Local Business & Finance: The IFC launched Cameroon’s first Local Champions Initiative cohort, selecting seven firms (agro, energy, logistics, services) for 12 months of support to improve governance and investment readiness. Trade & Customs: Cameroon suspended the mandatory Electronic Cargo Tracking Note (BESC) on Douala–N’Djamena and Douala–Bangui routes, citing corridor bottlenecks and tripartite forum recommendations. Infrastructure & Ports: Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute ordered administrations to fast-track the long-delayed Limbe Deep Seaport to ease pressure on Douala, pushing feasibility and land-delimitation steps toward implementation. Digital Economy Funding: Cameroon secured over 36 billion CFA francs in EU grants for digital transformation and export-linked programmes, including SME digital adoption and regional digital business support. Cocoa Value Chain: Obala’s Chocolat Rouge factory is set to deliver Cameroon’s first chocolate bars to market within three weeks, boosting local processing and export prospects. Security & Regional Cooperation: The U.S. is finalizing plans to redeploy troops to Maroua (Far North) for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support after the Agadez drone hub closure. Maritime Transparency: At the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, African states—including Cameroon—were urged to accelerate fisheries transparency reforms to curb illegal fishing.