Japan International Cooperation Agency: Celebrating 20 Years Of Impact

O ver the last 20 years, the Ja- pan International Coopera- tion Agency (JICA), Cameroon Office and the Japan Overseas Co- operation Volunteers (JOCV) have been a salient development partner to Cameroon’s economy. The apprai- sal of these bilateral contributions within the last two decades was the centre of discussion for the au- diences granted by the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze; and that of Economy, Planning and Re- gional Development, Alamine Ous- mane Mey, on August 3, 2026, in Yaounde. The Japan-Cameroon co- operation, the Senior Vice President of JICA, Ando Naoki explained, has for several decades recorded remar- kable success including the construction of 120 primary schools, over 400 boreholes that provide clean water to local commu- nities nationwide, among others. Enhancing sustainable agricultural development has also been a prio- rity area to JICA, which has been marked by the provision of over 40,000 improved ...