Case filed by Cameroon’s richest man casts doubt on MTN’s $200-million investment
The legal uncertainty cast by Baba Ahmadou Danpullo, who ranks as Cameroon’s richest man, threatens the group’s $200-million investment.
The legal uncertainty cast by Baba Ahmadou Danpullo, who ranks as Cameroon’s richest man, threatens the group’s $200-million investment.
As Cameroon’s richest man, Danpullo continues to play a pivotal role in the country’s economic landscape.
Earlier this year, Danpullo accused First National Bank of orchestrating the misleading seizure and liquidation of his South African properties.
Belinga also runs Pura, a mineral water company, and Vision 4, a Cameroonian TV channel.
Fokam is one of Africa’s richest men, with a fortune assessed at more than $800 million in 2020.
Ecobank is one of West and Central Africa’s leading independent regional banking groups.
The group already has a 1.5-million-tonne cement grinding facility in the Francophone West African country.