Following the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, on 26 October 2023, MINHDU chaired numerous meetings with various stakeholders involved in the implementation of the Prime Minister’s high-level instructions. During his address to the Nation on 31 December 2023, the HEAD OF STATE instructed the various stakeholders to work in synergy to find lasting and sustainable solutions to the problem of household waste management. After a number of field visits to follow up the recommendations made at the meetings, it should be said that the streets are littered with rubbish. Not a single corner of the city is spared. Insalubrity is visible everywhere. Whether along the presidential route, the city entrance roads, the outskirts of hospitals, educational establishments, the residences of diplomats and members of the Government, to name but a few, not a single step is taken without coming across a rubbish dump. The service providers, HYSACAM and THYCHFOL, seem to have lost their motivation, and collections do not seem to happen that often. According to information received, the contracts and service orders extending the deadlines expired on 30 June 2024 without being renewed. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development called a meeting on 18 July 2024 to discuss the proposed solutions that are being put forward and which will be brought to the ATTENTION of the HEAD OF STATE in order to initiate major reforms in this sector in the near future. They are inter alia: – constructing modern infrastructures adapted to sustainable waste management; – mobilizing funding to address the issue more effectively; – developing new strategies in line with the projected needs of cities; – as well as designing ways of supporting local authorities in implementing hygiene and sanitation measures. But while waiting for these short- and medium-term reforms, the city of Yaoundé must be kept clean. During this working session, the difficulties encountered on the ground to date will be presented and examined in order to find solutions to be implemented as soon as possible, to quickly rid the city of these dumps and make it clean and attractive again. The Minister invited the companies to remain mobilized and to continue with their work until the accounts have been paid in full. In collaboration with MINFI, steps will be taken to this end. To deal with the most urgent situation, MINHDU is planning a crackdown on household wastes dumps. The operation will initially last a week, and will involve the service providers HYSACAM and THYCHLOF, whose logistics have been demanded to ensure this move is effective. This week will also be used by a team set up to work on the legal aspects of the project, which will provide a framework and support the efficiency of the service providers until the end of the year. The Minister also instructed those in charge of the Local and Regional Authorities to raise awareness among the local population, so that they are aware of when the collection lorries will be passing by, and to prevent haphazard dumping. The MINHDU also instructed service providers to set up a good night shift system to optimise the expected results. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development saw these as excellent prospects for restoring the capital city to its former brilliance. MINHDU was joined on this occasion by her close collaborators, as well as the Chairperson of the United Cities and Councils of Cameroon (UCCC), and the representatives of the mayors of the seven sub-divisional Councils of the city of Yaoundé.