and drainage on a Betare-Oya road section (emergency national tender 21/AONO/2026) · Betare-Oya Municipality · Clôture 2026-11-20
Soutiens coréens
- 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).
Avis officiels
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
Catastrophes · conflits · épidémies
Vigilance 2026-10-30
Prolonged drought (GDACS, 2026)
Armed groups in the Far North and conflict in Anglophone regions continue
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