Truckers’ strike paralyzes Cameroon’s main trade route

A truckers’ strike in Cameroon has brought major disruptions to one of the country’s primary commercial routes, National Highway 1.

The crisis is centered in the Adamaoua region, near the gateway to Meiganga, where hundreds of trucks destined for northern Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic have been stranded for five days.

Truck drivers staged the protest in response to what they describe as ongoing harassment along the…