Industrial Zones Developement: Stakeholders Review Ten-Year Plan

M embers of the Ad Hoc Com­ mittee for the Technical Ac­ ceptance of the Study for the elaboration of the National Pro­ gramme for the Development and Planning of Industrial zones in Ca­ meroon (PNADZI), met in Yaounde last October 15, 2026 for their fourth restitution meeting. The in­ terministerial meeting that united actors in land management from various sectors was meant to in­ tensify efforts for acceptance and execution of the industrial deve­ lopment plan that aligns squarely with the Head of State, President Paul Biya’s vision 2035. The session hosted by the Industrial Zones Development Authority (MAGZI) seeks to modernize the manufacturing sector by raising its annual contribution to 23 per cent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Pro­ duct (GDP) by 2030, as stipulated by the National Development Plan (SND30). Addressing the committee members in his opening speech, MAGZI’s Deputy Director General who doubles as the President of the Editorial Counsel, Christophe Mabiom Akobord, explained that the sector’s industrial parks in Bassa, Bonaberi, Yaounde South, and Ga­ roua are running out of steam with an average serviceability rate of less than 52 per cent with over 150 hectares of uncontrolled set­ tlements in Douala and Yaounde. “Reasons why an established eco­ nomic ecosystem that transform MAGZI from a mere land manager to into a genuine national l...