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Cameroon travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Cameroon: travel advice level, plug type C/E, 220V, emergency 112, currency XAF.

📷 Yaoundé · Bdx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-11-06

Latest change (original, English)
New information about the introduction of health screening on arrival at Nsimalen International Airport and Douala International Airport ('Entry requirements' page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalYaoundé
CurrencyXAF
LanguagesFrench, English
Calling code+237
Emergency numbers112
Plug typesType C, Type E
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population28M
Type CType E

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📷 Photos

Johnkekam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Elin Beckmann · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
ymea · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
President Ronald Reagan and President Ahmadou Ahidjo.jpg: Unknown derivative wor · Public domain · Commons
Embassy of the United States of America to Cameroon. · Public domain · Commons
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NZALLI MAMBOU Freddy · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Mbiele Happi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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