May 11, 2026
Africa will benefit more from free market reforms. For too long, free markets have been largely associated with tax cuts, but simplifying trade rules will unleash […]
Free Trade
May 3, 2026
Imagine a woman in Douala who wakes up before dawn, loads goods onto a bus, crosses into Nigeria or Gabon, sells what she can, and returns […]
April 28, 2026
Introduction Signed in 2018 by 44 African Union member states, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a flagship project of the African Union designed […]
March 20, 2026
February 21, 2026
Introduction Following the decision to reduce fuel subsidies in 2023, inflation rose in 2023 and is set to rise further in 2024. In 2023, inflation averaged […]
February 4, 2026
Introduction An administrative scandal is brewing in Cameroon, and traders will bear the brunt of it. The Douala Port Authority (PAD)and the Ministry of Finance (MINFI) […]
January 25, 2026
Introduction The 2026 budget is 8 683 900 billion versus CFA 7,317.7 billion in 2025, with generous incentives for para-statals and important reforms for Cameroon’s trade […]
January 11, 2026
Executive Summary CEPI’s Henri Kouam explains that Cameroon signed the AfCFTA in 2018, ratified it in 2019, with an exemplary institutional, infrastructure, and policy framework that […]
October 10, 2025
Introduction The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will increase intra-African trade by removing or reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers. This will facilitate the export and […]