Import-substitution

• Posted on 2025-04-03
• Atelier de formation

The Minister of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Mr. Achille Bassilekin III, officially launched the national workshop on Import Substitution organised by the Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC) in Yaoundé today, 2 April 2025.

The event, which brought together approximately 500 participants, most of whom were entrepreneurs and foreign trade actors from across the country, had as theme “Import substitution: a key factor for the... Read more

CNSC joins TRALAC working session in Nairobi

• Posted on 2025-04-02
• Opportunités ZLECAF

The Trade Law Centre (TRALAC), in close collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat, launched a training programme for women and youths on the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on 31 March and 1 April 2025 at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

In light of the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade recently adopted by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, this program aims to equip participants with the tools they... Read more

Concertation CNSC holds meeting to address shippers' concerns

• Posted on 2025-03-19
• Procédures fret aérien

The Cameroon National Shippers' Council (CNSC), the State's secular arm charged with overseeing and protecting shippers' interests, organised a consultation meeting in Douala today 18 March 2025, to discuss the administrative hassles encountered by shippers during air freight procedures.

The meeting attended by officials from SGS (Société Générale de Surveillance), the Directorate General of Customs (DGD), DHL and about a dozen shippers, was chaired... Read more

Creation of a dedicated team takes Mbé yam labeling process a step further

• Posted on 2025-03-18
• Igname de Mbé

On 19 February 2025, the labeling process for Mbé yams passed a new milestone in the Adamawa region. The state-run daily Cameroon Tribune reports that local producers have validated the legal status of the group representing the geographical indication (GI), and adopted internal regulations to govern the process. This breakthrough was achieved during a meeting where an executive board was elected to steer the project and complete the fourth stage: drawing up and validating the specifications... Read more