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PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC
CABINET CIVIL Cellule de Communication
CIVIL CABINET Communication Unit
$15^{th}$
Ordinary Summit of Heads of State
Yaounde, $17^{\text{th}}$ March 2023
PRESS KIT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paper 1: Brief presentation of CEMAC Page 3
Paper 2: The key indicators Page 7
Paper 3: Paul BIYA: A fully assumed leadership Page 9
Paper 4: Context and stakes of the CEMAC Summit Page 11
Paper 5: CEMAC Economic and Financial Reforms (PREF – CEMAC) Page 14
Paper 6: The Economic, Monetary and Financial situation of CEMAC Page 17
Paper 1
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PRESS KIT
15TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE
Yaounde, 17th March 2023
BRIEF PRESENTATION OF CEMAC
- 29 June 1959, creation of the Equatorial Customs Union (EDU);
- 1961, accession of the State of Cameroon to EDU;
- 8 December 1964, signing in Brazzaville of the treaty establishing the Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC);
- 16 March 1994, signing in N'Djamena of the treaty establishing the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC);
- June 1999, entry into force of the treaty establishing CEMAC, which replaced UDEAC;
- 2010, introduction of the principle of rotation of leaders for all CEMAC institutions, bodies and specialised institutions, abrogating the Fort-Lamy consensus;
- October 2017, signing by the six member States of the circular instituting the free movement of persons and goods in the CEMAC zone for all community nationals.
CEMAC member states: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Mission of CEMAC
The mission of CEMAC is to ensure that there is harmonious development of the member States by putting in place economic and monetary unity.
CEMAC’s vision: “To make CEMAC an emerging integrated economic area in 2025, where security, solidarity and good governance reign, in the service of human development.
CEMAC Anthem
Adopted by Regulation No. 13/00/CEMAC-045- CM-04, for the promotion of the Community.
PRESS KIT 15TH ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE Yaounde, 17th March 2023
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Text: Under the sky of Central Africa, torches have been lit to chase away the dark nights of misery and poverty. CEMAC is our strength, the horse of our battle.
Stand up! Stand up for victory! Roosters will crow on our roofs! Drums, crackle loudly! Griots, sing with brio! Hand in hand, to win the fight, in light, in concord, and the future will be more beautiful!
CEMAC logo
Instituted on 21 July 2000 by Regulation No. 12/00/CEMAC-045-CM-04 for the promotion of the Community with the following explanations: the forces rising towards the star represent the solidarity and the joint efforts of the CEMAC countries to achieve their objectives; the star symbolises the influence of CEMAC on Africa; the palms represent the crowning achievement of CEMAC's efforts on the African and global levels.