On February 19 in Douala, during the presentation to investors of the State financing program of Cameroon for the year 2026, the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motazé, has announced that the Cameroonian government is currently discussing with the Bank African Development Agency (BAD) and African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI). The country is seeking guarantees from both institutions to achieve its financial goals for the financial year 2026 with better conditions.

The objective of the discussions with ADB and ATIDI is to obtain from these two institutions a guarantee covering a loan of 585 billion FCFA to be made in the coming months on the market international capital. The funds sought will complement the envelope of 415 billion FCFA raised by Cameroon on January 30, 2026 at London, through a private placement arranged by Citigroup, JP Morgan and Cygnum Capital.

“As an extension of this operation, and with regard to the balance of 585 billion CFA francs out of the global envelope of 1000 billion FCFA expected for international markets - according to the State debt program in 2026, Editor's note - we now have already engaged in discussions with some multilateral institutions, in particular the ADB and ATIDI, in order to set up a mechanism for credit enhancement likely to allow us to obtain financial conditions more attractive and to optimize the costs of our resources”, informs Louis Paul Motaze.