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Floating Debt: New Audit on 2020-2025 Arrears
The Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze, in a circular letter dated August 19, 2026, instructs public administrations, state universities, and local authorities to submit the full extent of their receivables before the deadline of October 31, 2026.
Reconstruction and Development of the Far North: 800 Billion FCFA Already Mobilized
An additional 200 billion FCFA has been added to the financial balance of the Special Programme for Reconstruction and Development of the Far North Region (PSRDEN), bringing the total mobilized capital to 800 billion FCFA over a four-year period.
Cameroonian Economy: Resilient in a Tense International Context
Presided over on August 25, 2026, by the Minister of Economy, Planning and Territorial Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, the official ceremony for the presentation of the 4th edition of the framing document outlined the results of an exercise marked by a real expansion of 3.5% in 2025.
Mobile Telephony: Undeclared Phones Soon to Be Blocked
The Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motazé, in a statement dated August 20, 2026, sets September 1 of the current year as the date for suspending network access for terminals fraudulently entered into the territory since April 1, 2026.
Deforestation Regulation: Cameroonian Cocoa Prepares for Entry into the European Market
The Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, presented on August 24, 2026, during a consultation bringing together around twenty industrial operators and exporters, the interim assessment of preparations, four months ahead of the deadline for the entry into application of the EUDR.
SCDP: Three New Infrastructures de sécurité d'approvisionnement inaugurées
Presided over on August 21, 2026 by the Minister of Water and Energy, Gaston Eloundou Essomba, the commissioning ceremony of three new installations of the Cameroonian Petroleum Depots Company concretizes the government's will to secure national supplies.
Civil Registration System - Health Data: Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vital Strategies Commend BUNEC Progress
The Director General of the National Bureau of Civil Registration (BUNEC), Alexandre Marie Yomo, received in audience on August 18, 2026, an important delegation from Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vital Strategies, which came to evaluate the results of the sixth phase of the 'Data for Health' initiative in Cameroon, assess the interoperability of the civil registration system with other sectoral systems, and explore prospects for collaboration.
Cameroon-EU Cooperation: A New Dynamic for SMEs, Social Economy, and Crafts
The Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy, and Crafts, Achille BASSILEKIN III, granted an audience to H.E. Jean-Marc CHATAIGNIER, Ambassador, Head of the European Union Delegation to Cameroon, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in Yaounde, as part of the farewell audiences of the European diplomat with members of the Government.
BRT Project: Under Financial Strangulation
The budget evaluation carried out on July 17, 2026, sets the total cost of the urban mobility project for the city of Douala at 365.4 billion FCFA, including all taxes, exceeding the initial envelope of 260.8 billion FCFA by 104.6 billion FCFA.
Road Projects: MINTP Cracks Down on Arab Contractors
The slow pace of road infrastructure projects has prompted a firm warning from the contracting authority. During an evaluation meeting held on August 19, 2026, the Minister of Public Works, Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, demanded that the Egyptian group Arab Contractors urgently redeploy personnel and heavy equipment on four major axes of the national network.
Changes of residence, investment incentives: Discover the customs facilities for the Cameroonian diaspora
The summary document published by the General Directorate of Customs details the conditions for granting total exemption from duties and taxes on used personal effects during a move or permanent return to Cameroon.
Cameroon - USA: New Opportunities for Cooperation on the Horizon...
The audience granted on August 10, 2026, by the Minister of Trade, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, to the Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Cameroon, John G. Robinson, sets the terms of the bilateral agenda ahead of the scheduled economic dialogue on August 27, 2026, in Yaoundé, at the initiative of Washington.