Five Chinese companies have been validated by the African Development Bank (ADB) as part of the reconstruction of the N1 national road, connecting Ngaoundéré to Garoua.

Lot 1 (Ngaoundéré — Lower Mbe Cliff, 50 km) was awarded to CGCOC Group for an amount of 38.6 billion FCFA and a period of 36 months. Lot 2 (Bottom of the Mbe cliff — Keroua bridge, 39 km) goes to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) for 29.2 billion FCFA over 24 months.

Lots 3 and 4 (Keroua Bridge — Salah Bridge, 77 km; Salah Bridge — Ouro André Entrance, 56 km) have been awarded to China First Highway Engineering Company for a total of 58.7 billion FCFA. Finally, the lot 5 (Entrance Ouro André - Bénoué Bridge, 56 km) is entrusted to China International Water & Electric Corp (CWE), a subsidiary of CFHEC, for 26 billion FCFA over 24 months.

This 278-kilometer project is funded mainly by the ADB (221.6 billion FCFA) and supplemented by 8 billion from the African Development Fund and $4.8 billion from the Government of Cameroon. He aims to open up the North and Adamaoua regions, while stimulating their economic development.

According to the information, the works will start in the coming days, in accordance with the timetable of the project. Included in the Transport Sector Support Programme (PAST) of the ADB, this section is also part of the economic corridor Douala-N'Djamena, serving neighboring Chad.