Following a request addressed to the Honourable Minister of Women Empowerment and the Family, (MINPROFF) Prof. Marie-Therese Abena Ondoa
Inline with Section 422(1) on the bill to Institute the General Code for Regional and Local Authorities, Councillors of the Buea Council on Thursday the 12th December 2024, examined and approved the 2025 Budget of the Buea Council.
In view of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon slated for the 4th to the 11th of January 2025 in Buea, the Bishop of the Buea Diocese, His Lordship Bishop Michael Bibi Miabesue,
The Buea Council’s history traces back to 1922, initially established as the Bakweri clan council under Chief Mathias Lifafa Endeley during British colonial rule. It wasn’t until June 29, 1977, that it officially became the Buea Rural Council, formalized by Presidential decree No. 77/203. Prior to this, Buea served as the capital of Kamerun (Cameroon) under German colonial administration from 1901 to 1909 and later as the capital of Southern Cameroons under British rule