Cameroon concluded on 13 February in Yaoundé an agreement of 171.65 million euros (111.6 billion FCFA) with ING Bank, Belfius Bank and Deutsche Bank to finance the reconfiguration of the water network drinking water in the capital.

The funds come from ING Bank (Belgium) and from Belfius Bank (Belgium) up to 39.36 billion CFA francs each, while Deutsche Bank (Italy) complete the envelope with 25.27 billion FCFA. These resources are intended for a project presented as the logistical extension of the Project supply of drinking water to Yaoundé from the Sanaga River (Paepys), a brand new infrastructure inaugurated in 2024. Carried by the Ministry of Water and Energy, this new project aims to “integrate “harmoniously” in the urban network, an additional flow of 285,000 m³/day.

The ambition is to increase the access rate to drinking water from 40% to 61% in the city (including Soa and Mbankomo), in particular through the creation of 30,000 new specific connections.