Alfred Saker was a British Baptist missionary of the Baptist Missionary Society. In 1858 he led a Baptist Mission that relocated from the then Spanish island of Fernando Po and landed in Southern Cameroons. According to the record, he bought land from indigenous Bimbia chiefs, established a seaside settlement christened Victoria after the reigning British Empress. The settlement was renamed Limbe by decree in 1982 by President Ahmadou Ahidjo of Cameroon.
Alfred Saker
Mrs Saker, portrayed in her daughter's book
Joseph Wilson, The first convert in Fernando Po
Joseph Merrick at an Isubu funeral, Limbe (1845).
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country’s major international airport, Douala International Airport (DLA). It is the commercial and economic capital of Cameroon and the entire CEMAC region comprising Gabon, Congo, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Cameroon. Consequently, it handles most of the country's major exports, such as oil, cocoa and coffee, timber, metals and fruits. As of 2023, the city and its surrounding area had an estimated population of 5,066,000 The city sits on the estuary of Wouri River and its climate is tropical.
Panoramic view
The German corvette SMS Olga at the bombardment of Hickorytown, Cameroon (today Douala) on December 21, 1884
Lake parcour vita douala Cameroon
Société Camerounaise de dépôt pétrolier douala Cameroon