Malfunctions observed in the operation of this system raise fears of a fall in customs revenue due to the unsuitability of the new system based on Korean technology UNIPASS. Will Cameroonian authorities have the courage or the necessary foresight to question the new customs system which has been operational since April 6, 2020 at the...

The Chadian Head of State, Idriss Deby Itno, has instituted by decree a State of Health Emergency of 21 days over the whole of the national territory, from this April 25, 2020. The decree was read on the airwaves of national radio by Minister of Communication, Government Spokesperson, Oumar Yaya Hissein. The declaration of a...

Finance and Budget Minister Hamid Tahir Nguilin hosted a press conference this Saturday. He clarified the message to the nation from the President of the Republic, Idriss Deby Itno, and gave an update on the economic and financial situation in Chad. Since its appearance, the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted world trade and created a psychosis...

The terms of the moratorium on maturities of corporate bank loans were detailed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on April 22. Aimed at companies of all sizes, this measure consists in “suspending the reimbursement of loans contracted by the company with a banking establishment over a given period” In announcing the effectiveness of...

Contrary to rumors circulating recently on social networks, the Transgabonais Operating Company (SETRAG) specifies that if it has stopped the transport of passengers in accordance with the measures decreed by the government, it continues to ensure the transport of freight in this period of health crisis, in particular to allow populations to be supplied with...

The Cameroon Subcontracting and Partnership Exchange (BSTP-CMR) wants to allay the concerns of SMEs / SMIs. In a letter sent to heads of these enterprises, the Director, Evariste Yameni, describes the situation caused by the Coronavirus as an accident which comes up  when these companies and industries were, resolutely engaged in the implementation of their...

The Minister of Economy and Development Planning, Issa Doubragne has  exchanged with some representatives of the agencies of the United Nations system in Chad as well as heads of banking institutions. Discussions focused on the contribution of technical and financial partners to strengthen the fight against Covid-19. Following the call of the Head of State,...

State agents will be paid this April before the end of this month. This is in compliance with the measures adopted as part of the fight against the spread of Covid-19 obliges, from April 21 they will go to the cashier. Defense and security forces will open the floor. A few days before April 25,...

The statistics have been revealed by the Maritime Delivery Agency taken up by Alphaliner, the world reference in online navigation. In its traditional newsletter, Alphaliner (currently considered the global benchmark for online browsing) assesses the economic impact of coronavirus in the logistics sector. Globally, Alphaliner notes that between December 2019 and April 2020, the number...

Lockdown of the great Libreville, disbursement of 250 billion CFA francs response fund, Food Bank, free transport are key taken by Gabonese authorities to curb the spread of Covid 19.  The Representative of the International Monetary Fund IMF Boileau Loko has lauded these moves. But also expresses reservations  over the implication of their application. The...

With a PhD in Software Engieneering, 28 year old Arielle Kitio Tsamo has revolutionized the tech industry in Cameroon through her startup Cameroon Youth School Tech Incubator CAYSTI. To the ambitious Cameroon, technology has no colour or gender. The Next Ensteine Forum Ambassador also believes that digital inclusion can only be a reality if children...

Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, Chad now has a local production unit of hydro-alcoholic solutions. The Minister of Public Health, Pr. Mahamoud Youssouf Khayal, launched production on Friday. According to the Minister of Public Health, “this strategy aims to make this solution available in order to prevent scarcity, due to production stoppages linked to containment...

The Prime Minister of Cameroon has announced new measures, taken on April 9, 2020, following an  inter – Ministerial meeting of the Committee responsible for implementing the government strategy to fight the pandemic. At the end of the working session held by videoconference, Joseph Dion Ngute unveiled seven additional measures which will be added to...

A  new platform has just been launched for the management of natural resources in the Espace Tridom Interzone Congo (ETIC). This platform will involve local communities and indigenous people in the management of the Congolese part of the Tri-national zone of Dja-Odzala-Minkébé (TRIDOM) A new initiative has just been launched to improve the management of...

Originally scheduled from April 4 to 19, 2020, the Douala International Business and Trade Fair (FIAC), under the label “FIAC-PmExchange 2020”, was postponed because of the Covid-19. But it could finally be held from October 17 to November 1, 2020. “A solution to the crisis is estimated by the experts towards the end of July....

The agency incharge of the management of Telecommunication Infrastructure GITGE plans to strengthens internet connectivity in the country, a move intended to curb the spread of Covid-19. Provision has been made to grant an Internet speed of 100 Mbps to the research laboratory of the Institute of Investigations in Public Health, in the district of...

Gabon’s Transport Minister Léon Armel Bounda Balonzi has launched the activities of Trans’Urb, the public bus company that will facilitate transportation of people in major cities of the country. The emergence of the new company is telling testimony of the promise made by the President Ali Bongo Ondimba who guaranteed free land transport by bus...

Cameroon’s Finance Minister, Louis Paul Motaze has set the term for the application of a measure to reduce custom tarrif by 5% for imported vehicles intended for public transport. The Cameroonian government decided to introduce a reduced customs tariff of 5% on imports of vehicles intended for transport by taxis and buses. The Government move...