Afrédit

Afrédit, also known as Éditions Afrédit, is a Cameroonian publishing house based in Yaoundé. It is active in school publishing, the publication of comic books, literary works, essays and works stemming from university research. The publisher operates in the field of school books and the promotion of African thought, and it also takes part in professional and academic debates on the book industry, educational policies and the dissemination of knowledge in Central Africa. Afrédit was founded in the early 2000s in Yaoundé. The house developed within the Cameroonian publishing landscape through the publication of works devoted to history, culture, education and African literature. As early as 2004, its editorial activity was relayed at the continental scale by media such as AllAfrica.com, which reported the appearance of new titles published by the publisher. After several years of activity in school publishing and general literature, Afrédit began a phase of relaunch and diversification of its public visibility in 2025. This dynamic was reflected in the organisation of a literary season opening in Yaoundé, relayed by national and cultural media such as Cameroon Tribune and Culturebene. Afrédit publishes school, literary and university works. Its editorial line aims to promote African thought, to valorise local scientific production and to facilitate public access to the results of university research. The house publishes textbooks intended for primary and secondary education, comic books, essays and analytical works devoted to development, education systems and public policies. Its activities form part of the broader context of Cameroonian publishing, which faces challenges of distribution, the cost of books, access to school books and the structuring of the sector. In 2012, Afrédit concluded a partnership with Hachette Livre International for the publication and distribution of school books intended for the Cameroonian education system, particularly at the primary level. This collaboration aimed to strengthen the local supply of teaching manuals and to produce content adapted to national educational realities. On 3 May 2017, Afrédit signed a partnership agreement with the University of Yaoundé II. This agreement gave rise to the Intelligentsia collection, intended to publish works by Cameroonian researchers and research centres. The first work from this collection is entitled Document de stratégie pour la croissance et l’emploi, comment atteindre la croissance à deux chiffres ?. Afrédit organises or accompanies academic and professional meetings around books, education and the transmission of knowledge. These events bring together representatives of the Ministry of Basic Education, the Ministry of Arts and Culture, academics and actors in the publishing sector. During its 2025 literary season opening, the publishing house addressed questions related to the quality of pedagogical content, the application of the law of 16 December 2021 organising the book industry in Cameroon, as well as logistical difficulties linked to the concentration of bookshops in the country's major cities.

Afrédit was founded in the early 2000s in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The publishing house developed within the Cameroonian editorial landscape through the publication of works devoted to history, culture, education and African literature. As early as 2004, its editorial activity was relayed at the continental scale by media such as AllAfrica.com, which reported the appearance of new titles published by the publisher. After several years of activity in school publishing and general literature, Afrédit began a phase of relaunch and diversification of its public visibility in 2025. This dynamic was reflected in the organisation of a literary season opening in Yaoundé, relayed by national and cultural media such as Cameroon Tribune and Culturebene. In 2012, Afrédit concluded a partnership with Hachette Livre International for the publication and distribution of school books intended for the Cameroonian education system, particularly at the primary level. This collaboration aimed to strengthen the local supply of teaching manuals and to produce content adapted to national educational realities. On 3 May 2017, Afrédit signed a partnership agreement with the University of Yaoundé II. This agreement gave rise to the Intelligentsia collection, intended to publish works by Cameroonian researchers and research centres. The first work from this collection is entitled Document de stratégie pour la croissance et l’emploi, comment atteindre la croissance à deux chiffres ?. Afrédit organises or accompanies academic and professional meetings around books, education and the transmission of knowledge. These events bring together representatives of the Ministry of Basic Education, the Ministry of Arts and Culture, academics and actors in the publishing sector. During its 2025 literary season opening, the publishing house addressed questions related to the quality of pedagogical content, the application of the law of 16 December 2021 organising the book industry in Cameroon, as well as logistical difficulties linked to the concentration of bookshops in the country's major cities.

• Afrédit is founded in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

• Its editorial activity is relayed at the continental scale by media such as AllAfrica.com.

• Partnership with Hachette Livre International for publication and distribution of school books for the Cameroonian education system.

• Signing of a partnership agreement with the University of Yaoundé II, creating the Intelligentsia collection.

• Phase of relaunch and diversification of public visibility, including a literary season opening in Yaoundé.

A Cameroonian publishing house promoting African thought, local scientific production and access to university research, with a strong presence in school publishing.

• Intelligentsia collection

  A collection created in 2017 through a partnership with the University of Yaoundé II, publishing works by Cameroonian researchers and research centres.

• Document de stratégie pour la croissance et l’emploi, comment atteindre la croissance à deux chiffres ?

  The first work from the Intelligentsia collection.

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