President Touadéra Targets $12.8 billion Investment in CAR -By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh

Central African Republic is launching a billion-dollar investment program covering all sectors and regions of the country. Investments totaling $12.8 billion, combined with extensive government reforms and incentives for businesses. A total of 543 specific projects have been defined for the period up to 2028.

“We are determined to unlock our country’s largely untapped potential by accelerating economic growth, building resilient and sustainable infrastructure, improving basic public services, and providing incentives for investors,” emphasizes Prof. Faustin Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic. “The aim is, on the one hand, to set in motion a genuine dynamic of development and structural change in the country at the economic, social, and environmental levels and, on the other hand, to reduce poverty and improve the well-being of our population.”

“Central African Republic has considerable potential. To harness this potential, we must invest in human capital. This means bringing important infrastructure closer to the population – especially schools and health services. The National Development Plan is about laying the foundation for a forward-looking vision,” says Prime Minister Félix Moloua. “We are now creating the conditions for success – and inviting our partners to participate.”

Under the title “Ambition 28,” the CAR government is inviting international investors to an Investment Round Table in Casablanca, for the first time, on September 14 and 15, 2025. (https://ambition28-rca.org/)

During the two-day conference, President Touadéra and leading government officials will present the contents of the National Development Plan in detail. Representatives from the World Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Commission, the UN, the Arab Development Bank for Africa, the International Monetary Fund, the International Finance Corporation (ICF), and the host country, the Kingdom of Morocco, will emphasize in their keynotes the importance of international partnerships for the country’s economic transformation. Panels will highlight investment opportunities in energy, agriculture, mining, infrastructure, digitalization, and tourism.

Central African Republic is a landlocked country surrounded by six direct neighbors: Chad to the north, Sudan and South Sudan to the east, Cameroon to the west, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo to the south. CAR is considered one of the least developed countries in the world.