Port Performance Watch: Cameroon’s Kribi deep-sea port slid to 395th of 400 in the World Bank’s 2025 Container Port Performance Index, with a sharp worsening in vessel turnaround times since 2020. Trade & Industry: Cameroon now holds 72.4% of CEMAC’s approved preferential products (1,328 of 1,834), with 120 products from 14 local companies cleared in recent approvals. Energy & Finance: Optasia says it will roll out electricity lending (“Extra Power”) after acquiring Finergi Global, aiming to expand credit access as prepaid meters spread. Transport Deals: Cameroon is pushing transport cooperation with Egypt (air agreement, maritime frameworks, port/rail/civil aviation projects) and with Indonesia (rail, maritime services, electric mobility, including rolling stock and port management links). Customs & Supply Chains: Customs extended an anti-smuggling awareness drive in the Far North to curb fraud in beverages and frozen imports, where informal imports remain heavily concentrated. Agri-Food Value Chain: ONCC and Germany’s Cooko renewed a three-year cocoa traceability partnership in Douala, focusing on quality, first-mile traceability and producer income support. Investment Pipeline: IsDB plans to sign CFA253.1bn (€385.85m) in Cameroon, though the mix of firm financing vs letters of intent is still unclear. Urban Development: Ndolle City’s €5bn strategic agreement positions Cameroon as a primary hub for a new 1,000-hectare mixed residential-industrial urban project.