Youth Plan Funding: Cameroon convened partners in Yaounde to mobilize CFAF386.1bn for its National Youth Policy 2025–2035, with CFAF334bn earmarked for education and skills, including digital and STEM training. Illegal Mining Crackdown: Authorities moved against illegal gold mining run by Chinese nationals, shutting down sites without permits and citing major losses from smuggling and rights-linked conflicts. AGOA Talks: Cameroon put AGOA return at the center of its August 27 economic dialogue with the US, seeking tariff-free market access plus standards and quality lab support. Cocoa Under Pressure: Marketed cocoa output fell 20% to 247,914 tonnes in 2025/26 as heat and dry Harmattan winds hit yields and exports. Wildlife Science: Researchers in Central Africa are using elephant dung DNA to track forest elephant numbers and movement as habitat loss and poaching drive declines. Indigenous Rights & Corruption: Cameroon’s rights commission warns corruption is undermining Indigenous livelihoods and enabling illegal exploitation of land and forests. Local Climate Resilience: IPSD-Cameroon supports Mbororo rangeland restoration with medicinal plants, trees, improved pastures, and clean cooking energy to fight land degradation and climate impacts. Maritime Pollution Watch: A Cameroon-flagged tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet is leaking oil near Oman’s Hallaniyat nature reserve, with slick estimates nearing 390 sq km and calls for rapid containment.