Regional, Decentralization and Traditional Power in Cameroon

This article shows the process of transition from unitary state to decentralisation, which is transfer administrative competences central communities (municipalities). law derived Constitution 18 January 1996, was re-enacted by Law No. 2019/024 24 December 2019 on General Code Decentralised Territorial Authorities, with creation regions and elected regional councillors traditional chiefs appointed as government. The particularity decentralisation in Cameroon maintenance governors, prefects sub-prefects representatives missions centralised power. Another peculiarity weak donation sovereignty delegations various ministers placed under management decentralised (Mairie). remains all areas. In new model defined n°2019/024 2019, regionalisation should be presented a spring economic social development.