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1–6 June 2026 · Yaoundé · Event

SIAC 2026 — 2nd Inter-professional Aquaculture Trade Show of Cameroon

The Inter-professional Aquaculture Trade Show of Cameroon (SIAC 2026) takes place from 1 to 6 June 2026 at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaoundé.

The event is held under the High Patronage of the President of the Republic of Cameroon.

Organized by the Inter-professional Organization for the Development of Aquaculture in Cameroon (OIDAC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (MINEPIA), it brings together all national and international stakeholders of the aquaculture value chain.

The 2026 edition is themed: “Aquaculture development policies and strategies in Cameroon as national levers for territorial dynamics across the economic, social and technological dimensions.”

TACE Trading, lead technical and financial partner of the PROAQUI project, has been officially invited to the show by MINEPIA to share its expertise in aquaculture product valorization. This invitation reflects PROAQUI’s institutional anchoring within Cameroon’s aquaculture industry.

Dates: 1 to 6 June 2026
Venue: Palais Polyvalent des Sports, Yaoundé
Organizers: OIDAC, in collaboration with MINEPIA
High patronage: President of the Republic of Cameroon
PROAQUI participation: TACE Trading, lead technical and financial partner

Official press release

April 2026 · Press release

Launch of Zeideal Group corporate website

Zeideal Group SAS announces the launch of its bilingual French-English institutional portal, alongside the fundraising phase of the PROAQUI project. The website, accessible at zeidealgroup.com, presents the Group's identity, the industrial architecture of PROAQUI, the three industrial poles (DIR, Mbakaou, Nyong-Mfou), our IFC PS 1-8 aligned ESG approach and the engagement modalities with lenders.

This launch is part of the preparation for the Phase 1 pilot financial closing targeted for mid-2027, which mobilizes the project company's equity and two lenders (BC-PME and Banco do Brasil). The structuring international architecture comes from Phase 2, arranged by Afreximbank, for a cumulative CAPEX of about FCFA 63.9 billion over four phases.

Species validation

Q1 2026 · Project

Validation of O. niloticus GIFT strain

Selection of the GIFT tilapia strain (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia, WorldFish) for the Mbakaou and Mfou hatcheries. Male sex ratio ≥ 95%, target FCR 1.30 from Phase 1.

CODAM partnership

June 2025 · Partnership

Strategic partnership with CODAM

Launch of the operational partnership between Zeideal Group and CODAM (Mfou District Development Committee) for the Mfou hatchery owned 100% by the project company (≈ 49M fingerlings/year, CODAM as operating partner), anchoring PROAQUI's Nyong-Mfou pole within Cameroon's existing aquaculture fabric.

ICERD field visit

April 2026 · Studies

ICERD 2026 field visit — Synthesis

The International Centre of Environmental Studies and Research for Development (ICERD) finalizes the DIR field visit report. Pedological, topographical and hydrogeological survey over 5,380 hectares. Good overall fertility confirmed, structure favorable to maize/soy cultivation under pivots.

Fundraising

April 2026 · Investors

Launch of the Phase 1 pilot financing round

Synchronized submission of the Phase 1 pilot financing files (FCFA 17.3 billion, equity and two lenders: PIISAAH BC-PME and Banco do Brasil PROEX). The Phase 2 international architecture (FCFA 15.9 billion) will be arranged by Afreximbank as sole Mandated Lead Arranger. Phase 1 financial closing targeted for mid-2027.