Cameroon bars 65 firms from contracts over fraud
The number of companies banned from public procurement more than doubled in 2025 compared to the previous year.
Cameroon's Ministry of Public Contracts banned 65 companies from public procurement in 2025 due to forged documents and fraud. This figure represents a 132.1% increase from the 28 companies banned in 2024.
The ministry's 2025 report, published on November 2, 2026, also revealed a rise in contract terminations. 99 contractors had their contracts ended due to their own failures, up from 46 in 2024. Of these, 49 cases involved abandoned projects, according to 26 contracting authorities.
The budget execution reports for 2024 and 2025 provided the basis for these figures. The value of the terminated contracts and the extent of unfinished work were not specified in the reports.
Why it matters65 companies are banned from public contracts in Cameroon for fraud, impacting their ability to secure government work.