Monday, 8 December 2014

Australia Now Has A Consulate In Cameroon

Dr Diane Acha Morfaw is the pioneer Honorary Consul
Bilateral relations between Cameroon and Australia have witnessed a leap forward with the creation of the Australian Honorary Consulate in the capital, Yaounde with Dr Diane Acha Morfaw appointed and officially commissioned the pioneer Consul. “The opening of the Honorary Consulate and the appointment of the Consul is a vital step in the development of our relations with Cameroon, Australia’s High Commissioner to Cameroon, Jonathan Richardson said.
He further specified that, ” It reflects a strong growth to our relations, not only in the political sphere where we are members of many international organizations, but more especially in the economic sphere where Australian companies in the past years are looking to invest in Cameroon in the mining and petroleum sectors.”

The Governor of the Centre Region, Otto Joseph Wilson, yesterday, December 4, handed the exequatur to Diane Acha Morfaw to serve as a green light to start her new function. The ceremony at the Centre Governor’s Office was witnessed among others by the Australian High Commissioner to Cameroon, Jonathan Richardson, with residence in Abuja, Nigeria. The handing over of the exequatur was followed in the evening by the inauguration of the Australian Honorary Consulate in the Bastos neighbourhood of the capital, Yaounde.
In more concrete terms, High Commissioner Jonathan Richardson specified that the Honorary Consul will assist Australians visiting Cameroon and more especially help promote trade and investments through the facilitation of contacts and information. The Consul will equally foster cooperation in the training of Cameroonians who will go on scholarships and other training programmes in Australia.

Source: Cameroon Tribune

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