title: German West African Company
text: # German West African Company
  
  The German West African Company, in German Deutsch-Westafrikanische Gesellschaft / Compagnie, was a German chartered company, founded in 1885. It exploited the two German protectorates in German West Africa (Togo and Cameroon) but did not actually govern them — unlike its counterpart in German East Africa.
  
  ## History
  
  The German West African Company was established as a chartered company with a headquarters in Hamburg. The company was active in both Kamerun and Togoland. Following years of little profits, the company was absorbed by the German Empire on November 13, 1903.
  
  ## Kamerun
  
  Now modern day Cameroon.
  
  ## Togo
  
  Now modern day Togo and part of Ghana.
  
  