“COMIFER noted the progress made, as well as the intention of the mining partner [CAMALCO] to begin transporting bauxite in the coming days,” Claude Misse Ntone, director of railway transport at the ministry, said after the meeting. The announcement concerns the inland transport of ore and does not mean that maritime exports from Douala will begin at the same time. At the time, the company expected initial ore transport between its inland rail facility and the Port of Douala to begin during the third quarter of 2026. Once operational, the seven locomotives and 160 wagons are expected to provide monthly transport capacity of approximately 35,000 wet metric tons. Beyond preparations for bauxite transport, COMIFER reviewed several projects intended to expand and modernize Cameroon’s railway network.