By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ecomatin
Cameroon, Nigeria and Benin are preparing to connect their customs systems with support from Afreximbank. The project aims to facilitate trade at the borders, in a context where intra-African trade remains limited compared with trade with the rest of the world, reports Ecomatin.
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Cameroon is ranked behind Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in the Productive Capacities Index, according to the latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The ranking compares the productive capacities of Central African countries, reports Actu Cameroun.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Actu Cameroun ·
The Democratic Republic of the Congo reaffirmed its commitment to mineral traceability and local processing in Lusaka. The approach also aims to strengthen regional cooperation, according to BETO, which reported the statement on 21 October 2026.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
The Bendjé Departmental Council handed out agricultural kits to around 50 beneficiaries, including associations, cooperatives and groups of growers. The assistance aims to support agricultural production in the department, Gabonactu reports.
🇬🇦 Gabon · Source: Gabonactu ·
The sixth ordinary session of the Council of Central African Police Chiefs concludes at the Yaoundé Congress Centre after two days of work. The meeting aims to strengthen the fight against cross-border crime, reports Journal du Cameroun.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Journal du Cameroun ·
Voluntary insurance enrolments fall by more than a quarter in CameroonNew enrolments in Cameroon’s voluntary insurance scheme, aimed at self-employed and informal workers, have fallen by more than a quarter in a year. The National Social Insurance Fund wants to expand benefits to make the scheme more attractive, according to data released by the CNPS.
Equatorial Guinea to take back Tradex-leased fuel depotsEquatorial Guinea’s Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang has announced that the state will take back fuel depots leased by Tradex Equatorial Guinea as the country faces its third shortage of the year. The decision comes less than a week after a fine of 500 million CFA francs was imposed on the subsidiary of Cameroon’s National Hydrocarbons Corporation, Radio Macuto reports.The week in Africa
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