Yaoundé hosts Britain's High Commission serving Central Africa's Francophone hub where bilingual Cameroon meets oil wealth and security challenges. The mission provides regional coverage for Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad, coordinating British interests across challenging territories. British business engagement focuses on oil and gas sectors in Cameroon's offshore fields and Gabon's petroleum industry, while UK companies provide services in telecommunications, banking, and infrastructure development. British tourists remain relatively rare given security concerns in Cameroon's Anglophone regions experiencing separatist violence, though visitors discover Mount Cameroon's volcanic landscapes, Waza National Park wildlife, and Kribi's beaches. The High Commission supports British nationals including oil workers in remote locations, aid workers addressing humanitarian crises from Boko Haram violence in Far North region, and rare business travelers. Staff coordinate development programs focusing on governance, conflict resolution addressing Anglophone crisis, and humanitarian assistance for refugees fleeing conflicts. The mission maintains complex diplomatic engagement with Cameroon's authoritarian government while supporting British values of democracy and human rights. Consular services assist British nationals facing challenges across vast territories with limited infrastructure, coordinate emergency evacuations when security deteriorates, and process visa applications for regional business travelers and students heading to UK.