Cameroon lawmakers seek release of CFAF 5,000 billion in financing
National Assembly Speaker Théodore Datouo opened the budget session by urging faster delivery of stalled development projects.
National Assembly Speaker Théodore Datouo said on November 10 that Cameroon holds CFAF 5,000 billion in committed financing that has not yet been paid out, and warned that the delay is holding back development projects.
Speaking as parliament opened its November budget session at the Paul Biya Glass House in Yaoundé, Datouo asked the government to coordinate development projects better and to make fuller use of money secured from development partners. He also urged it to put emergency electricity projects first in the 2027 budget.
The session will mainly review and adopt the 2027 state budget. Datouo named the Douala-Bafoussam road and the Douala-Bangui corridor as transport priorities, calling for existing roads to be rehabilitated and for safety and traffic flow on major routes to improve.
Why it mattersProjects awaiting the CFAF 5,000 billion in committed financing, including emergency power and the named road corridors, depend on the government releasing those funds.