Trade & Investment Fair: Yaounde’s 10th International Business, SME and Partnership Exhibition opened Monday, running to June 21, with about 1,000 exhibitors and a focus on agribusiness, energy, manufacturing, IT, finance, healthcare, tourism and handicrafts, aiming to deepen Central Africa and wider Africa business links. Textile & Cotton Value Chain: Cameroon’s Chamber of Agriculture (CAPEF) is in talks with Tunisia’s CETTEX to transfer textile know-how and build a fuller cotton-to-garment chain, addressing the current gap where much cotton is exported raw. Maritime & Logistics: The Cameroon-flagged tanker Smyrtos was detained by UK forces in the English Channel in a first-of-its-kind action against Russia’s “shadow fleet,” underlining scrutiny of ship registries and sanctions evasion. Regional Trade Barriers: ECOWAS ministers in Accra set timelines to tackle non-tariff barriers that are raising the cost of cross-border trade and slowing industrial growth. Fuel Corridor Infrastructure: The CNCC selected Tradex to develop fuel stations at logistics centers along the Douala-Bangui and Douala-N’Djamena corridors, as “life centers” for truckers and freight operators. Mining Governance: At SAGO 2026, Cameroon’s government said it is prosecuting more than 100 mining companies for operating illegally, targeting revenue losses and sector restructuring.