Beyond Real Estate Companies
Our content explores the real estate sector beyond traditional property companies, analyzing investment strategies, urban development, asset management, real estate funds, and emerging market dynamics. This section deciphers trends in commercial and residential real estate, innovation in property management, as well as opportunities and risks related to real estate assets.
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ECOWAS Investment Forum: Lomé Prepares for 2nd Edition of This Major Business Gathering
The Togolese capital is poised to once again become the indispensable crossroads of business and development in West Africa. The ECOWAS Investment and Development Bank (BIDC) has officially launched preparations for the second edition of the ECOWAS Investment Forum (EIF), scheduled for April 7–8, 2027, in Lomé.
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Gabon: World Bank Calls for Gradual Removal of Fuel Subsidies
In its latest macroeconomic review, the World Bank highlights a significant imbalance in the distribution of benefits from these mechanisms. Nearly 96% of the total cost of these subsidies accrues to the wealthiest half of the population.
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Congo: A 224% Trade Surplus Achieved Thanks to Oil
According to data from the Congo National Institute of Statistics (INS), the country's trade balance recorded a net surplus of 866.6 billion CFA francs by the end of the second quarter of 2026
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Public Securities Market: Congo Mobilizes Only 54.5% of Its Objective
The Congolese Treasury experienced a delicate financial operation during its latest issuance on the public securities market of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), which took place on September 15, 2026.
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Gabon: Fokou Group Opens New Steel Plant in Port-Gentil
On September 17, 2026, President of the Republic Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema presided over the commissioning of this new production unit operated by Gabon Steelworks, a subsidiary of Foberd, which is itself part of the Cameroonian Fokou conglomerate.
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Equatorial Guinea: 79% of AfDB's Active Portfolio Undisbursed as of March 2026
As of March 31, 2026, financing commitments by the African Development Bank in the country amounted to 124 million units of account, equivalent to 94.72 billion CFA francs, distributed across 9 distinct operations covering the period from October 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026.
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Equatorial Guinea: Facebook and TikTok Blocked!
Since September 2, 2026, internet users have reported a significant reduction in connection speeds across the entire national territory. More specifically, the most popular content-sharing and social networking applications, such as Facebook and TikTok, have become completely inaccessible without the essential use of a virtual private network (VPN), while other Meta Group services, such as WhatsApp and Instagram, are experiencing noticeable malfunctions and slowdowns in daily use.
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Digital Sovereignty: Gabon Fiber Aims to Raise 41 Billion FCFA to Deploy 1,650 km of Fiber Optic
Gabon Fiber, the operator responsible for the exploitation and development of the National Fiber Optic Backbone (BNG), aims to mobilize over 41 billion CFA francs on international financial markets.
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Congo: Gerald Group Restarts Operations at Mfouati Polymetallic Complex
Extraction, processing, and shipping operations at the Research and Mining Exploitation Company (Soremi) site, located in Mbandza within the Mfouati district in the heart of the Bouenza region, have formally resumed under the supervision of American operator Gerald Group.
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Republic of Congo: Brazza Airlines Suspends Flights to Ouesso and Impfondo
Caught between volatile operating costs and regulatory pressure on fare pricing, the airline announced via an official statement on September 10, 2026, the immediate suspension of flights to the northern regions, further isolating already landlocked areas.
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Solar Energy: Equatorial Guinea Negotiates Around 90 Billion CFA Franc Investment with Chinese Firm Beijing Weineng
Faced with recurring thermal power outages and seeking to diversify an electricity mix overwhelmingly dominated by hydrocarbons, authorities are engaging in talks to integrate large-scale solar energy.
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Chad: Government Exempts Agricultural Inputs and Cereals from Taxes
By a decree signed on September 9, 2026, by Minister of Finance Tahir Hamid Nguilin, the government has enacted the removal of import duties and taxes on a broad range of essential consumer goods, raw materials, and specialized equipment.
