USA donates security equipment to Gendarmerie academy

Ambassador Michael S. Hoza recently donated security equipment at a ceremony held at the Gendarmerie Academy in Yaounde.

The event was attended by Secretary of State for Defense in Charge of the Gendarmerie Jean Baptiste Bokam, U.S. security instructor Robert Stout, U.S. Embassy Regional Security Officer Christian Ehrhardt, and members of Cameroon’s security and police forces.

In his remarks, Ambassador Hoza said: “I have often said that when the United States of America says “on est ensemble avec le Cameroun” we mean it in words as in deeds. Today’s program is yet another manifestation of that commitment.

The best way to defeat Boko Haram and violent extremism is to promote human rights, patriotism, education, opportunity, transparency, and private sector growth from Cameroonians to create needed jobs for the overwhelmingly large numbers of youth about to enter the workforce.”