(Business in Cameroon) – Since December 3, the transportation of goods between Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR) has resumed. The Douala-Bangui corridor had been blocked for two weeks by Cameroonian transporters in Garoua Boulaï, a town on the Cameroon-CAR border, following the murder of their colleague, Mohamadou Awalou, in CAR on November 18.
This resolution came after a productive meeting in Cameroon between Cameroonian and CAR transporters, local authorities, and representatives from both countries. During the meeting, both countries committed to ensuring the free movement of people and goods between them, improving security for Cameroonian transporters in CAR, and other key measures. In the meantime, the body of the murdered Cameroonian truck driver was repatriated, an investigation was opened in CAR, his assistant was freed, and his vehicle was returned to its owner, as requested by his colleagues.
The Douala-Bangui corridor is one of the main supply routes for the CAR, bringing goods and equipment into the country. According to Cameroonian customs, about CFA55 billion worth of goods from the CAR are unloaded at the Douala port each year and then transported to Bangui, the capital of the CAR, through this corridor.
