Yaoundé, Cameroon
Yaoundé, estimated population 750,000 (
1990), is the capital of
Cameroon. Industries include
cigarettes,
dairy products,
clay and
glass goods, and
lumber. Yaoundé is a regional center for
coffee,
cacao,
copra,
sugar cane, and
rubber. Yaoundé was founded in
1888 by
German traders as a base for the
ivory trade. It was occupied by
Belgian troops during
World War I and after the war was the capital of
French Cameroon.
Yaoundé is the site of the University of Yaoundé.