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Voluntary insurance enrolments fall by more than a quarter in Cameroon

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New 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.

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