IMO ENCOURAGES WOMEN IN THE MARITIME AND PORT SECTORS

• Posted on 2024-10-10
• Commerce

From 2 to 3 September 2024, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) organised a conference in Sao Tomé and Principe to highlight women's contribution to Africa's maritime sector.

The conference themed "Safety first: women working together to shape the future of the maritime sector in Africa", brought together associations such as WIMOWCA, WOMESA and RFMP-AOC to explore the role of women in enhancing maritime safety, as well as their participation in decision-making... Read more

AfCFTA : Official launch of “BIASHARA AFRIKA 2024” by President Paul Kagame

• Posted on 2024-10-10
• ZLECAF

A business forum dubbed “BIASHARA AFRIKA 2024” is being organised in Kigali from 9 to 11 October 2024 on the theme "Dare to invent the future of the AfCFTA”. A joint initiative of the AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade Area) Secretariat and the Government of Rwanda, the forum offers a dynamic platform for discussions between Africa's public and private sectors, multinationals, and key players of the continent's economy.

African SMEs hope to seize the... Read more

CNSC raises awareness on the digitisation of foreign trade procedures

• Posted on 2024-09-30
• Formation

The seminar organised by the Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC) on 26 and 27 September 2024 at its training hall sought to inform sector players about existing digital tools designed to optimise foreign trade procedures in Cameroon.

Over a hundred foreign trade players attended this training seminar which focused on various "Tools for the digitalisation of foreign trade procedures in Cameroon". Presentations were delivered by experts from the Single Window for Foreign... Read more

Douala Maritime Museum: A high-profile guest on board

• Posted on 2024-09-30
• Musée maritime

Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of State for Finance, Economy and Planning, Mr. Lima Gabriel Mbaga Obiang, was in Douala on 26 September 2024 to visit the Douala Maritime Museum. He was warmly welcomed by Mr. Dippah Kayesse, Head of the Public Relations Unit at the Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC).

Throughout his tour, the Equato-Guinean Minister of State was guided around the exhibition halls by museum staff. He was visibly very impressed by the exhibitions and their... Read more