Yaoundé : India Opens High Commission

The ever-growing cooperation ties between Cameroon and India established back at the independence of Cameroon in latter 1960 are witnessing a boom following the appointment of Shri Rakesh Malhotra as the pioneer resident High Commissioner of India to Cameroon on April 2, 2019. This follows the decision of the Indian government to open a High Commission in Cameroon to add to the Honorary Consulate that had hitherto existed in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala headed by Ravi Kumar. The diplomatic representation opened in Yaounde in September 2019 is part of 18 new Embassies to be opened in Africa over the period 2018-2021. High Commissioner Shri Rakesh Malhotra who arrived in Cameroon in September, presented his letters of credence to President Paul Biya in a Unity Palace audience on September 24, 2019.

With the presence of the Indian diplomatic representation in Yaounde, cooperation ties between Cameroon and India will grow from strength to strength. Relations at the political level have been marked by the exchange of high-level visits by officials. For instance, President Paul Biya of Cameroon visited India in March 1983 to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit. The latest memorable visit of an Indian official in Ca...