Destruction of the Douala Maritime Museum: Cameroon Concord opens independent investigation

Boluda Corporación Marítima, through its filial in Cameroon and inside its programe of Social Corporative Responsibility inaugurated the Maritime Museum of the City of Douala in combination with the National Council of Stevedorers of Cameroon (CNCC) some years ago. With the creation of the museum, Boluda Corporacion Maritima made public its compromise with the countries in which it operates and the promotion of its economic and cultural development

The museum provided an insight into the relations from ancient times that the African continent had maintained with the maritime world. In it, tourists were provided with the different works related with the sea and the ports activity. With a clear educational vocation, the museum encouraged cultural activities inside the city of Douala. The center was a reference for port life and acted like an economic showcase of the professionals of maritime world.

The center is now a thing of the past as a mysterious fire ravaged the building down early on Sunday the 3^rd of May 2015. Our intelligence officers in the economic capital of Douala are yet to establish the real cause of the fire. A report by CRTV’s Ngomba Endeley sent to our Essen bureau in Germany, at the time of writing this report did not provide any further details. However, our informant in the Littoral region hinted that a political war is currently going on involving the various investors in the ports of Douala and Kribi. Our source also suggested that the fire is manmade and not accidental. Cameroon Concord's editorial desk has opened a major investigation.