It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Kribi and the border with Equatorial Guinea.

The town has been chosen as the site for a port serving an iron ore railway (or slurry pipeline) from Mbalam.

[1] [2] In September 2010, Sundance signed an MoU with China Harbour Engineering Co Ltd (CHEC) for construction of the port, which would be able to handle 35 million tons of iron ore per year for 25 years.

[3][4] Contracts for construction of port, railway and mine, signed in June 2014.

The location of the port has no natural outcroppings,[clarification needed] so the port will consist of a long pier extending out to sea, with suitable dredging.