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Yaoundé

Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon, and the country's second most populous city. It is smaller than the economic centre (Douala), but still a bustling city. Wikivoyage

Population 2,440,462 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Cameroon

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Cameroon

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Yaoundé. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Journée de la femme

    March

    Women's Day takes place on 08 March every year. There are parades and parties around the city. Unlike other days of the year, men stay home cooking and cleaning on this day

  2. 20 mai

    May

    20 May is the national day of Cameroon. In the morning there is a military parade, where also other uniformed services and civilians participate. Later in the day there are celebrations around the city

  3. YAFE

    December

    A yearly fair along the Boulevard du 20 mai taking place the second week in December every year

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Yaoundé); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 11 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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