Low-cost housing needs in Cameroonian cities are enormous. Proof of such needs is the number of slum neighbourhoods in these cities. Turkey faces the same problem, but also has a wealth of experience in the domain. Our country can thus benefit from Turkish experience. The Turkish ambassador to Cameroon, His Excellency, Atilay Ersan, reassured the Minister of Urban Development and Housing, M. Clobert Tchatat, of his commitment to encourage Turkish entrepreneurs to invest in the housing sector in our country. This is a sector that is destined to really soar because of a new government policy that seeks to support private real estate development. Minister Tchatat affirmed his readiness to welcome Turkish economic operators that would be willing to engage in the construction of low-cost housing units.

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Mr CLOBERT TCHATAT received in audience on Tuesday June 1, 2010, a delegation of Erstein city council, a town close to Strasbourg in Erauce.This delegation accompanied by JEAN CLAUDE MELINGUI ADJESSA, Mayor of Yaounde 6 city council, was led by JEAN MARC WILLER, Mayor of Erstein city council an deputy director of Strasbourg National school of water and environment (Engees)]. This audience felt within the framework of a visit made by the alsacian delegation in our country from May, 29 to June 3, 2010.

Yaoundé city centre will soon radiate its beauty.  Remained for a long time as a mortgage pressing on the beautification efforts of the Cameroonian capital, the ministerial building n°1 nicknamed “building of the death” ( due to suppose or real criminal acts perpetrated there), is in the course of completion. It was the representative of Prime Minister, Head of government, Mr. Clobert TCHATAT , the Minister of Urban Development and housing who, by putting-up the first coat of paint, launched the rehabilitation works of this building whose construction process came to stop at the level of finish touches more than 20 years ago while 85% of the work had been done. The task of works completion is now the responsibility of the National Social Insurance Fund (CNPS) witch has a 24 months period to do so.

« Allier délais et qualité », tel est le mot d’ordre lancé par le Ministre du Développement Urbain et de l’Habitat le 05 mai 2010, à tous les acteurs impliqués dans l’opération de réhabilitation de la voirie et d’embellissement de la ville d’Ebolowa, à quelques mois du Comice agropastoral. Le ministre Clobert Tchatat présidait la cérémonie de lancement des travaux de réhabilitation de la voirie dans le cadre de la préparation du Comice.