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Corridor 05 · Central Africa

Libreville–Kribi–Douala–N'Djamena

Central African corridor from Atlantic ports to landlocked Chad.

  • São Tomé & Príncipe
  • Gabon
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Cameroon
  • Chad
CUSA mineral profile

Mining properties by type: Libreville–Kribi–Douala–N'Djamena

Number of mining properties by production stage and mineral type: Libreville–Kribi–Douala–N'Djamena
Dark purple: in production. Light purple: prospective. Source: CUSA / JRC Figure 3.
Extractive potential

Gabonese manganese, Cameroonian oil and timber.

Minerals mapped along the corridor
  • Gold
  • Iron ore
  • Heavy mineral sands
  • PGM
Flagship projects
  • Kribi deep-water port

    EIB co-financing.

Financing structure

Blended finance through EIB and AfDB. Chad: €275M with EIB and World Bank; Cameroon: €243M with EIB and AFD.

Criticism

Resource evacuation structured for European off-takers.