"Let's start by knowing our cities as they are, let's have a positive discourse about these cities, let's stop believing that cities are the signature of Africa's poor development; The real city, the one which is experienced by people, which invents a culture, which invents a way of being, which is only waiting for an impulse so that all the positive forces it contains are capable of pushing the urba neconomy forward.."

"I took great pleasure in reading the memoirs, listening to the ESSACA undergraduate students present their first approach and somewhere taking critical and ethical positions to continue on to a master's degree. I found that the subjects were very diverse and that we are more and more in the essential primary basis of the architect's vocation which is to work for societal issues, whether at the level of health, of the question of migration, of the symbolism in relation to the history of the territory of Douala. There are subjects which are very locally anchored based on their problem, but also locally anchored in relation to the resources which are mobilized, both land materials, but also with the wealth of Cameroon, wood, agricultural products, different techniques and know-how which is reactivated for contemporary projects. "

"It is not true that Western architecture is a model; it’s a model in Europe but not here. The worst aberrations in Africa are poorlyoriented glass towers, impossible to temper, requiring a lot of energy to live in them; while the local know-how used over time, the natural principles, the hot air that rises, the air that passes through, make it possible to construct exemplary buildings."

"I have the opportunity to supervise the students of this school, within a workshop, which carries a post-architectural growth vision, as an intergenerational transmission belt.This awareness of our youth on the significant creation of tropicalized territorial planning is a reality. I invite you to explore our educational universe in greater depth, at your convenience.This obvious gateway to culturally anchored architectural biomimicry is obvious, but also an important lever for social, societal, economic and sustainable development."

"It is our duty as architects to rise above Africa’s major challenge of poverty and corruption to make the best out of our continent. Our mission further entails encouraging our governments to invest in R & D (Research and Development) with emphasis on our local building materials which will develop our identities and vernacular architecture to avoid the extinction of our cultural values. Research and Development will regenerate our dead and forgotten industries that where initially brought into existence for the purpose of developmental growth and providing employment."

"UIA is proud to be associated with the school as it saws the founding of the school. It is the custodian of the UNESCO-UIA Charter for Architectural Education that provides a framework for a global standard education and training to be an Architect. It has a vision to ensure that countries are endowed with sufficient number of trained Architects who will contribute to the sustainable development of their nation. The African continent is seen as a region of tremendous growth and development. It is crucial that the development of local talents and professionals is in consonance with the demands of the country developments. Therefore, the establishment of ESSACA is certainly timely and welcomed."