On December 11, Mrs. Aïssa Fadadjo, special adviser on education to the Prime Minister of Cameroon, led a delegation to visit the China South Publishing & Media Group (CNS) and then held a symposium. (Photo/Zhang Biwen)

Mrs. Aïssa Fadadjo, special adviser on education to the Prime Minister of Cameroon, and her entourage visited CNS on the morning of December 11, 2023. The two sides had in-depth discussions on the cooperation in such fields as vocational education, teacher training, digital education, and printing services.

China and Cameroon have been good friends for more than half a century, setting an example for both international relations and South-South cooperation. Both sides have treated each other as equals with sincerity and adhered to the principle of win-win cooperation and common development.

This year, CNS was invited by the Embassy of Cameroon in China to attend the National Day Reception for the 51st Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Cameroon. The group presented its publications to Martin Mpana, Cameroonian ambassador to China, and exchanged views on cultural and educational cooperation with Afana Sambo, cultural counsellor at the Embassy of Cameroon in China.

Peng Bo, secretary of the Party Committee and president of the Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., and CNS president, presented a gift to Mrs. Aïssa Fadadjo. (Photo/ Zhang Biwen)

Mrs. Aïssa Fadadjo introduced the current development situation and policy environment of Cameroon in the fields of vocational education and textbook printing. She experssed willingness to further carry out exchanges and collaboration with CNS in the culture and education sectors. She noted that the Cameroonian government has attached great importance to the advancement of vocational education. With the rapid development of vocational education, more employment opportunities can be provided for local technical and skilled personnel.

In the field of vocational education, she looked forward to deepening cooperation with CNS' advantageous resources and competent teams, exploring areas of mutual compatibility and achieving win-win results. As for printing services, she expected CNS to launch multi-dimensional cooperation with Cameroon's state-owned printing enterprises, helping boost China-Cameroon cultural and educational partnership.

Attendees posed for a group photo. (Photo/ Zhang Biwen)

Didier Dieudonne Nama, national pedagogic inspector of Chinese Language in the Ministry of Secondary Education of Cameroon, and persons in charge of CNS International Department, Hunan Tianwen Xinhua Printing Co., Ltd., Hunan Education Publishing House, Hunan Science & Technology Press, and Hunan Jiahui Education Books Distribution Co., Ltd. were present.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang