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Cameroon: safety and shutdown at Metafrique Steel

This dossier follows decisions affecting Douala’s Metafrique Steel plant after the 2 November 2026 disaster and the investigation into its causes.

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Douala, 2014 archive image. Geographic illustration; neither the plant nor the disaster is shown. Guaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Douala, 2014 archive image. Geographic illustration; neither the plant nor the disaster is shown. Guaka, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Guaka — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — sans modification, archives de 2014

Where things stand

As of 3 November 2026, the minister reports that the plant is shut and sealed for investigation. The toll and causes still need clarification.

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Douala: Metafrique Steel shut and sealed for investigation

Cameroon’s acting mining minister announced on 3 November 2026 that Douala’s Metafrique Steel plant was shut and sealed for investigation after the 2 November explosion and fire.

Douala, 2014 archive image. Geographic illustration; neither the plant nor the disaster is shown. Guaka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Douala, 2014 archive image. Geographic illustration; neither the plant nor the disaster is shown. Guaka, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Guaka — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — sans modification, archives de 2014

Économie du Cameroun reports Fuh Galitus Gentry’s statement during his visit. The minister cites five deaths, while RFI’s report published that day still mentions four deaths and sixteen serious injuries.

The discrepancy prevents a single definitive toll being presented. The 3 November development concerns the shutdown and investigation rather than another explosion.

Unstable electricity is mentioned as a preliminary possibility. The company describes an external origin without an established cause; responsibility remains to be determined.

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