Highlighting the challenges of Regional Councils in the Implementation of Effective Decentralization in Cameroon
Decentralization, in itself, is understood as an advanced and structural system of public administration which obliges
Financial Autonomy of Decentralized Local Authorities and Local Development
In Cameroon, local authorities have little financial autonomy because they have limited leeway to collect tax revenue. This right is exclusively reserved to the State.
Cameroon: The State’s Transfer of Powers to the Regions
The transferred competences can be exercised by the State: if the Government intends to intervene punctually within the framework of the harmonious development of the territory or in order to resolve an emergency situation
Decentralization in Cameroon: Between Ethno-Regional Logics and National Interests
Local councilors have every interest in mobilizing and working actively for the development and adoption of a local civil service statute as provided for in Article 22 (3) of the CGCTD.
The Public Independent Conciliator in the Process of Decentralization in Cameroon
Following the major national dialogue that took place from 30th september to 4th october 2019, accelerating the process of decentralization in Cameroon was one of such proposals.