Foundation stone laid to foster sub regional integration between Cameroon and Chad

By DOH JAMES SONKEY The foundation stone for a 620 metre-long crossing to link the town of Bongor in Chad to Yagoua in Cameroon was jointly laid last February 27, 2020 in Bongor, Chad by Chadian President, Idriss Deby Itno and Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Chief Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute as personal representative of President Paul Biya of Cameroon. The second bridge over the Logone River expected to facilitate exchanges between Cameroon and Chad is evaluated at FCFA 74 billion and will be funded by governments of Cameroon and Chad together with the African Development Bank and the European Union. Projected…