REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC Civil Cabinet
!img-0.jpeg H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI President of the Federal Republic of NIGERIA
!img-1.jpeg H.E. Paul BIYA President of the Republic of Cameroon
!img-2.jpeg H.E. Travaill-Patrie Director-Work-Fatherland
# NIGERIA
Our Neighbour, Our Partner
!img-3.jpeg July 2015
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# CAMEROON – NIGERIA Fraternal Consultations at the Summit
The main preoccupation : the reinforcement of cooperation in the domain of security.
At the invitation of his Cameroonian counterpart, His Excellency Paul BIYA, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Muhammadu BUHARI, is expected in Yaounde on 29 July 2015, on an official visit.
The visit is very important, because of the present context marked by the increase in suicide attacks perpetuated by Boko Haram in the four countries on the frontline, that is Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad. It is as such a very preoccupying context which requires constant consultations, so as to adapt the concerted response to the changing realities of the war against a pitiless enemy.
Nigeria and Cameroon cooperate on the bilateral and multilateral levels so as to fight efficiently against the threat caused by Boko Haram. On that score, one can hope that the visit of President BUHARI will strengthen security cooperation.
Take note that in the fight against insecurity along their common border, Cameroon and Nigeria signed on 28 February 2012 in Abuja, an agreement to set up a Border Security Committee. This committee meets twice a year in ordinary session, alternatively in Cameroon and in Nigeria. The last session of the Committee was on 18 to 20 February in Yaounde.
Beyond the fight against Boko Haram, the stakes of the visit of President BUHARI are also high because Cameroon and Nigeria, two neighbourly and friendly States brought together by geography, history and even family ties, have to live together. Our country has always had good and fraternal relations with Nigeria, inspite of some misunderstandings. The resolution of the border conflict, better known by the appellation « the Bakassi affair », was recognised and presented and a model of peaceful conflict resolution in Africa.
Finally, in the economic and commercial domains, the visit of the Nigerian President to Cameroon will no doubt strengthen relations between the two countries. Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa since 2014, is the number one trade partner of Cameroon, before China and France.
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Here are some illustrations of the dynamic economic and commercial relations between the two countries.
- The economic and trade days of Nigeria hold regularly every year in Cameroon and vice-versa.
- A Business Forum between the two countries is being prepared.
- The Dangote Cement Cameroon produces cement in Douala; a second Dangote factory has been earmarked for Yaounde.
- Besides spare parts, commercial exchanges between Nigeria and Cameroon include building materials, cosmetic products, fertilisers, oranges, home electronic gadgets, plastic utensils, wrapper material, food items, cattle, vegetable oils, soap, petroleum products, etc.