(Business in Cameroon) - Cameroon’s civil aviation authority (CAA) is currently conducting an awareness campaign among residents of the Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport about the challenges of preserving the airport estate.

The measure is based on a recent report from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) which reveals that Cameroon's international airports, and more specifically Yaoundé-Nsimalen, are “at high risk because of the populations living on the airstrip’s zone where they grow corn and build habitats. These populations are exposed to harmful risks and have no chance to survive in the event of an accident.”

To limit risks, the government has considered canceling land titles on airport properties. Following this campaign backed by the Ministry of Transport, CAA hopes the targeted population as well as local and administrative authorities will become aware of the risks they expose themselves to.

Such an initiative, let’s note, has been launched in Douala where CAA intends to save the 400 hectares belonging to the city's international airport and illegally occupied by many families.

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