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Akwa, Douala · 19:05 right now

Explore Akwa, in the heart of Douala

Akwa's real streets on Douala time: yellow taxis, benskins, puff-puff on the corner. Look around without an account; create your Camer to live here.

  • Puff-puff & beans corner

    The Mami at the corner frying from 6 am: puff-puff, beans and pap. Akwa's breakfast.

    Puff-puff & beans
    • Chop +35
    300 vCFAOpen till 22:00
  • Ndolé chop bar

    Ndolé with shrimp and ripe plantain or miondo, in a little chop bar where everybody knows everybody.

    Plate of ndolé
    • Chop +65
    • Enjoy +5
    2 000 vCFAOpen till 22:00
  • Soya grill

    Spicy beef skewers over the coals, from evening until deep in the night.

    Spicy soya
    • Chop +20
    500 vCFAOpen till 02:00
  • Credit & call-box stand

    Under the umbrella: airtime top-ups and cheap calls to check on the family back home.

    Call the family
    • Gist +20
    100 vCFAOpen till 21:00
  • Boulevard bench

    A bench in the palm shade on Boulevard de la Liberté. Catch your breath or chat with a passer-by.

    Sit and rest
    • Sleep +4/h
    • Clean −2/h
    Chat with someone
    • Gist +20
    FreeOpen 24/7
  • Taxi rank

    Yellow taxis load here. Say where you're going, agree the fare, get in.

    Fare: 400 vCFAOpen 24/7
  • Makossa club

    Makossa and bikutsi until dawn. Open at night only.

    Night at the club
    • Sleep −10
    • Gist +15
    • Enjoy +45
    1 500 vCFAClosed · opens 21:00
  • Your first room

    A rented room in the yard: 20 000 vCFA a week, first week already paid. This is where you wake up.

    Sleep
    • Sleep +11/h
    Bucket bath
    • Clean +70
    20 000 vCFA a weekOpen 24/7
  • Benskin rank

    Moto-taxis wait at the junction. Watch for now: rides are coming soon.

    Open 24/7Coming soon
  • Clothes boutique

    Wax prints, shirts and sneakers in the window. Window-shopping only for now.

    Open till 20:00Coming soon
  • Boulevard de la Liberté

    Akwa's main shopping street: banks, shops, yellow taxis and palms from morning to night.

  • Akwa job board

    Douala careers and today's gigs, all pinned in one place. Read, pick, sign up.

    Open 24/7
  • Akwa driving school

    Licence A (motorbike) and B (car): a theory module, then a drive with the instructor.

    Closed · opens 08:00
  • Akwa pharmacy

    For a small fever or a headache: a quick remedy, no prescription needed.

    Pharmacy remedy
    • Health +15
    1 500 vCFAOpen till 22:00
  • Akwa clinic

    A consultation when your health is low. It's also where you wake up if you faint.

    Consultation
    • Health +40
    5 000 vCFAOpen 24/7
  • Delivery point

    E-benskin delivery parcels leave from here.

    Open 24/7