Chadian Ambassador bids Cmr farewell

Outgoing Chadian Ambassador to Cameroon, Yoosem-Kontou Noudjiamlao has told the press that he is a happy man, going back to his country after seven years of service.

He made this remark on Friday August 8, 2014 after a farewell audience with Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang on behalf of the Head of State, Paul Biya. He was Dean of the Diplomatic Corps in Cameroon for well over three years.

Yoosem-Kontou prides himself in assisting with State visits between Cameroon and his country. President Idriss Deby Itno has been to Cameroon four times during his tenure. He underlined that, he is a living testimony of Cameroon's political evolution and the road to being a middle-income economy by 2035 but regretted the horrible threats and insurgencies from Boko Haram that is tarnishing the image of a peaceful country and its loving people. He was however, sure of the dynamism of Cameroonians, saying he was confident that, they will surmount the challenges. Cameroon and Chad are not only neighbours but long-time friends and according to Yoosem-Kontou, strategies are being mapped out to counter insecurity.

On bilateral ties between Yaounde and N'Djamena, Yoosem-Kontous said he was proud to speak of it. In recent years both countries have had to share much.

Chad transits its petrol through Cameroon; both countries are constructing a link bridge in Kousseri in the Far North, another one in the pipeline from Yagoua still in the same region to Mbongor in Chad, the road between Ngaoundere and Mondou and the railway linking the two countries.