Cameroon to launch Yaoundé Complementary Sanitation Project in 2023

The government of Cameroon has set the launch date of the Yaounde Complementary Sanitation Project (PCADY) for 2023.

Cameroonian Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Célestine Ketcha Courtès made the announcement and said the news follows the granting in December 2021 of a loan of US $38.55M by the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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PCADY project

The Minister revealed that signing of various contracts for the implementation of the project is underway. PCADY project aims to reduce flooding and improve the fluidity of urban traffic in the political capital Yaoundé.

At an overall cost of US $42.84M, the project involves construction of a flood control basin and a canal on the Djoungolo River. A canal will also be built opposite the municipal roadway connecting the Mingoa River canal to the Mfoundi River.

The PCADY also aims to reinforce and widen the roads along the banks of the canal built on the Abiergue River, and to rehabilitate the Mfoundi street giving access to the eponymous market, which was damaged during the construction of the canal.

The safety of the nearly 3 million inhabitants of the city of Yaoundé will also be ensured by the installation of public toilets to reduce open defecation, which is the cause of water-borne diseases, as well as the deployment of waste bins.

Upon completion, the staff of the technical ministries, municipalities and other stakeholders in the pre-collection and recovery of waste will benefit from capacity building workshops for better management of equipment, as well as institutional support.