(Business in Cameroon) - Antonio Torres, expert in transport and infrastructure at the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development of the European Commission, has just undertaken a work visit in Cameroon, to identify infrastructure and transport projects which could be funded by the European Union as part of the 11th FED.

Among these projects, are two projects for the update of the railroad, we learned from authorised sources. Firstly, there is the update of the railroad between Yaoundé and Douala, the two main cities of Cameroon, a line of 263 km. Estimated cost of the works: FCfa 57.2 billion.

Then, there is the update of the Pangar-Ngaoundéré stretch, 187 km long, and which cost is estimated at FCfa 43.8 billion. At Camrail, the company in charge of the Cameroonian railway, who confirmed the interest of the European Union in the project, the trust of the European Union is justified by the performances of the national rail transporter over the past 15 years.

Indeed during this period, various structural and infrastructure reforms led to an increase in the volume of goods and passengers transported. Proof of this, about 4000 passengers celebrated the 2015 new year onboard trains, care of the Cameroonian railway company.

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