Domminique Bela, VoicesofAfrica mobile reporter in Douala, cameroon
Guinness breweries and cotton factory Cicam factories dump their chemicals in nature and pollute nearby streams. Green-colooured water has flowed from the Guinness factory (part of Diageo) at Ndogbond in Bassa neighbourhood, down a cliff and into residential area for several years, leading residents to fear for their lives.
Residents also complain of intermittent flow of oil wastes from the factories. The green liquids come from inside Guinness and Cicam.
A raid made in 2001 by government's inspectors in charge of environment led to actions against these two companies for their failure to treat dangerous chemicals. Guinness has announced that they have installed a chemical treatment unit.
