SONARA Rehabilitation Push: Cameroon’s refinery revival is moving from planning to market testing, with Yaounde’s two-day international market sounding for a DBFM Public-Private Partnership now targeting a hydrocracker upgrade and raising capacity toward 3.5 million metric tonnes/year. Investment Climate & Industry: The Investment Promotion Agency signed six agreements/amendments spanning agro-industry, manufacturing, industrial production and tourism, while reforms point to a one-stop investment window and a virtual platform to speed procedures. Water Access for Refugees: In Yaounde, UNHCR and CAMWATER signed a deal to improve drinking water for Minawao camp refugees and surrounding communities, where access is currently far below humanitarian standards. Trade Competitiveness: A Douala training workshop under EU-WCO support aims to build certified trainers on Rules of Origin to help firms use AfCFTA, EPA and regional trade benefits. Transport & Regional Commerce: Nigeria’s Borno road rehabilitation flag-offs (Bama-Banki and Dikwa-Gamboru-Ngala) underline how corridor repairs can restart trade and security operations across the Cameroon border region. Macroeconomic Watch: Cameroon’s inflation is easing, but food prices and rising diesel import costs are creating fresh risks for consumers, logistics and public finances.