The British High Commission in Cameroon maintains and develops relations between the UK and Cameroon. If you’re in Cameroon, Gabon, Chad or Equatorial Guinea and you need urgent help (for example, you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +237 222 220 545. If you’re in the UK and worried about a British national in Cameroon, call 020 7008 1500.
Rowan James Laxton was appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cameroon in October 2017. Prior to this, he was the Deputy Director and Head of Overseas Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Rowan joined the FCO in 1993 and has since worked in many departments including the Drugs and International Crime Department. He was also posted in Somalia as the Deputy Head of Mission from 2013 to 2014.
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