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Central African Republic · Trade · 23 October 2026

An Indonesian company, PT Asindo Tech, plans to build a US$10 million facility in the Central African Republic, according to a statement from Indonesia’s embassy in Cameroon. The plan was one of 19 agreements reported after Trade Expo Indonesia 2026, where Indonesia estimated about US$60 million in potential deals with Cameroon and other Central African nations.

What Indonesia Announced

Indonesia’s embassy in Yaoundé brought 81 Central African delegates to the second Indonesia-Cameroon Business Forum on Friday 16 October 2026, according to Indonesia’s state news agency ANTARA. Of the 19 agreements, 11 were signed at the forum.

Lampung-based PT Asindo Tech will build a US$15 million tapioca and biogas plant in Diang, Cameroon, with Cameroonian company Nego Titans, ANTARA reported. The same report lists a US$10 million facility in the Central African Republic without describing it.

The Central African Republic Plant

Oubangui Médias, a news outlet in Bangui, reported on 23 October that an Indonesian group had announced US$10 million for a cassava-processing plant. We could not read the full article, so the details beyond its headline are unconfirmed.

Cassava is a starchy root that is a staple food across Central Africa, and tapioca is a processed form of it. Asindo’s Cameroon project uses the same crop, so a cassava plant would fit its work, but ANTARA does not say that.

The Wider Deal List

Asindo also won a US$8 million contract for a river-sand mining project on Cameroon’s Sanaga River. PT Sri Tani Internasional signed a US$5 million annual deal to market Nego Titans’ surplus tapioca.

PT Turrima Agro Mass agreed a US$15 million partnership with TMG Investment for an organic fertiliser plant in Cameroon. PT Ganiya Bogatama won an US$800,000 supply contract with Cameroon’s Aqua Conv for fish processing.

What It Means for US Readers

The sums are small, and the agreements are preliminary rather than financed projects. They show Indonesian mid-sized firms using trade fairs to look for business in Central Africa.

The Central African Republic is landlocked, so transport costs weigh on any factory there. Whether the plant is built will depend on financing, power and roads.

What Is Not Known

ANTARA does not describe the Central African facility, and we have not seen a statement from the government in Bangui. The site, the local partner, the financing and the start date have not been published.

It is also unclear whether the US$10 million is invested capital or the value of the deal. For the Cameroon plant, Cameroonian outlet Shango said the US$15 million was an agreement value, not money already paid.

Sources

ANTARA, 20 Oct 2026 · Oubangui Médias, 23 Oct 2026 · Indonesia Business Post · RRI, Trade Expo Indonesia 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions

What did Indonesia announce for the Central African Republic?

Indonesia’s embassy said PT Asindo Tech plans a US$10 million facility in the country. A Bangui news outlet headlined it as a cassava-processing plant.

Where was the deal announced?

It came out of Trade Expo Indonesia, held 14 to 18 October 2026 in Tangerang, near Jakarta. The embassy in Yaoundé organised the Central African delegation.

How many deals were agreed?

The embassy said 19 agreements were reached, 11 of them signed at the Indonesia-Cameroon Business Forum on 16 October. It estimated about US$60 million in potential deals.

Is the plant already financed?

The reports do not say. The figures are described as potential deals, and no financing details have been published.