Deadliest Journeys - Cameroon, Birds and Lizards

In Cameroon, only 2% of the roads have been asphalted. All of the country's inhabitants rely on the Clandos' taxi services, they have no other choice. The country has no railway and taking airplanes is both too expensive and too dangerous.

00:00 Cameroon's bravest drivers are known as "Clandos". They're illegal cabs, and they're the only ones allowed to drive on Cameroon's entire road network, one of the worst on the African continent.

06:20 Thanks to this, they have a stranglehold on transport in Cameroon, despite the government's best efforts.
00:20 Some routes cross the territory of the Pygmies, a people of Central Africa.
17:30 When goods transports have accidents, villagers loot the cargo
19:18 The loaders in the basalt mines work until they're exhausted, and even the children there have to work in the quarries to go to school.
23:49 With the limited means available, the "Clandos" are forced to drive with cars fit for the scrap heap.
29:59 Overloaded vans are also subject to road problems.
35:35 Mireille works for an NGO trying to preserve the Pygmé people who live close to nature in the equatorial forests.
41:33 Some mountain towns are inaccessible during the rainy season.
49:02 Even the region's capital has become a ghost town as the population flees.

Director : Jean-Christophe Brisard

[BabesTeng]

Kudos to the narrator. He made the narration lively and not boring.

[Brad-ltmr]

I was a vehicle examiner (MOT), and I have to say, that Toyota is next level. I've seen some ruins, but this one takes the crown.

[D-watt]

Mr Oscar the driver deserves an Oscar for managing his car very neatly

[RealityTechTV]

Resilient people. Watching these documentaries makes me appreciate my life because this could have easily been me back in Jamaica. Blessings to these resilient people. Love you all!!!

[NiceRage]

Oh good. My favourite narrator is doing this video. When it comes time to negotiate his contract, PAY THIS MAN WELL! He is one of the main reasons these videos are as interesting and popular as they are. He is pre gold with his translations and commentary.

[FlowerPenguin]

Toyota should give this this driver brand-new car because he’s advertising for them for free

[ebotismaila]

Didn't know I could find my country here 🇨🇲 it couldn't be more real like this. I appreciate the hustle of men struggling to put food on their table

[bradd]

Around 5:30
I swear toyota never ceases to amaze me. That toyota Carolla barely looks like a car anymore and it still runs. Whether it's the Taliban in Afghanistan, isis in Iraq, or Africans in africa I always see toyotas running on a thread. The durability and longevity of these cars or trucks is simply amazing.

[Norpan]

That car still works :)
Toyota should reward him with a new car.

[maljunior]

To think I thought a tire puncture on my new volvo s40 was the end of the world...look at these cars and these guys aren't even complaining! We forget how blessed privileged we are at times God bless these people

[haddingtoniangcp]

"The lightest sit on the heaviest
The largest go into the trunk " made me chuckle

[danielpeterson]

and we immediately panic when we see a simple engine error at these guys

[fleshoo]

I am so hooked on this documentaries as a Journalist and Geography student.At least you can see the real parts of the country

[wapfoutv]

Watching this documentary today has made me learn more about other parts of Cameroon I have not been to. The road challenge is almost same everywhere from township to the hinterlands. I come from Mbot in Nkambe, Donga Mantung Division of the North West Region. I was so touch about the educational aspect of the children. Between 2013 and 2016, I made enormous effort to support education for the underprivileged especially in local communities. It was my dream that local areas like Yoko and Linte exposed in this documentary would be possible target but the Crisis raging since 2016 has send some of us off the country and even when you come back you do not feel safe to travel anywhere around the country. However, I still look forward to meeting like minded people so we can work together for the development of the young by supporting their education and engage in other community development projects that meets their social needs. Kudos to the team that made this documentary and looking forward to meeting you someday. Thank you again.

[RS-yjgn]

Like his sarcastically fine tuned narration. Love this film to bits. Good work Tony and crew!
I knew Corolla is reliable, that's why I still drive a 1988 DX Diesel wagon, but that the petrol version is THAT good, is news! 😂 😂.

[rsvryrz]

I have watched over 100 of these Never a time boring

[saveournsrey]

Professor of psychology!! I hope he succeeded. He’s one handsome man. 😆. I envy these men and women.. they work so hard and long hours and bearly get much. Beautiful country but sad situations. I pray for all of these beautiful people.

[gorillachilla]

I only know Cameroon growing up loving the football team in the 80s and 90s loved roger Miller and makanaki, dangerous talented team, love from uk and Bangladesh, God bless the people of the African nations 🇬🇧🇧🇩🇨🇲

[goddyblaq]

Watching this documentary, brings back my childhood memories. I worked in the quarry together with my awesome father for more than 14years. Just so you have some context, I'm only 29 now. But these experiences are what makes me, my siblings and my friends today. These beginnings are what kept the family together over a warm plate of meal. But those rocks were really heavy to be honest 😅😅😅

[futu]

Jesus that Toyota Corolla is amazing. I LOLd for like 2 minutes straight.