# Nigeria, Benin and Cameroon discuss Afreximbank-backed border upgrades

> The talks covered corridor studies and a proposed customs data link that still requires testing and approvals.

- **Source date:** 2026-10-18
- **Original source:** [Nairametrics](https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/18/nigeria-benin-cameroon-partner-afreximbank-on-border-modernisation/)
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Nigeria Customs Service said officials from Nigeria, Benin and Cameroon met Afreximbank in Cairo on October 12 to review corridor assessments and identify priorities for the Nigeria–Benin and Nigeria–Cameroon routes. A proposed Customs Declarations Exchange System would connect Nigeria’s B’Odogwu with Benin’s Customs Webb and Cameroon’s CAMCIS; technical testing had occurred, but configuration, API integration, security assessment and pilot acceptance remained before deployment. Assessments cited unreliable power and connectivity and non-functional scanners and weighing facilities at Mfum–Ekok and Sèmè–Kraké. Afreximbank proposed engineering and cost studies followed by separate project packages; no final cost, loan commitment, borrower, financing structure or implementation contract was agreed.

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