During this period, the Cameroonian subsidiary accumulated abyssal net losses nearing 99 billion FCFA, a figure that testifies to the continuous degradation of its operational profitability in a national market where estimated domestic demand of 300,000 tonnes per year struggles to be met by local production.


Faced with this financial erosion and contraction of turnover, the reference shareholder had nonetheless multiplied rescue efforts, carrying out massive recapitalizations through the conversion of receivables into current accounts for over 34 billion CFA francs, while progressively increasing its provisions and asset impairments. While the divestment plan envisaged an ambitious multi-year relaunch plan of over 130 billion CFA francs aimed at modernizing the industrial and agricultural tool, the process faces rigorous institutional arbitrations, with public authorities expressing the wish to suspend proceedings due to the eminently strategic nature of the company for national supply.


The impending capitalist transition for the flagship of agro-industry highlights the colossal challenges linked to the management of mass-consumption sectors facing production hazards and market volatility. The outcome of this file will not only seal the future of national sugar transformation, but will also define the new modalities of partnership between private investors and public authorities in the management of strategic economic assets.


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