Operational Working Group 3 – Nkafu Open Trade Initiative
Free trade between Cameroon and Nigeria would boost local production in both countries and create opportunities that will promote industrialization and the development of national value chains. To give domestic firms a competitive advantage, it is essential to remove tariffs and import quotas. That notwithstanding, these measures can only be effective if the free trade agreement between the two countries respects the rules of origin. These rules which determine the country of origin of a product, are therefore essential for selecting products eligible for preferential treatment in the bilateral trade undertaken between both countries. Also, they are essential for [...]
Engaging Women in STEM Vital for Cameroon’s 2030…
The number of women and girls involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) remains under-represented due to gender stereotypes, unsupportive and even hostile policies and environment at a national level. Women account for less than 30 per cent of all researchers in the world and where one in nine men graduate in the fields of science, the number for women is only one in fourteen. In this light, experts in the domain of gender, women’s rights issues have urged girls to study STEM as the efforts continue for more of them to be involved in the science sphere. [...]
2021 Cameroon Budget Report: Findings and Recommendations
The Nkafu Policy Institute in Yaounde has released Cameroon’s 2021 budget report. The report was presented to the public and the media during a Press Conference. This Press Conference organized under the theme: “An Analysis of the Sustainability of the Public Debt in Cameroon” took place Wednesday, 24th November 2021, at the Headquarters of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation in Yaounde. The main objective of the press conference the institute said was to disseminate the findings of the 2021 Cameroon Budget Report written by the Nkafu Policy Institute. More specifically, presenting the 2021 State budget with emphasis on the amounts allocated to the [...]
Media Reactions to Foretia Foundation CEO Appointment
I am thrilled and humbled by the opportunity to lead the Denis and Lenora Foretia Foundation,” Ms. Asanga said. “In collaboration with team members, supporters, partners, and senior leader- ship, I look forward to building on our many successes and taking advantage of various opportunities to expand our policy impact across many sectors.”
Digitalization Is Inevitable – Experts Say At Fourth Nkafu Debates
Following the in-country workshop held on May 5, 2021, during which the draft data collection tools were presented to different stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, five data collection tools were finalized for business support structures; ecosystem enablers, capital providers, social entrepreneurs and beneficiaries of social enterprises. After collecting data from the field, the Nkafu Policy Institute deemed it necessary to restitute the findings and gather feedback to improve on the results. It is in this light that an In-Country Restitution workshop on Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons learned from business incubation in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, [...]
Social Entrepreneurship Project – Mission in Burkina Faso
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT – Mission in Burkina Faso Since September 2020, the Nkafu Policy Institute has been conducting the Social Entrepreneurship Project in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons learned from Cameroon, Ghana and Burkina-Faso, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). To achieve the objectives of this project, two partners were identified in Ghana (Innohub) and Burkina Faso (BBI), respectively. Given the progress of the project, it is deemed necessary to carry out a supervisory mission to Burkina Faso to launch data collection in the country. I. Objectives of the mission The main objective of the mission is to provide [...]
Improving Cameroon’s Doing Business Index – Nkafu Debates
This debate thus focused on investigating the benefits of introducing credit bureaus as a facilitator of credit accession in Cameroon. Centered around the main thematic , Obtaining credit in Cameroon: Credit bureaus are essential to facilitate the process.
Replay – A Conversation With H.E. Richard Bale – Video
Canada and the Republic of Cameroon have had very friendly bilateral relations since 1962, centered on shared economic prosperity, democracy promotion and respect for human rights, good governance, regional peace and security
Call For Papers (CFP 4): Africa’s Governance Performance
The Beijing Platform on Gender Equality has been on for over 25 years today with a goal of achieving universal gender equality by erasing some of discriminatory social, economic and political norms against women and girls.
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