Tag: Cameroon

Cameroon is the country in Western Africa with a population of just under 31 million. Among its main focuses are fintech, health tech, e-commerce, and logistics in spite of funding issues and infrastructure reliability.

Notable Cameroonian scientists include:

• Ange-Therese Akono – a civil engineer known for her work in developing “smart cement“
• Christian Happi – a biologist known for leading a team that used genomic sequencing to help fight the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa
• Ambroise Wonkam – a doctor and president of the African Society of Human Genetics who focuses on genetic medicine