Storage facilities are available throughout the country, especially in main urban centres, including all port cities. In smaller towns, it could be difficult to find suitable warehouses. In case of larger humanitarian operations the erection of mobile warehouses (wiikhalls) will be necessary in remote localities.
Storage Used by Humanitarian Organisations
WFP has rented two concrete warehouses in the locality of Meganga and Maroua. In Kousseri, Beka and Ngam the warehouses are provided without charge by the government by the Office Cerealier. Please see the following attachment for details of WFP warehouses in Cameroon.
Commercial Storage
Commercial storage is available in all main locations throughout the country. Douala, Ebolowa, Bafoussam, Yaoundé, Bertua, N’Gaoundere, Garoua and Maroua are the current main hubs for commercial and humanitarian goods.
For more information on storage company contact details, please see the following link: 4.6 Cameroon Storage and Milling Companies Contact List
Warehouse provision in South-West and North-West
Access in NW and SW remains challenging due to insecurity. The assessment did however identify warehouse service-providers, further details can be found in the following attachment: Cameroon - Northwest-Southwest Warehouse Information.
Stores in St Francis College - Kumba
Storage building Storage room
Cocoa Warehouse - Kumba
Outdoor area Storage room
Hims College Institute - Buea
Outdoor parking area Storage hall
Moliko road shop storage space - Buea
Proposed storage space Entrances
Mermoz Banquet Hall - Buea
Entrance Storage space
Sudahser Centre Bolt - Bamenda
Storage hall Front view
North-West Cooperative Association Ltd - Bamenda
Entrance Storage space
COHESODEC - Bamenda
Entrance Storage space
Private owner - Bamenda
Entrance Storage space
J&S Business Venture - Bamenda
Entrance Storage space
South-West and North-West do not have similar constraints:
Buea is located 70 km from Douala, reachable in 1h30 min by car (2h15 for a truck), Bamenda is at 315 km and take 6h15 driving from Douala (9h15 with a truck).
Since Buea town is close to Douala and does not have a proper warehouse infrastructure in place, most warehouses in Buea do not exceed 300m2. Bamenda used to have several production plants (mostly now closed) or unions such as NWCA (grouping coffee producers) and so premises of 1,800 m2 could be available to rent immediately. It is possible that large storage options to cover SW if required could be found in Limbe (located 35km south of Buea) or Kumba (75km north of Buea).
Public Sector Storage
There are many warehouses owned by the Cereal Board (Office Céréalier) throughout the northern regions of the country. The total storage capacity is over 47,000 mt. The Cereal Board has granted WFP the right to use some of these warehouses free of charge - a full list is available in this attachment. NGOs or other humanitarian actors are not currently allowed to use these warehouses as the Cereals’ Board warehouses are only used to store food.
Cold Chain
In case a cold chain is needed, it is advisable to contact regional Health Authorities who transport and store vaccines and medical drugs to remote and inaccessible areas.
