IHS Cameroon Maintains CFA20 Billion Untapped Liquidity Buffer

IHS Cameroon had CFA20 billion in available credit from Ecobank and Access Bank with no outstanding balance at June 30. The two CFA10 billion facilities were set up to cover the telecom infrastructure company’s working capital needs. IHS drew CFA669.6 million from the Ecobank facility in 2025, but both lines later returned to zero balances. IHS Cameroon had CFA20 billion in available working capital credit from Ecobank Cameroon and Access Bank Cameroon at the end of June 2026, with no outstanding balance on either facility, giving the telecom infrastructure company access to liquidity without adding bank debt at that date. The two overdraft facilities, worth CFA10 billion each, were designed to finance the subsidiary’s working capital needs, according to IHS Holding’s half-year financial statements published on August 11, 2026. The Ecobank facility, arranged in September 2025, carried an annual interest rate of 5.5%, plus VAT, and was due to mature in August 2026. The Access ...