African Development Bank : Cameroon Hosts Regional Office

Cameroon will henceforth host the regional office of the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the Central African sub region. This follow an agreement between AfDB, the African Development Fund (ADF) and the government of the Republic of Cameroon concerning the establishment of the Regional Development and Business Office of the African Development Bank for Central Africa at the Ministry of External Relations on July 2, 2019 in the presence of members of government, Heads of diplomatic missions and other authorities. The Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella signed on behalf of Cameroon and the Vice President of AfDB, Khaled Shérif penned on behalf of his institution.  
While highlighting on the choice of Cameroon as host of the regional hub, Khaled said it is because the Cameroonian economy is advancing in wealth creation and general growth. “For the past five years, we have seen Gross Domestic Product grow on an average of about four per cent per annum and this is quite an achievement. So our regional presence here is to signal that Cameroon is poised to be country where the economy will grow substantially over the short and medium term to enhance the prosperity of the Cameroonian people in particular and the region in general,” he stated.
As concerns the physical site of the regional hub, Khaled said the government of Cameroon has generously given a piece of land where there are already plans on building a complete complex for the African Development Bank Regional Office. “We have a temporary premises in place but the government has given us every facility to bring a large number of staff to Cameroon including our Director General. We plan to be in Cameroon over the long term and to work with Cameroon in any way we can to enhance development.” he expressed. 
On his part, the Minister of External R...