In 1868, the German trading house of Carl Woermann established the first German settlement in Kamerun. This settlement was quickly followed by others, as German merchants raced to establish a presence in the territory before competing British and French agents.  On 14 July 1884, German explorer Dr. Gustav Nachtigal officially raised the German flag over Kamerun and declared it to be under German protection.

The coastal settlement of Rio del Rey in the far west of Kamerun was originally claimed by the British, but was transferred to Germany in an exchange of claims to other areas of Africa.  The German government opened a dispatching office there in October 1896, which became a full postal agency on 9 January 1897.  It would remain open until 11 November 1914, when it was forced to close due to the war.

In 1868, the German trading house of Carl Woermann established the first German settlement in Kamerun. This settlement was quickly followed by others, as German merchants raced to establish a presence in the territory before competing British and French agents.  On 14 July 1884, German explorer Dr. Gustav Nachtigal officially raised the German flag over Kamerun and declared it to be under German protection.

The coastal settlement of Rio del Rey in the far west of Kamerun was originally claimed by the British, but was transferred to Germany in an exchange of claims to other areas of Africa.  The German government opened a dispatching office there in October 1896, which became a full postal agency on 9 January 1897.  It would remain open until 11 November 1914, when it was forced to close due to the war.