Combating fraudulent cocoa bean exports in Cameroon

• Posted on 2024-09-25
• Exportation CACAO

The Director General of Customs (DGD), Mr. Fongod Edwin Nuvaga, signed a memo on Wednesday 11 September 2024 reminding the public about the procedures for exporting cocoa beans by land and waterways in Cameroon.

Despite the surveillance system put in place by the local authorities, statistics from the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC) show that Cameroon fraudulently exported 70,000 tonnes of cocoa beans to Nigeria, representing 26.2% of national production estimated at 266,725 tonnes... Read more

Banana sector

• Posted on 2023-07-10
• Commerce Facilitation Banane Exportation

The mostrecentstatisticsfrom the Cameroon Banana Association (ASSOBACAM) for the month of May 2023 show a drastic drop in Cameroon'sbanana exports. The situation in May 2023 wasless positive whencompared to previousmonths. Statistics show that Plantations du Haut Penja (PHP) exported 14,314 tonnes in January, comparedwith 9,761 tonnes in May 2023. The CameroonDevelopmentCompany (CDC) on its part exported 2,592 tonnes in January, comparedwith... Read more

AfCFTA

• Posted on 2020-08-20
• Commerce Facilitation Exportation

The Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday 17 July 2020 officially commissioned and handed over the headquarters of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to the African Union in the Ghanaian capital Accra. The handing over of these premises is an important milestone in the implementation of the agreement establishing the free trade area. In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, the President of Niger, Issoufou Mahamadou attended the ceremony and welcomed this "new... Read more