AGOA Push: Cameroon is lining up its return to AGOA as a key priority for the August 27 economic dialogue with the United States in Yaounde, with talks also set to cover business climate, trade and investment, including mining, technology and fintech, plus plans for a standards and quality laboratory and a commodity exchange. Youth Financing: Cameroon is seeking CFAF386.1bn to fund its 2025–2030 Youth Plan, with education and training taking the lion’s share (CFAF334bn), alongside vocational skills, digital and AI, and support for youth entrepreneurship. Transport Infrastructure: The government is advancing the CFAF222.8bn Ngaoundere–Garoua highway reconstruction, with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) working on the Bas Falaise–Keroua Bridge section and related site works. Agri-Exports: Cameroon’s banana exports jumped 34.1% in July to 20,577 tons, led by Compagnie Fruitière subsidiaries, keeping bananas a major export earner. Cocoa Downturn: Marketed cocoa production fell 20% in 2025/26 to 247,914 tonnes, with exports down 34.7%, as adverse weather hit output and reduced volumes for processing. Security & Trade Disruption: MNJTF troops, with Cameroonian gendarmes, arrested a suspected terrorist logistics courier in the Far North and recovered about 21,000 rounds of ammunition disguised as petroleum-product containers. Mobility Investment: Cameroon Auto Expo 2026 is set for October 17–24 in Douala, aiming to attract investment and partnerships in transport and mobility.