Popular French Presidential Candidate to Visit Cameroon

TCR has gathered that, the former French Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea is to be in Cameroon Thursday, July 12, to take part in the second Steering Committee (COPIL) national project “Women and Sustainable Energy”.

This conclave is under the aegis of Célestine Ketcha Courtès, mayor of Bangangté and also president of the network of women elected local of Africa.

It is in her capacity as Ambassador of Solar Alliance / D.A Planet, that Ségolène Royal former French Minister of the Environment, Energy and Sea) is to take part in these meetings. The International Solar Alliance is a coalition that was established in December 2015 during COP 21 to lower the price of solar energy, and was officially born on December 6, 2017 after the ratification of the 15th country. The work of the former France’s presidential candidate is to boost the operational projects.

TCR learnt that in Bangangté, where Ségolène Royale was expected, the opening of the works are reportedly going to be carried out by the Minister of Decentralization and Local Development, under the patronage of the Senior Divisional Officer of Ndé (West Region), Oumarou Haman Wabi.

The aim of the national COPIL is to bring together all the women mayors who are beneficiaries of the “Women and Sustainable Energy” program, which links the Cameroon Local Women Elected Network of Cameroon (REFELA-Cam) to its international partners (AIMF, ADEME and Fondation Veolia)

This foundation thus gives a discharge to the main orientations for an efficient implementation of the project as a whole.

After the actions initiated in the two pilot councils of Bangangté and Fokoué (West Region) for almost a year, the project “Women and Sustainable Energy” will, according to its promoters, enter a crucial phase during this year, notably with the completion of contract works (in progress) in the cities of Bangangté and Fokoué, and the call for tenders for the other 5 beneficiary councils currently being launched, for an allocation planned for the end of July 2018.

These five other municipalities are: Mayo-Oulo (Northern Region), Mbengwi (North-West Region), Angossas (East Region), Afanloum (Centre Region) and Mintom (South Region).