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What you need to know before you go: visas, Embassy & Consulate locations, vaccinations, etc.

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Current Travel Advisories

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

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COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

Since July, 2021 the United States has shared 791,150 safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses with the people of Cameroon – free of cost. This includes 152,100 Pfizer and 639,050 J&J doses. Of the 791,150 vaccine doses, 100% were donated in partnership with COVAX.

President Biden committed the United States to be the world’s arsenal for vaccines, leading an international and coordinated vaccination effort, and announced that the United States will provide 1.2 billion doses of safe, effective vaccines – free of cost – to meet global needs and save lives now. The United States is working with other governments, global initiatives including COVAX and the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), and other partners to get COVID-19 vaccines to where they are needed most.

Learn more about our work Delivering Vaccines and on COVID-19 Recovery.

Highlights

May 20, 2022

Cameroon National Day

April 28, 2022

Douala, Cameroon: American School of Douala: 2021-2022 Fact Sheet

April 28, 2022

Yaoundé, Cameroon: American School of Yaoundé: 2021-2022 Fact Sheet

November 4, 2021

2021 END Wildlife Trafficking Report

June 7, 2021

Announcement of Visa Restrictions on Those Undermining the Peaceful Resolution of the Crisis in the Anglophone Regions of Cameroon

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U.S. Relationship

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U.S.-Cameroon Relations

The U.S. established diplomatic relations with Cameroon in 1960, following the independence of the French-administered part of the country. Cameroon plays a key role in regional stability and remains our strongest regional partner in countering terrorism in the Lake Chad Region. The U.S. and Cameroon are closely engaged in issues that address democracy and governance, regional security, environmental protection, health, and economic development.

U.S. Assistance to Cameroon

USAID runs a number of programs in Cameroon, mainly through its regional office in Ghana, and primarily in the health sector. The CDC also has activities in Cameroon, mostly in HIV/AIDS prevention. Peace Corps volunteers work in maternal child health, youth empowerment, and sustainable livelihoods. Through several State Department and USAID regional funds, the embassy also provides funds for biodiversity protection, refugees, democratization, human rights, countering violent extremism, and education.

Bilateral Economic Relations

Cameroon is eligible for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and also qualifies for textile and apparel benefits. The U.S. and Cameroon signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty in 1986 that came into force in 1989. Cameroon is currently the United States’ 124th largest goods trading partner.

Cameroon flag: Three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), red, and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band; the vertical tricolor recalls the flag of France; red symbolizes unity, yellow the sun, happiness, and the savannahs in the north, and green hope and the forests in the south; the star is referred to as the "star of unity." Note: uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia.[CIA World Fact Book]

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External Resources

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