Let's Travel to Cameroon... Home of Lions

Cameroon is a country in west Central Africa region, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo.

With a population of over 24 million, Cameroon, is home to over 200 different linguistic groups. French and English are its official languages.

Its area is 475,442 km2 and capital is Yaounde.

Its nature is a wide variety of terrains like mountains, rainforests, and savannas, deserts, beaches.

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Visa to Cameroon

For Egyptians, a journey to Cameroon requires a visa whose validity is up to 3 months. Its total cost is estimated at EGP 2,283.

Citizens of Central Africa, Republic of Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria can travel to Cameroon without a visa and are permitted to stay inside the country for up to 90 days.

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However, citizens from other countries need to obtain visas from the diplomatic missions of Cameroon to enter the country.

Top Tourist Attractions

The variety of wildlife in the country provides nature lovers with plenty of opportunities to spot rare and exotic creatures. Gorillas are common in the south of the country, elephants, hyenas, and giraffes make an appearance at other parks.

Here are some of the most unmissable tourist attractions

- Bimbia Slave Port

- Ekom-Nkam Falls

- Mount Fako

- Waza National Park

- Rom Rock

- Sabga Hill

- Limbe Botanic Garden

- Mandara Mountains

- Lake Oku

- Limbe Wildlife Centre

- Korup National Park

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Cameroon's Economy

Compared with other African countries, Cameroon is relatively politically and socially stable, a matter which encouraged the development of agriculture, roads, railways, and large petroleum and timber industries.

The main contributors to Cameroon's economy are the agricultural sector, the tourism sector, the services industry, and the manufacturing sector.

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Doing business in Cameroon might not be easy especially for foreigners due to corruption but the economic situation there is promising

Investors could pump their investments in various sectors such as tea production, livestock farming, transport, sports, and food processing.