Cameroon plans to build 550 new housing units in Douala and Yaoundé in 2024

Cameroon’s PM Joseph Dion Ngute announced the government’s plan to build 550 new housing units in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé next year. He was delivering his general policy speech on November 30, 2023, at the National Assembly, but gave no specific details on how this ambitious goal will be achieved. Addressing the Finance and Budget Committee of the National Assembly on December 4, 2023, Minister of Housing and Urban Development (Minhdu) Célestine Ketcha Courtès shed light on part of the plan. She disclosed that her ministry aims to construct 175 residences as part of a broader project in…