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Cameroon
New plantation violence plunges Cameroon Development Corporation into the red

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Oil palms in the village of Malombo, Cameroon, in March 2026.
Oil palms in the village of Malombo, Cameroon, in March 2026. © Liu Qiong/Xinhua/MaxxPPP

Fresh unrest across the CDC's agricultural estates has undermined a costly state bailout. The debt-laden entity is on the brink of collapse, despite Yaoundé having written off liabilities amounting to tens of billions of CFA francs.

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