The ambassador of Russia to Cameroon is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of Cameroon.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Yaoundé. The current Russian ambassador to Cameroon is , incumbent since 14 November 2023.
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Cameroon were established on 20 February 1964. The first ambassador, , was appointed on 4 July 1964. Between 1980 and 1990, during the ChadianâÂÂLibyan War, the Soviet embassy in Chad was closed, and the ambassador to Cameroon had dual accreditation as ambassador to Chad during this period.
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Cameroon recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. The Russian embassy in Equatorial Guinea was closed in 1992, and since 7 August 1992, the Russian ambassador to Cameroon had dual accreditation as ambassador to Equatorial Guinea. This practice continued until 14 June 2024, when was appointed the first ambassador solely accredited to Equatorial Guinea since 1992.