Central Africa: Cameroon to Launch First Census in Two Decades Next Month

Cameroon will begin its fourth General Population and Housing Census on April 24, with field operations running through May 29, marking the country’s first full census since 2005.

The timeline was set by a decree signed on March 6 by Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute. The population census will be conducted alongside the General Census of Agriculture and Livestock as part of a joint data collection exercise.

The operation ends a process launched in 2015 that faced repeated delays. In the absence of…