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Gender and the Budget: CFAF 50 Billion to Accelerate Equality

From Journal du Cameroun · () French

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  • Cameroon’s interministerial committee on gender-responsive budgeting met in Yaoundé to strengthen members’ capacity and speed up implementation.
  • The 2026 finance law created a CFAF 50 billion special fund for women’s empowerment and youth employment.
  • Cameroon adopted gender-responsive budgeting in 2010 and currently has 10 pilot administrations.

Cameroon is putting CFAF 50 billion behind its effort to make the national budget a tool for gender equality. The amount, included in the 2026 Finance Law, will support women’s empowerment and youth employment.

The interministerial committee responsible for monitoring gender-responsive budgeting met in Yaoundé on September 3, 2026. The session focused on strengthening the capacity of its members and accelerating implementation across government.

Gilbert Didier Edoa, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Finance, chaired the meeting. It followed progress in incorporating gender considerations into government programming tools, but the committee now wants to move from integration toward faster execution.

Cameroon adopted the gender-responsive budgeting approach in 2010. Ten administrations are taking part in the pilot process, while the new fund gives the policy a larger financial commitment in 2026.

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Originally published by Journal du Cameroun in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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