Edéa
commune of Cameroon
Edéa is a city and commune in the Littoral Region of Cameroon. Situated on the Sanaga River, it lies on the Douala–Yaoundé–Ngaoundéré railway line. Its population was estimated at 122,300 in 2001.
History
During World War I, the First Battle of Edea took place from 20 to 26 October 1914 in and around Edéa, and ended in an Allied victory. The Second Battle of Edea, in 1915, also ended in an Allied victory.
Economy
Edéa is powered by the Edea Hydroelectric Power Station.
Agriculture
A primarily agricultural economy, Edéa's main product is palm oil. In 2015, Yaouba Abdoulaye funded the local government FCFA$612,000,000 to build processing plants. Palm oil company Socapalm has operated a 3,712-hectare (37.12 km2) palm oil planation in Edéa since 1969, on a lease which was supposed to end in 2000. On 25 March 2025, members of the Association of Women Residents of Socapalm-Édéa (AFRISE; abbreviated from French name)—a local organization against Socapalm—protested to stop the company from replanting and were tear-gassed by local police.
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