Only 400,000 people connected to the Internet in Cameroon

Statistics from the Cameroon Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MINPOSTEL) reveal that only 400,000 people are connected to the Internet in the country, equivalent to a penetration rate of 5%, far below the African average of 18%.

The origin of this delay in the appropriation of the internet as explained telecoms experts, is the high costs charged by operators who are active in the country, themselves are a result of the existing infrastructure quality.

Indeed, in a country like Cote D'Ivoire, an internet megabite costs 47,000 CFA francs, while in Cameroon, it is up to 236,000 CFA francs, five times more expensive.