Few weeks to the re-opening of schools, the Prime Minister signed a decree to fix the coordination for the inspections of establishments which at this points has been classified hazardous, unhealthy, or inconvenient.

Several such establishments in Yaoundé are yet to have the appearance of structures which will host within a few days, young learners wearing their uniforms for the first time; classrooms are even littered with feces.

Long grass still awaits machetes here, and various playgrounds are full of bits of paper and garbage. However, sanitation is not the only concern, some schools are not conducive to studies; no latrine, much less drinking water.

For these deficiencies and others, some of these structures have already been closed by the Ministers of Basic Education and secondary teaching even before this autumn.

And last Wednesday, the Prime Minister, head of Government has also reminded the institutions concerned of their duties and called them to order, an important measure at the time when many diseases related to poor sanitation roam.

However, heads of institutions admit not to have the means to meet the challenge. "It is in September, with the assistance of students, that will be doing the clean up," says a Manager in a high school.