AGL Invests CFA2.6 Billion in Cocoa Logistics Hub at Cameroon’s Kribi Port

Africa Global Logistics (AGL) Cameroon, a subsidiary of MSC Group, is expanding its logistics operations at the Port of Kribi with a new CFA2.6 billion investment.

On June 25, the company broke ground on the third phase of its Kribi Logistics Hub (KLH), a project that will focus primarily on cocoa storage and handling. The new facility will cover 2.9 hectares and include a 5,000-square-meter paved container yard, a 9,000-square-meter warehouse, a weighbridge, and a bypass road designed to ease truck traffic. Construction is scheduled to run from July 2026 through April 2027.

Building Export-Specific Logistics Capacity

According to AGL Cameroon Managing Director Thibaut Lamé, the third phase marks an important milestone in the development of the Kribi Logistics Hub.

“The third phase, whose foundation stone we are laying today, marks the project’s transition into maturity,” he said. Construction begins as AGL also commissions the second phase of the hub, a nearly CFA3 billion investment built on 1.5 hectares, including 0.5 hectares of developed land. That phase features a 10,000-square-meter paved yard and a 3,000-square-meter warehouse dedicated mainly to cotton storage.

By developing specialized facilities for different export commodities, AGL aims to tailor its logistics platform to Cameroon’s key export sectors. After cotton, the new cocoa facility is expected to improve storage, handling, and transport conditions for one of the country’s leading agricultural exports. With the latest investment, AGL’s total spending on the Kribi Logistics Hub reaches CFA10.7 billion, including CFA8.1 billion invested in the first two phases. Once completed, the platform will cover nearly 7 hectares to support growing cargo volumes at the Port of Kribi.

Kribi Strengthens Its Regional Ambitions

The expansion comes as the Kribi Port Authority (PAK) continues to increase the port’s operational capacity, including through the commissioning of its second container terminal.

The objective is not only to handle higher cargo volumes but also to strengthen logistics chains supporting agricultural, mining, and industrial exports.

AGL sees Kribi as a logistics gateway connecting Cameroon with Chad, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo. Achieving that goal will require storage, cargo-handling, and internal transport infrastructure capable of accommodating growing trade flows without creating new bottlenecks.

PAK Director General Patrice Melom said investments by private operators such as AGL demonstrate growing confidence in the port’s long-term potential. He said Kribi is increasingly positioned to support mineral exports, regional logistics, and local industrial processing.

Beyond expanding warehouse capacity, the third phase of the Kribi Logistics Hub strengthens the logistics ecosystem surrounding the port and reinforces Cameroon’s ambition to compete with other major ports in the Gulf of Guinea. The next challenge will be turning that expanded capacity into a lasting commercial advantage through more efficient transport corridors, lower logistics costs, and stronger integration of the country’s export industries.

Frédéric Nonos