Welcome to Cameroon and to the first Kribi Investment Summit 2025. I extend a special welcome to those who travelled all the way from China and Hong Kong to attend this important summit in the major resort town of Kribi, in the South Province of Cameroon. The Kribi Investment Summit is the premier event organised by the Port Authority of Kribi to facilitate and foster foreign investment within this major West African port and resort.
About Us
Patrice Melom
General Manager
Kribi Port Authority
Welcome To Kribi Investment
This week you will be presented with details of very attractive and diverse investment opportunities for you and your colleagues here in Kribi. There is no better place to bring your business than Kribi, Cameroon, which is positioned in the heart of the Gulf of Guinea, at the crossroads between West and Southern Africa, with all its exceptional nautical and tourist attractions. Investors should note that our geographical location makes Kribi a natural hub for the consolidation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA).
This body was founded in 2018 and has been fully operational since 2020. It provides our region and West Africa as a whole with boundless possibilities for future development and growth, facilitating massive opportunities arising within the Kribi Industrial Zone.
The geographical location of Kribi Port
- The port of Kribi opens Cameroon and the country of its hinterland to the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Gulf of Guinea and is located 35km from the major city of Kribi in the locality of Mboro.
- This geographical position places Kribi in the heart of the main north-south shipping lanes and makes it a natural hub in the context of the establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
- Kribi is directly connected to Asia and major European ports. This maritime connectivity generates very significant advantages in terms of transit time and transport costs.
- Thanks to its natural features and facilities, Kribi has excellent maritime connectivity and can accommodate vessels with a capacity of up to 8,500 TEUs.
Why Kribi – A Rapidly Developing Tourist Venue And Industrial Hub
Kribi is also home to the Port of Kribi and will be the future home of several
other government-initiated projects currently in the course of development.
- Kribi is Cameroon’s most rapidly developing major industrial city in the South Atlantic region of West Africa.
- Kribi is a resort town and port in the South Province of Cameroon, known for its sandy beaches and strong Atlantic surf.
- Home to a state-of-the-art domestic gas terminal serving national demand.
- Location of the Golar Hilli Episeyo, the world’s first ever converted floating natural gas liquefaction plant.
- Home to Cameroon’s first ever natural gas-fired thermal power plant with a capacity of 216 MW.
About Cameroon
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- Location: West Africa
- Borders shared with: Chad, Nigeria, Gabon, Republic of Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea.
- Population: 23.4 million (2018);
- Surface area: 475,442 km2;
- Average annual demographic growth rate: 2.2%;
- GDP: USD38.5 billion (2018);
- GDP/Resident: USD 1,544 (2018);
- Highly diversified economy: agriculture 20% of GDP, industry 22% of GDP, oil production 7% of GDP;
- Average annual GDP growth rate: 3.9%;
- Inflation rate: 3.0%;
- Official languages: French and English
- Religions: Christianity, Islam
- Climate: varies with terrain, from tropical along the coast to semi-arid and hot in the north
Cameroon's Economic Strengths
Cameroon has a diversified economy, with a number of thriving sectors contributing to its GDP, as follows:
Investment incentives
Cameroon passed an innovative law in 2013 to promote and attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on its territory, allowing for domestic and foreign investors to access taxation, customs, financial and administrative incentives
- Implementation of a specific visa that foreign investors can obtain
- Investor reception desks in operation at Cameroon’s international airport
- Creation of single stop shops staffed by agencies responsible for investment promotion activities
Rights to open accounts in the Republic of Cameroon in local and foreign currencies
Right to freely collect and retain funds acquired or borrowed abroad and to dispose of them freely
Rights to transfer dividends and proceeds from the sale of shares and to pay non-resident suppliers
The Kribi Port Integrated Industrial Zone Project (ZIIPK)
- Consists of the design, financing, development, operation and maintenance of 15,000 hectares within the international standard.
- The investment cost will involve constructing various industrial business networks and the development of logistics facilities with an estimated value of USD950 million.
- In alignment with the Government of Cameroon National Development Strategy (NDS30).
Event Management Team
The Kribi Investment Summit is organised by ALPHA Ports, a company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. ALPHA is founded on a bedrock of expertise, an extensive communications network and high levels of knowledge and cooperation.
Bruna Ribeiro
Event Operations and Management
Kribi Investment Summit
Portugal
Dr Ulf Henning
Senior Advisor
Kribi Investment Summit
Hong Kong
Marlene Minko
Director of Projects Asia
Port Authority of Kribi
Cameroon
Michael Wilfred AWOUMOU
Commercial Director
Port Authority of Kribi
Cameroon
Olivia Muriel
Event Operations and Management
Port Authority of Kribi
Cameroon
Penda Monekosso
Event Sales and Operational Strategist
Kribi Investment Summit
Cameroon
Suki Cheung
Senior Adviser
Kribi Investment Summit
Hong Kong
Ziad Hamoui
Event Operations Director
Kribi Investment Summit
Ghana
