Within the framework of the operation to repatriate Cameroonians blocked abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic, 139 of them got to the Yaounde-Nsimalen International Airport on Saturday, May 9, 2020 on board a special Ethiopian Airlines plane from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, information from the Ministry of External Relations indicates.

The Ministry's sources further disclose that Cameroon's General Consulate in Dubai under the coordination of the Consul General, Donancier Mebouogue worked tirelessly for the return of the Cameroonians from the outset up to their departure at the DXB Airport in Dubai.

It was disclosed that 152 Cameroonians were initially registered at the Consulate indicating their desire to return home but only 139 finally appeared at the airport and boarded the plane.

Unlike more affluent countries who shifted the burden of reparation to the citizens, the government of Cameroon shoulders all the bills and that has costed the State nearly FCFA 700 million for repartition, they further note.

Cameroon is amongst the few African countries ensuring and bearing the costs of the repatriation of its citizens.