(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, now has a Pullman hotel. The new hotel, the Pullman Douala Rabingha, is the new name for the former Meridien Hotel.

The Accor group, which owns this high-end international brand, signed a management contract with Société nouvelle des cocotiers, the hotel’s owner. The company itself belongs to the Fadil group which is headed by Cameroonian businessman, Mohamadou Bayero Fadil.

The hotel will undergo extensive renovations to meet the Pullman brands standards by December 2016. “Though Douala is the country’s main point of entry, the hotel offering is low as there are only 13 hotels. Calling on internationally renowned professionals will guarantee the success of Cameroon’s economic and touristic development,” stated the Fadil group’s CEO, Mohamadou Bayero Fadil.