From 6 to 10 July 2009, an expert from the African Development Bank (AfDB) carried out a mission to Cameroon as part of the launch of work on the development of a guide for the consideration of regional statistical systems in the elaboration of national statistical development strategies. The expert was accompanied in his mission by INS executives. He met with the heads of departments of the INS, the heads of the regional agencies of the INS and the officials in charge of statistics in the sectoral administrations.