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Conflicts in the Yaoundé Sud industrial zone: Paul Biya instructs a census of residents as of July 31, 2023

The government will have to find a means of compensation in relation to the investment of economic operators.

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In a press release published on July 24, 2023 and signed by the Minister by Fuh Calistus Gentry, Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development (Minmidt), it is brought to the attention of the populations settled irregularly in the industrial zone of Yaoundé Sud (Mvan and Ahala), that in execution of “very high instructions from the President of the Republic prescribing an amicable settlement of the dispute between the Mission for the Development and Management of Industrial Zones (Magzi SA) and its occupants, than a census operation of all residents from July 31, 2023.

This is in order to regularize their legal and administrative situations. The press release from the Minmidt specifies that the population is invited to show courtesy and collaboration towards the various teams deployed on the ground as part of this mission. La Magzi has already facilitated the implementation of the procedure for identifying occupants and evacuating property.

The government’s aim is to regularize irregular residents, as destruction is not the right thing to do given the type of construction on the sites. Cameroon Tribune of July 26, 2023 specifies that with regard to the terms of acquisition of plots between Magzi and investors, this will be resolved in the services of the Prime Minister. It will be necessary to find a means of compensation in relation to the investment of economic operators.

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