Cameroon | Independence Day

Staff at the Cameroon High Commission

They say life begins after 40 and that certainly applies to Cameroon, as the High Commissioner for Cameroon Mr Nkwelle Ekaney explained at his country’s 41st Anniversary of Independence. Outlining achievements since Cameroon turned 40, the High Commissioner pointed to Senate elections – for the first time in history – a growing economy (at an enviable 5 per cent), inflation down and an ambitious programme of investment in energy, mining, agriculture and infrastructure, all forming a backdrop to the upcoming Cameroon-UK Joint Commission.

PHOTOS: PIERRE DE VILLIERS

High Commissioner Ekaney greets the High Commissioner for Nigeria Dr Dalhatu Tafida

The Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps Mr Charles Gray congratulates High Commissioner Ekaney and Mrs Ekaney

Mrs Hilda Lumbi, High Commissioner Ekaney and Mrs Ekaney and the new High Commissioner for Zambia Mr Paul Lumbi

The High Commissioners for Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Mauritius and Cameroon in discussion

Mrs Maria Macedo dos Santos, High Commissioner Ekaney, Mrs Ekaney and the High Commissioner for Mozambique Mr Carlos dos Santos

High Commissioner Ekaney, Mrs Ekaney and the new Ambassador of South Sudan Mr Sabit Alley

The Ambassador of Tunisia Mr Nabil Ammar, High Commissioner Ekaney and Mrs Ekaney

High Commissioner Ekaney, Mrs Ekaney and the Ambassador for Liberia Mr Wesley Johnson

Commonwealth Foundation Director Vijay Krishnarayan, High Commissioner Ekaney and Mrs Ekaney