Cameroon First Lady donates to Nigerian and the Republic of Central Africa refugees

Cameroon’s first lady Chantal Biya, offered on Tuesday, gifts valued at more than 50 million FCFA to Central African Republic and Nigerian refugees including the displaced populations within Cameroon. The Chantal Biya donation was presented by Jean Stéphane Biatcha who moonlights as Executive Secretary of the Pan-African NGO, "Synergies Africaines" to the representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Cameroon.

Receiving the gift, Ndeye Ndour, the UN representative, noted that for her 20 years of experience in humanitarian issues, it was the first time she was witnessing such generosity from a first lady. Sounding like a CPDM Sub Section president,  Ndeye Ndour observed that "it is only in Cameroon I see a first lady involved for the well-being of all”. The UN has estimated that some 200 000 refugees fleeing the crisis in Nigeria and the Central African Republic have taken up residence in Cameroon.