The Cameroonian government has announced a significant reduction in civil service recruitment for 2025, planning to hire only 2,860 new civil servants—a 39% decrease compared to the previous year. This decision, outlined in an internal memo from the Prime Minister’s Office, reflects ongoing efforts to streamline public sector employment amid economic challenges.
The reduction amounts to 1,832 fewer positions than in 2024, when the country recruited close to 4,700 people. Details of the plan were shared in an internal government memo sent by the Secretary-General of the Prime Minister’s Office, Séraphin Magloire Fouda, to the Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform, Joseph Le.
Out of the 2,860 positions, 1,555 will be filled through standard recruitment procedures. These include 910 roles to be filled through direct competitive exams, 180 through training programs outside the National School of Administration and Magistracy (ENAM), 230 through ENAM itself, and 235 through direct selection tests.
The Ministry of Finance has projected the sum of 1,663 billion FCFA to cover the salaries of state personnel in 2025.
