Cameroon: 20 percent of fuel illegal


  1. Dominique Bela, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Douala, Cameroon
    One-fifth of fuel in Cameroon enters the country through illegal channels, causing a loss of 13 billion Francs CFA for the national treasury and investors.
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    These are the results of an investigation concluded on Monday by the association of Cameroonian businessmen, known as Groupement interpatronal du Camerounâ. The report indicates that 6 million litres of fuel comes in the country illegally each week, especially in the provinces of North and the Far North.

    The state’s loses are estimated at 5 billion Francs CFA. The reports also points out the growing market for illegal spare parts and estimates that 70 percent of products on that market are illegal.