Who first viewed the Cameroon coast from Europe?

The Portuguese explorer Fernão do Pó was the first European to view the Cameroon coast, arriving in 1472.12

While he is credited as the first European to reach the area, it is possible that Hanno, a Carthaginian explorer, may have sailed to the region approximately 2,000 years earlier. Following the arrival of the Portuguese, the coastal region became a significant site for trade, including the Atlantic slave trade, before shifting toward the trade of goods such as rubber and palm oil in the 19th century.12