North West, South West : Progressive Socio-economic Recovery

The report from the study carried out by the Steering Committee of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions (PPRD) indicates perceptible take off of socio-economic and cultural activities in the crisis-ridden regions since 2020. The Committee held its third session at the Auditorium of the Prime Minister’s Office on September 16, 2021 presided at by its Chairman, the Minister, Director of Cabinet to the Prime Minister’s Office, Balungeli Confiance Ebune.
In his opening statement, the Chairman of the Steering Committee stated that, “After the preliminary stages of sensitisation and updating of the losses recorded by the population and communities, the recovery phase has effectively started.” He mentioned many initiatives to promote social cohesion and the rehabilitation of schools and health centres belonging to churches. He also talked of the signing of a financial agreement with Japan for an amount of FCFA 1.5 billion and the commitment of the private sector to support the implementation of the Presidential Plan during the meeting with the Prime Minister on May 18, 2021 in Douala.
After the session during which the 2021/2022 action plan was examined and adopted and the presentation of the evolution of the socio-economic situation in the two regions done, the National Coordinator of  PPRC, Minister Paul Tasong gave concrete recovery indicators to the press. In the economic domain, he  gave statistics of the banana sector in the South West Region. He said in 2016 the region exported 135,000 tonnes of  banana, dropped to 16,000 in 2019 in  the heart of the crisis. The Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC) did not export a single banana in 2019  but exported 6,000 tonnes in 2020 and  by mid 2021 it had exported 12,000 tonnes. He also s...