Also due to German involvement in development cooperation, Germany is "positively perceived" in the country today.

In 1861, the British explorer Richard Francis Burton and the German botanist Gustav Mann became the first Europeans to climb Mount Cameroon.

Gustav Nachtigal became the first Reichskommissar in charge of the territory, and a German expeditionary corps put down the ensuing popular uprising.

The interior of the country was gradually explored and subdued, and German traders and missionaries settled in the colony.

State visits by Cameroonian presidents Ahmadou Ahidjo and Paul Biya to West Germany took place in 1963 and 1986, respectively.

[1] German development organizations in the country include, in addition to NGOs and private foundations, the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the German Investment Corporation (DEG), the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), the Civil Peace Service (ZFD), the Senior Expert Service (SES), the Diakonie Deutschland, Brot für die Welt, and the Sparkassenstiftung, which support projects in the country.

[1] There are close cultural ties between Cameroon and Germany, and there are quite a few civil society links between associations and organizations, as well as partnerships between church congregations from both countries.

At the 2002 World Cup, the Cameroonian team coached by Winfried Schäfer faced Germany in the group stage.

There are many prominent German-Cameroonian footballers, some of whom were also active for either or even both national teams, such as Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Joel Matip, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Marcel Ndjeng and Youssoufa Moukoko.