Cameroon’s richest man, Baba Danpullo, blocked from selling Sodecoton stake
Billionaires Africa | 13.11.2025 04:50
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, has intervened to stop the country’s richest man, Baba Ahmadou Danpullo, from selling his stake in Société de Développement du Coton (Sodecoton), one of the country’s most strategic agribusiness companies. The billionaire businessman had been preparing to divest his 11 percent stake, valued at about XAF17 billion ($30 million).
