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Douala

It is the economic capital of Cameroon, also serving as the main entrance into the country through its International airport and sea port at the Atlantic coast. It has a population of more than 2 million inhabitants coming from different areas of the country. This is in part due to the fact that 75 % of industrial activities in Cameroon are carried out here. This is a centre of attraction for migrants principally youths from rural areas in search of jobs. This town is today facing several infrastructural problems due to an increase in population such as severe traffic jam at rush hours, urban pollution from poor sewage disposal mechanisms, rapid growth of urban ghettoes etc. Recently, measures are being taken by the City Council delegate to improve on living conditions through the rehabilitation of roads and bad drainage systems. Illegal land occupants are also being expropriated and new roads are being constructed. The fight is still on; although much still has to be done.

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