EU to help Cameroon over refugee crisis in the Far North region

The European Union has decided to set up two aid projects to help the Cameroon government, to support the humanitarian load caused by the influx of refugees on its soil. The EU "Marshall Plan" reportedly to be in two parts has a budget estimated at 4 million euros (2.6 billion CFA francs) which aims to strengthen the operational capacity of civil protection bodies including firefighters department and border policing. The second is topromote the socio-economic integration of disadvantaged youth in the region of the Far North region. The EU has announced a new program for rural development for much of the the Far North region.