Cameroon’s Centre region raises 2026 budget to CFA francs 16.23 billion
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on StopBlaBlaCam
Cameroon’s Centre Regional Council raises its 2026 budget to CFA francs 16.23 billion, from the initially planned CFA francs 14.26 billion. The CFA francs 1.97 billion increase includes CFA francs 900 million in road funding from the Ministry of Public Works and the Road Fund, according to Cameroon Tribune.
Cameroon’s Centre Regional Council has added CFA francs 1.97 billion to its 2026 budget, bringing the total to CFA francs 16.23 billion from the initially planned CFA francs 14.26 billion. The revision, adopted on 4 November during the second ordinary session of the council chaired by Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, represents an increase of 13.8%.
Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Works provided CFA francs 470 million to address critical points on certain regional routes, while the Road Fund granted CFA francs 430 million for the maintenance of paved and unpaved roads, according to explanations by Gilbert Tsimi Evouna reported by Cameroon Tribune. The two sources of funding represent CFA francs 900 million, or about 46% of the budget increase.
The revision also includes expenditure related to contracts financed by the Road Fund in previous financial years and completed in 2026. The 2025 accounting results made it possible to include outstanding payments and to schedule, in particular, the monitoring and supervision of construction work on high schools and secondary schools. Gilbert Tsimi Evouna said these adjustments do not affect the projects included in the initial budget.
The revised 2026 budget exceeds the 2025 budget of CFA francs 7.556 billion by CFA francs 8.67 billion. Initial resources included the General Decentralisation Allocation, local taxation, income from the Regional Council’s property and transferred credits.
