AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoForeign Investment Watch: A new 144-page UNIDO-IPA report presented in Yaoundé says Cameroon’s business climate is drawing strong expansion plans from foreign direct investment firms, with past reinvestments put at $86.1m and planned reinvestments at $166.8m, though fewer firms than expected have turned intentions into concrete investment projects. Education & Exams: Cameroon’s GCE exam postponement follows leaked confidential papers circulating online; the Minister of Secondary Education, Prof Nalova Lyonga, says the blame lies with internal failures and corruption inside the GCE system, rejecting claims of political targeting. Parliament & Governance: At the opening of the 2026 legislative session, National Assembly Speaker Theodore Datouo urged transparency in mining and better land-tenure reforms, while MPs said the speech reflects citizens’ cost-of-living and service-delivery concerns. Sports (Cameroon): Cameroon’s Sambo team is in a final Yaoundé camp ahead of the African Sambo Championships in Cairo (June 13–15), aiming to maintain the country’s top continental position. International Spotlight (Cameroon flag): UK forces seized the Cameroon-flagged tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel in a first-of-its-kind operation against Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet,” with the ship now held off England for monitoring and investigation.
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