(Business in Cameroon) - The mayors of Cameroonian communes of Fongo Tongo and Poli are participating, this week, in the conference of the Association of Mining Communes (ACOM - Association des communes minières) of France, taking place in Nancy, the site of the regional French daily La Voix du Nord revealed. Prior to this meeting, the two Cameroonian representatives visited the commune of Barlin, which used to be a coal mining area in France.

According to our sources, these two mayors have not lost hope in establishing partnerships, perhaps «finding investors» during this National Assembly of ACOM France. Moreover, stressed Sadou Yaouba, the mayor of Poli, «we wish to share with our French colleagues their experience of reconversion, to plan for the issues we will face once the mines are closed (as in the commune of Barlin, Ed.)».

As a reminder, the commune of Fongo Tongo, located in the West Region of Cameroon, has a significant bauxite deposit whose operation has been awaited for years. In Poli, commune in the North Region of the country, there is an uranium deposit identified by mining developers several years ago.

BRM