An agreement to this effect was signed on 26 July at the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Territorial Development, between the State of Cameroon and France and in the presence of many members of the Cameroonian Government.
The project to support the development of the national museum is part of the third Debt Reduction and Development Contract (C2D), and its implementation, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Culture, led by Mr Pierre Ismael Bidoung Kpwatt, will enable the promotion, enhancement and conservation of Cameroon's cultural heritage. In line with the friendship and fruitful cooperation between the two countries, the project will also benefit from the partnership established with the French Ministry of Culture. In this context, the latter will mobilize the best experts from museum and heritage institutions, such as the Musée du Quai Branly, the Institut National du Patrimoine and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux; which once again "marks the reality, the link that today does not exist between nations other than France and Cameroon", underlined His Excellency Gilles Thilbaut, Ambassador of France to Cameroon, co-signatory of the Convention on the French side with the Director of AFD, Benoit Lebeurre. For the Minister of Economy, Planning and Spatial Planning, Mr. Alamine Ousmane MEY, signatory on the Cameroonian side, "the art and culture sector has immense potential and abounds in significant development opportunities. Beyond that, it is about the rehabilitation and protection of our national museum, a building that has a symbolic dimension because it was the presidential palace of Cameroon. »
Funded to the tune of Six hundred and fifty-six million CFA francs or 1 million euros, this project is the second financed by the C2D in the field of culture. It will enable the Cameroonian National Museum, which houses a rich collection, to guarantee the integrity and enhancement of these collections and to meet museum standards.
As if to mark this event and say goodbye to His Excellency Gilles Thibault, Ambassador of France to Cameroon at the end of his stay in Cameroon, many members of the Cameroonian Government, including the Minister of Finance, Mr. Louis Paul Motaze, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Célestine Ketcha Courtes, the Minister of Water and Energy, Mr. Gaston Eloundou Essomba, attended the ceremony.
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