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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 was all about discussing the bill No. 2056/PJL/AN allowing the President to approve Cameroon's joining of the United Nations conventions on stateless persons' status and reducing statelessness cases. These conventions were adopted on September 28, 1954, and August 30, 1961, in New York, USA. The text describes the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization by including the fisheries subsidies agreement in the annex of 1A of June 17, 2022, and the bill authorizing the President to ratify the partnership agreement between the European Union and its Member States of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS-EU) signed on November 15, 2023, in Samoa. The discussions were led by the Honorable BANMI Emmanuel, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee. The bills on the agenda were respectively defended by the Minister of Justice, Laurent ESSO, for bill No. 2056/PJL/AN, the Minister of Commerce, Luc Magloire MBARGA ATANGANA, for bill No. 2057/PJL/AN, and the Minister of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development, Alamine OUSMANE MEY, for bill No. 2055/PJL/AN. They were all assisted by the Minister of External Relations, Lejeune MBELLA MBELLA. Reaction Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, Mincommerce « This is about the bill authorizing the President of the Republic to ratify the WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies from June 17, 2022. The agreement is the result of extensive work by the WTO DG, who, upon taking office, saw that the organization was stuck. It's about taking step by step and finalizing specific agreements. It's about supporting developing countries and the least developed countries with specific measures that highlight the principle of special and differential treatment because not all member states are in the same boat. It's about putting an end to the overexploitation of our coastal and fishing resources due to foreign vessels and those engaging in illegal fishing in territorial waters. It's a significant and essential step forward from the meeting that our country will host the 14th Ministerial Conference in 2026. ». Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minepat « After rich and intense discussions in which Cameroon participated, we can say that this agreement gives us the opportunity to look ahead to the next 20 years with serenity and determination in pooling efforts of the European Union, Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific to address the priorities of security, governance, democracy, rule of law, inclusion in development, mobility, and climate change. The issues that require much more solidarity, multilateralism, and greater involvement of countries on the continent. One exclusivity of this agreement is that it advocates for three protocols for Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. This shows that the specificities of these regions are taken into account in resolving their problems. Lastly, the funding that will be mobilized will allow our country to continue the SND30, to pursue its development towards the SDGs, and also to achieve the African Union's Agenda 2063. We will ensure that Cameroon's interests are preserved and represent the expectations of our people who want to be involved in this development process. ». Clément NOUMSI

Minepia and CBC sign a partnership agreement for the implementation of the funds. The ceremony took place at the Hilton Hotel in Yaoundé on Tuesday June 18, 2024. It took place in the presence of officials from the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund. The purpose of the agreement signed between the Commercial Bank of Cameroon (CBC) and the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (Minepia) is to manage the refinancing facility for the livestock and fish farming value chain compartment of the fund to facilitate the supply of credit for the development of agricultural, livestock and fish farming value chains (2FC-CVAEP). This agreement addresses the problem of access to financing for SMEs and Cameroonian POs in general, and the livestock and fish farming value chains in particular, which represent an important economic breeding ground for growth, entrepreneurship, the fight against poverty and youth unemployment. The aim is to modernize the entire value chain by specializing the various links. Dr Taïga, Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries (Minepia), and Jean EliséGouater, Deputy Managing Director of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon (CBC), initialled the document. Reaction Dr Taïga, Minepia « The main aim of this agreement is to find resources to finance productive investment activities. As you know, banks finance school loans, but we're looking for a paradigm shift by proposing that they take an interest in the livestock sector (poultry, small ruminants, pork, etc.). We want to see banks and MFIs financing the entire livestock and fish farming production value chain. This is what justifies the agreement we have just signed with the CBC, which has a central role to play with our financial partners.». Clément Noumsi

The Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Dr Taïga, presided over the ceremony to present the national development plan for the dairy sector in Cameroon. The ceremony was attended by technical and financial partners. The presentation will be followed by a committee to validate the plan for effective implementation by 2025. In his speech, the Minister stressed that this is a first phase, which will be followed by validation and implementation in the field over a total period of 20 years, with an initial phase of 10 years. The ambition to be emerging in 2035 is guided by a compass that is the SND30. And milk is one of the 5 speculations that will have to translate the government's will into action. It's a good start with import substitution, which will reduce imports and dependence on the outside world to feed the population. Financed by GIZ with the support of other technical and financial partners who are accompanying Cameroon in its vision to 2035. Reaction Dr Albert DOUFFISA, Consultant « We presented the national dairy industry development plan, which aims to significantly increase milk production, not only to supply milk in sufficient quantities, but also to limit the outflow of foreign currency through exports. National production is really very low, and according to minepia statistics for 2022, production was 160,000 tonnes, with 20,000 tonnes imported, giving a total of less than 200,000 tonnes. And yet consumption should be 7 kilos per capita, with an estimated population of 27 million, we're at 7 liters per capita instead of 40 liters per capita per year, so the gap is still very wide. This plan is the right response to try and get back on track, with important points such as genetics, animal feed, animal health and dairy product processing. It is important to have derivatives such as cheese, butter and many others, supported by good governance and a good development research program. ». Clément Noumsi