Transport Sector: 13 Resolutions Explained to Douala Operators

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Transport Sector: 13 Resolutions Explained to Douala Operators

The decisions to regulate the road transport sector have halted a planned nationwide strike by road freight and cargo transporters.

09 Sep 2026 16:08

ransporters had issued an indefinite strike notice threatening to paralyze supply chains, fuel distribution and major international corridors. Their main complaints were frequent harassment at road side checkpoints, excessive and abusive controls by security forces and transport officials, the controversial ‘License S6’, and unauthorized collection of fines. Faced with the seriousness of the threat, the government opened intensive crisis-resolu tion talks in Yaounde, chaired by the Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe, alongside union leaders and other major stakeholders. At the end of the talks, the go vernment and unions adopted 13 concrete resolutions to calm the sector. After the Yaounde meeting, transport represen tatives who took part in the talks returned to Douala to explain the 13 points to local operators. Raymond Mougang, President of the National Union of Road Transport Operators in Cameroon (SNTRC), said trans port unions are determined to make sure the resolutions are respected to the letter. “We need everyone to understand what was agreed and watch for its implementation,” he said. Some of the key resolutions to be implemented include the suspension of the controversial ‘License S6’ which transporters complained was an extra bur den, the reduction of transit checkpoints to 4 on the Doua la-N’Djamena corridor and to 3 on the Douala-Bangui corridor, in a bid to reduce harassment and delays on the two strategic international routes. In addi tion, Road Safety Department offici...