Douala Flooding Drainage Project: FCFA 120 Billion for First Works

Flooding in Douala isn’t a once-a-year inconvenience anymore. It’s a recurring crisis, and the newly launched Douala flooding drainage project is the government’s latest attempt to fix it. In fact, every rainy season brings the same familiar problems: submerged roads, cut-off neighborhoods, flooded homes, gridlocked traffic, and stalled business activity across Cameroon’s economic capital. On July 8, 2026, the government took a new step to address the problem. Officials launched the first major drainage works in the Douala V district under the Sustainable Cities and Land Management Project, known as the PVGFD. A flooded drainage canal in Douala, illustrating the…