The classification has been described as a full show of the great improvement that the council has registered in the last years in promoting cleanliness and environmental sustainability under its leader, Mayor Abdou Kanfon Borno.
The Ndu Council in the Donga Mantung Division of the North West Region has placed seventh at the end of the 2025 Clean City Contest organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. The council was handed the ranking yesterday at an event organized in Bafoussam in the West Region to mark the 39th edition of the World Habitat Day in Cameroon. The event was presided over by the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Célestine Ketcha Courtès in the presence of the Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms, Joseph Le. The Ndu Council is the finest ranked council from the English-speaking North West and South West regions of the country.
The council ranks a spot ahead of Kumba I Council in the Meme Division of the South West Region. As the seventh-placed council on the ranking, the structure bagged home a sum of 40million FCFA. Kumba I secured 30million FCFA for placing nineth. Despite being far below the general expectations, the recent classification has been described as a full show of the great improvement that the Ndu Council has registered in the last years in promoting cleanliness and environmental sustainability under its leader, Mayor Abdou Kanfon Borno. The council was invited to the national contest after emerging as the cleanest city in the North West Region.
The structure has credited its achievement in the 2025 contest to its “ongoing efforts to combat environmental degradation, mitigate the problems associated with urban sprawl, and ensure a safe and healthy environment for its inhabitants.” In the statement released in the leadup to the final contest in Bafoussam, the council also further detailed that the efforts include “launching a clean village competition to maintain the cleanliness of all villages and quarters in Ndu municipality, planting environmentally friendly trees in watersheds and other areas, beautifying Ndu municipality, preventing land degradation, establishing a robust urban planning management system in accordance with enforced regulations and providing dustbins in all public places.”
The structure additionally stated that the promising journey is a fruit of its efforts in strategically “conducting regular clean-up campaigns, implementing a standard waste management system, and constructing effective drainage systems.” The Ndu Council placed second on the final classification table at the divisional level in Donga Mantung Division during the 2024 contest. The structure lost the contest at the level to the Nkambe Council which went on to place second on the national classification behind the Ebolowa II Council in the South Region which bagged the 100million FCFA plum prize.
Zoom into overall 2025 ranking
The Nkongsamba Council in the Moungo Division of the Littoral Region secured the overall top prize nationwide in the 2025 event. The council bagged home a sum of 100 million FCFA for the distinction. The Bafoussam II Council in the Mifi Division of the West Region got a sum of 70million FCFA after placing second on the final standing just above the Garoua II Council in the Bénoué Division of the North Region which secured 60million FCFA for ranking third. Last year’s winner, the Ebolowa II Council in the South Region’s Mvila Division took fourth position in this year’s contest and went home with 55million FCFA as financial package.
The representative of the Adamawa Region, the Mayo-Darlé Council in the Mayo-Banyo Division placed fifth and pocketed 50million FCFA, five million more than the Ayos Council in the Nyong and Mfoumou Division. The Centre Region flagbearer placed sixth on the national classification. The Guidiguis Council from the Mayo Kani Division which represented the Far North Region, took 30 million FCFA after ranking eighth on the standing, just below the Ndu Council on position seven.
The Kumba Council which came through as the representative of the South West Region in the national finals, also took home 30millions on position nine, 10million FCFA more than the Atok Council of the Upper Nyong Division, the representative of the East Region.
About the Clean City Contest
The Clean City Contest is organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development to promote cleanliness and environmental sustainability across cities and towns all over the country. The 2025 edition was held under the theme: “Innovating and acting locally in response to urban crisis: for a sustainable and participative management towards Cameroon’s development.”
