African Decentralisation Day : Actors Count Achievements

The 10th African Day of Decentralisation and Local Development, and the 4th African Day of Civic Status Registration and Vital Statistics have been celebrated in the Jungle Village, Botanic Gardens in Limbe on August 10, 2021. African Day of Decentralisation and Local development stood on the theme “the contribution of arts, culture and heritage in the sustainable development of African cities and territories’’.”Elanga Obam Georges, Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development who chaired the event recalled how the State transferred powers to regional and local authorities in 2010 because they are entities and places where culture and heritage can produce full potential for national creativity. He cited extensively from the General Code of Decentralisation how specific powers have been devolved to local collectivity. The special status granted the North West and South West Regions based on their language specificity and historical heritage were indicated. “I invite Regional Council Executives to take all the necessary measures to prepare their Regional Development Plan pending the signing of the decrees governing the said transfers. This operational tool for planning development actions must be prepared based on the powers devolved to regions by the General Code of RLAs, and must rest on National Development Strategy 2030,” he told the concerned. The Minister noted that the celebration of African Decentralisation and Local Development Day is an opportunity for regional and local authorities as well as stakeholders to brainstorm on how to strengthen the contribution of cultural and heritage industries and job creation. 
For the 4th Africa Civil Registration and vital Statistics Day celebrated on the theme “leadership for an essential service; building resilient civil registration and vital statistics production systems in post COVID19 Africa through innovative, integrated and decentralised services”, he said it would be for African States in general and countries in particular to reflect on how to continue improving on civil st...