Yango Cameroon Continues Safety Partnership With Douala and Yaoundé councils, Confirms Next Driver Training for September, as Pan-African Report Shows 38% Drop in Reckless Driving.

Douala, Cameroon, 3rd September, 2026 

Yango  Ride,  a  ride-hailing  service  and  part  of  the  global tech company Yango Group, today  published  regional  findings  from  its  2024–2025  Safety  Report,  documenting  the technology  and  support  systems  designed  to  make  mobility  safer for passengers and partner drivers across Africa, including Cameroon. 

In July 2025, Yango partnered with the city councils of Douala and Yaoundé to hold two dedicated  safety  and  driver  wellbeing  events, bringing together more than 100 partner drivers across both cities. Each session combined training on the platform's in-app safety features  with  free  health  check-ups for  partner  drivers,  creating  direct dialogue  between  drivers,  municipal authorities, 
and Yango's  safety experts.  Yango  has  confirmed  that  a similar  safety  and  driver  wellbeing event  will  return  in  September  2026, extending  the  programme's  reach across Cameroon. 
The  Cameroon  events form part of a wider continental push. 
During 2024–2025,  the  roll-out  of  updated driving  style  analysis  and  speed  control  measures  led  to  a  38%  reduction  in reported reckless driving incidents across the African region as a whole, from 13.05 to 8.08 incidents per  million  trips.  Comparable  declines  were  recorded  in  Côte  d'Ivoire  (35%),  Zambia (49%), Angola (34%) and Senegal (33%), the same safety framework that now underpins Yango's operations in Cameroon. 
Following the continued rollout of privacy-protecting call technologies, post-trip contact complaints  also  fell  across  several  African  markets,  down  11%  in  Côte  d'Ivoire,  22%  in Angola, 8% in Senegal and 4% in Zambia. Urgent support operates 24/7 across all markets where  Yango  is  active,  including  Cameroon,  where  technology  helps  identify  urgent requests,  while  trained  specialists  retain responsibility for reviewing circumstances and  
making decisions. In 90% of urgent cases globally, a trained specialist targets to make first contact within 5 minutes.

Technology across every stage of the ride

These results reflect a safety framework that operates before, during, and after every ride on the Yango platform, including in Cameroon, where, before a ride begins, identity and document  verification,  including  driver's  licence  checks,  recurring  selfie  controls,  and anti-fraud systems, determines who can access the service. 
During  the  ride,  passengers  and  partner  drivers  can  access  a  Safety  Center  with  the option to share route details with trusted contacts, contact urgent support in case of a conflict, and use the SOS button to reach local emergency services. 
Driving style analysis and GPS speed monitoring identify repeated unsafe behaviour and trigger proportionate action, from warnings to removal from the platform. After each trip, both  partner  driver  and  passenger  can  rate and give feedback on one another, which feeds into their profile. 
In-app calling keeps communication within protected channels, so neither side needs to share a personal phone number. 
“A 38% reduction in reckless driving incidents across Africa didn't come from one feature or one market solution, it's the product of technology applied consistently, combined with the  expertise  and  local  knowledge  our  teams  bring  in  each  country.  That  same framework operates before, during, and after every ride, everywhere we work, and results like  these  are  why  we  keep  investing  in  prevention,  detection,  and  support  to  ensure better experience for all the users,” — Roman Karlash, Chief Executive of Yango Ride.

Beyond the app: partnerships with local authorities in Cameroon
In  Cameroon,  Yango's  safety  framework  extends  beyond  the  app  through  direct partnership with public institutions. The July 2025 events in Douala and Yaoundé, held in cooperation  with  the  two  cities'  municipal  authorities,  reflect  an  approach  mirrored elsewhere  on  the  continent:  in  Angola,  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  with  the Integrated  Public  Security  Center  provides  a  structured  channel  for  cooperation  on relevant incidents, while in Zambia the Safer Journeys to School initiative has introduced road  safety  education  and  infrastructure  improvements  reaching  approximately  8,000 learners across five schools in Lusaka. 

The full Yango Ride Safety Report 2024–2025 is available online in English and French.

Note  on  methodology:  Figures for grave traffic violations and reckless driving incidents are  based  on  classified  passenger  reports  submitted  through  the  platform's  in-app channels. Rates are normalised per million trips to allow comparison across periods and regions.  Cameroon-specific  incident  data was not part of this reporting cycle; regional figures for Africa are presented as the applicable benchmark.

About Yango Ride  
Yango Ride is a ride-hailing service, part of the global tech company Yango Group, that connects  users  with  local  transportation  providers  and  empowers  drivers  to  find customers.  Using  advanced  technologies,  including  mapping,  navigation  systems  and smart order distribution algorithms, it delivers a cost-effective, convenient experience for passengers  while  optimising  operational  efficiency  for  partner  drivers.  Yango  Ride operates across more than 25 countries in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and other regions.

About Yango Group 
Yango  Group  is  an  international  tech  company,  transforming  globally  sourced technologies  into  everyday  services  that  are  tailored  to  local  communities.  With  an unwavering commitment to innovation, we reshape and enhance leading cutting-edge technologies from around the world into seamlessly integrated daily services for diverse regions.  Yango  Group  provides its digital services, including mobility, delivery, foodtech, entertainment  among  many  others,  across  more  than  35  countries  in  Africa,  Latin America, Europe, Middle East, South Asia and other regions. 
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