U.S.-Cameroon Security Pivot: The United States is finalizing plans to redeploy troops to Maroua in Cameroon’s Far North, ending a roughly seven-year absence and filling an ISR gap after the 2024 closure of its drone hub in Agadez, Niger; the Salak base will host U.S. personnel focused on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to support Cameroonian operations against ISWAP and JAS, with no direct combat role. Electricity Fraud Crackdown: Cameroon’s new power distributor Socadel will launch an aggressive anti-theft drive in its first 100 days, after inspections in Yaoundé and Douala reportedly found about 3,000 electricity fraud cases in three weeks; the government says electricity fraud costs around CFA60 billion annually. State Assets and Insurance: Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute told lawmakers that Cameroon has identified 1,522 state-owned buildings in Mfoundi and Wouri valued at over CFA1.5 trillion, while noting the state currently does not insure such property under private market terms. Regional Forestry Skills Boost: AFD and RIFFEAC signed a €5m (CFA3.3bn) deal in Yaoundé to fund ADEFAC 2, a five-year program to strengthen continuing training in forestry and wood-processing across six Congo Basin countries. Promote 2026 in Yaoundé: Cameroon’s SME trade fair Promote 2026 opened at the Yaoundé Conference Centre with 236 local firms, supported by Afriland First Bank and the economy ministry, running through June 21. Manyu Drug Crisis Call: Dr. Joachim Arrey urged elite and diaspora support to tackle a worsening drug crisis in Manyu Division, warning it is damaging youth lives and the region’s reputation.