Many cases of bronchitis and other respiratory infections have been reported as a consequence of the inhalation of the toxic powder that the residents of the nearby districts have been exposed to.

“The solution we suggest is to relocate factories from urban zones and to trace clear and sustainable limits for industrial zones”, says Prince Nasser Kemajou, a human right activist.

“Before dying, my grand mother had an infection. Doctors told her it was due to those powders”, adds Eveline Ngo Mandeng.

The issue seems not easy to settle as Sic Cacao is among the biggest employers an tax payers in the city.