Bafoussam

Bafoussam is a major regional centre in western Cameroon, where rapid urban growth has outpaced investment in streets, drainage, public facilities and other basic services. Its role as a market and service city for a densely settled agricultural region makes neighbourhood accessibility particularly important, while steep terrain and intense rainfall add pressure to drainage and slope management.

The Capitales régionales programme has financed priority investment in roads, commercial facilities, water, lighting, sanitation and public space while strengthening municipal project management. National transport planning also treats the Yaoundé–Bafoussam corridor as a strategic connection. Together, these interventions position urban mobility and serviced neighbourhoods as the main tools for making Bafoussam’s continued expansion more coherent and better connected to its regional economy.