Infrastructure financing in Central Africa will take center stage at the second International Financial Forum, scheduled for April 23–24, 2026, in Yaoundé.
The event is organized by brokerage firms Contracturer Capital S.A., Horus Investment Capital and Akoa Mballa & Co. The organizers say they aim to strengthen financial engineering capabilities to support large-scale projects across the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (Cemac).
Held under the theme “Regional Financial Market and Structured Finance Engineering for Infrastructure Projects in Cemac,” the forum seeks to better align regional capital markets with long-term financing needs in transport, energy, water, telecommunications and public infrastructure.
According to Cameroonian financial advisory firms, the regional market remains underused for long-term financing of major projects, despite an established institutional framework and the presence of both institutional and non-institutional investors.
Organizers highlight the existence of significant local liquidity that remains insufficiently mobilized. The objective is to improve intermediation between available savings and infrastructure projects, thereby reducing reliance on external funding.
Green Bonds, PPPs and Financial Innovation
Discussions will revolve around five key pillars. These include liquidity and financial innovation, with emphasis on long-term bonds, green bonds, participatory Treasury bills and securitization of public-private partnership (PPP) projects.
Another focus will be financial inclusion and the mobilization of informal savings, particularly through digital savings platforms such as Mobile Money and Orange Money, as well as digital investment instruments targeting the diaspora.
The forum will also address the development of structured finance expertise through regional project pooling, the creation of a regional structuring center and strengthened partnerships with the African Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation and Proparco, the private-sector arm of the French Development Agency.
Organizers say they intend to formulate “concrete and operational” recommendations and establish a lasting dialogue framework between public and private stakeholders. Senior financial and economic figures from across the sub-region are expected to attend.
Ludovic Amara
