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During World War I, the First Battle of Edea took place from 20 to 26 October 1914 in and around Edéa, and ended in an Allied victory.[2] The Second Battle of Edea, in 1915, also ended in an Allied victory.
A primarily agricultural economy, Edéa's main product is palm oil. In 2015, Yaouba Abdoulaye funded the local government FCFA$612,000,000 to build processing plants.[4] Palm oil company Socapalm[fr] has operated a 3,712-hectare (37.12km2) palm oil planation in Edéa since 1969, on a lease which was supposed to end in 2000.[5] On 25 March 2025, members of the Association of Women Residents of Socapalm-Édéa (AFRISE; abbreviated from French name)—a local organization against Socapalm—protested to stop the company from replanting[6] and were tear-gassed by local police.[5]
Edéa is served by Camrail. In September 2007, a metre gauge branch railway to the ocean port of Kribi was proposed, on account of it having deeper water than the river port of Douala.[8] In August 2020, Camrail completed improvements on several nearby railway bridges.[9][10] In September 2021, the Cameroonian government gathered investors to fund 291 kilometers of railway construction, part of which running through Edéa.[11][12]
↑Strachan, Hew; Strachan, Hew (2004). The First World War in Africa. The First World War. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p.36. ISBN978-0-19-925728-7.
