Thanks to a bank loan of almost 24 billion CFA francs, the goveernment is launching its project to rebuild infrastructure in crisis areas.

The Cameroonian government has been granted 35 million euros (almost 24 billion CFA francs) by the Islamic Development Bank. This first disbursement by the bank will encourage the government to begin implementing the reconstruction project in the North West and South West regions, which have been in crisis since November 2016, and in the Far North, which faces insecurity from Boko Haram. On Monday, December 19, the government, led by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, officially launched the Presidential Recovery and Development Plan (PPRD).

It is aimed at restoring and developing basic infrastructure, revitalising business and promoting social cohesion. It follows on from the Major National Dialogue. It took place in Yaounde from September 29 to October 4 2019. This phase has now started and the plan has been implemented in 40 municipalities. Actions planned include the rehabilitation of basic infrastructure to ensure a return to education and the reconstruction of health infrastructure.

On the eve of the official launch, the government, through the coordinator of the PPRD, has assured us that it has already begun to implement a number of measures on the ground. In spite of the low rate of mobilisation of funds, initiatives for the promotion of social cohesion and the rehabilitation of several school and health infrastructures have already been underway since 2020. The main difficulty is to mobilise the €154 billion needed to complete the project. The government also faces other challenges, such as securing areas in crisis.