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Investing in Cameroon: procedures and points to check
Before committing money, you need to know what operation you are carrying out, with whom, and which body supervises it. This page shows where to check.
Before committing money
- Name the operation: land purchase, company creation, equity stake, project financing.
- Check who you are dealing with and what they are entitled to sell or do.
- Have any land title checked by the competent administration before any payment.
- Ask for documents you can have verified. A photo or a message does not prove ownership.
- Have the deeds read by a legal professional authorised in Cameroon.
Starting a company
Cameroon applies OHADA business law. Setting up a company goes through the official formalities, then registration in the commercial register.
- mybusiness.cm portal(opens in a new tab)
Cameroon electronic business creation window (in French)
Online portal for business creation procedures in Cameroon.
- API Cameroon Invest in Cameroon site(opens in a new tab)
Investment Promotion Agency (API) of Cameroon (in French)
Agency site presenting the investment one-stop window and the tax and customs incentives.
- OHADA website(opens in a new tab)
Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) (in French)
Website of the organization in charge of business law harmonized among its member states.
- OHADA computerised trade and personal property credit register(opens in a new tab)
Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) (in French)
OHADA article on the launch of the computerised trade and personal property credit register.
Buying land or property
State property, the land registry and land affairs fall under a dedicated ministry. It is the place to check the status of a plot.
- MINDCAF website(opens in a new tab)
Ministry of State Property, Surveys and Land Tenure (MINDCAF) (in French)
Website of the ministry in charge of state property, surveys and land affairs in Cameroon.
Taxation, exchange and customs
Taxes, exchange rules and customs formalities each have their own administration. Their pages are the starting point to learn what applies to your operation.
- MINFI institutional website(opens in a new tab)
Ministry of Finance of Cameroon (MINFI) (in French)
Institutional website of the Cameroonian Ministry of Finance.
- DGI website(opens in a new tab)
Directorate General of Taxation (DGI) of Cameroon (in French)
Home page of the Directorate General of Taxation of Cameroon.
- General presentation of the exchange policy(opens in a new tab)
Bank of Central African States (BEAC) (in French)
BEAC page presenting the exchange policy of the monetary zone.
- Cameroon Customs website(opens in a new tab)
Cameroon Customs (in French)
Home page of the Cameroon Customs website. The site answers only over http from our server.
The national framework for the diaspora
- MINREX website (Diplocam)(opens in a new tab)
Ministry of External Relations of Cameroon (MINREX) (in French)
Website of the Cameroonian Ministry of External Relations.
- A Step Forward in Cameroon's National Diaspora Engagement Agenda(opens in a new tab)
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Cameroon
IOM article of 14 July 2026 on work with MINREX toward a national diaspora engagement strategy.
In the programme
The programme does not manage your money. It reviews project files filed by verified sponsors and shows the status of each.
Links checked on 27 October 2026. If one no longer works, write to us from the Contact page.