In July 1884, after treaties with Duala rulers on the Wouri estuary, Germany proclaimed a protectorate over the Cameroon coast.1 Over the following decades German authorities extended control inland, often against armed resistance, and developed plantations on the fertile slopes of Mount Cameroon.12 Buea served as the colonial capital for part of this period.1
During the First World War, British, French and Belgian troops invaded Kamerun from 1914. German forces held out until 1916, after which the territory was partitioned between Britain and France.12
This page covers only the broad outline. Regional histories of resistance, labour and land are on InsideKamer's research backlog.