Stakes and Challenges of Modern Douala

[Cameroon Tribune] Urbanisation phenomenon in Cameroon is one of the greatest worries of the 21th century. The ever growing population of its two major cities, Douala and Yaounde, is preoccupying. According to the National Institute of Statistics, Douala and Yaounde are referred to as Town-Region demographically. Figures from the ‘Direction Nationale du 2ème RGPH, 1992′, the population of Douala rose from 809,852 inhabitants in 1987 to 1,907,479 in 2010.