“They call Douala the
"armpit of Africa." Lodged beneath the bulging shoulder of West Africa, this
malaria-infested city in southwestern Cameroon is humid, unattractive, and
smelly. On a torrid evening in late 2001, I was guided out of the chaotic
Douala International Airport by my friend Andrew and his driver, Sam, who would
have whisked us immediately to the cooler hillside town of Buea if Douala were
at all conducive to being whisked anywhere. It isn't. Douala, a city of 2
million people, has no real roads.” source...
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