Henri Eyebe Ayissi made these announcements on February 13, 2026, during the New Year’s greetings ceremony in his ministerial department.
The Minister of State Property, Surveys and Land Tenure (Mindcaf), Henri Eyebe Ayissi, outlined, on February 13, 2026, in Yaoundé, the major priorities of his ministerial department for 2026. Placed under the seal of deepening reforms, the coming year will revolve around four major areas of interest, with a focus on inclusive access to land, administrative modernization, and land security.
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First axis: the substantial improvement of access to land for youth and women. Mindcaf intends to further simplify registration procedures, reduce file processing times, and set up support mechanisms dedicated to agricultural and urban entrepreneurship. Securing customary land rights is also among the priorities, in a logic of social inclusion and economic revitalization. These actions are part of the “Special Youth Employment Promotion Plan” prescribed by the Head of State, Paul Biya, during his recent addresses to the Nation and to Youth.
Second project: the acceleration of the digitalization of state property, cadastral, and land services. Networking of land registries, digitization of archives, computerization of revenues, and automation of procedures must, according to the minister, strengthen transparency, secure transactions, and limit direct contacts conducive to illicit practices.
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Third priority: the intensification of the fight against corruption, administrative harassment, and land speculation. Reinforced control mechanisms, increased accountability of agents, and close collaboration with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Conac) are announced.
Finally, the completion of land and state property reform projects aims to provide the country with a modernized legal framework, guaranteeing the security of rights, the economic valuation of land, and the prevention of conflicts.
Several events are announced for the first half of 2026, including a joint workshop with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), National Land Week, and multi-stakeholder consultation sessions. The stated objective is to make land a real lever for development and contribute to the ambition of an emerging Cameroon by 2035.
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