Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Cameroon
Cameroons
Cameroons Fr. Cameroun, Ger. Kamerun, former German colony, W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea and extending N to Lake Chad. Germany's penetration of the area began in 1884 and by 1902 its possession was recognized. A portion of French Equatorial Africa was added in 1911 in return for the surrender of German rights in Morocco. In World War I, French and British troops occupied the Cameroons. After the war the territory ceded in 1911 was rejoined to French Equatorial Africa, and in 1919 the remainder of the Cameroons was divided into French and British zones, which became mandates under the League of Nations. In 1946 the mandates were made trust territories of the United Nations. British Cameroons consisted of two noncontiguous sections lying on the eastern border of Nigeria; the more southerly extended to the coast. French Cameroons was administered as a separate territory with the capital at Yaoundé. In 1960, French Cameroons became the Cameroon Republic; in 1961 the southern section of British Cameroons was joined to the Cameroon Republic to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon (United Republic of Cameroon after 1972), while the northern section passed to Nigeria.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Cameroon: power of diversity.(SPECIAL REPORT)(Company overview)
Magazine article from: African Business; 3/1/2007; 700+ words
; The economy Cameroon, which is often described as 'Africa...GDP today. The production of oil in Cameroon has had a chequered history. Output...production was 85,000 bpd. In 2004, Cameroon's oil reserves were estimated at around...
|
|
Cameroon: How long will the union hold?
Magazine article from: New African; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...after the British-administered Southern Cameroon decided to join the French-speaking...country became the United Republic of Cameroon on 2 June 1972 - but united more in name...fellow Anglophones, who make 25% of Cameroon's 15 million population, to consider...
|
|
|
CAMEROON: Open for business
Magazine article from: New African; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...most diversified economy in the region, Cameroon has achieved rapid expansion and industrialisation...borders (Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon...produced by the six CFMAC slates are from Cameroon. The tigure rises to 58% it" oil production...
|
|
Cameroon and its rubber trees.
Magazine article from: European Rubber Journal; 1/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...substantial losses; the situation in Cameroon is, perhaps among the best in Africa...Peter Musonge, general manager of the Cameroon Development Corp, gives a picture of...paper, Natural Rubber Production in Cameroon, he presented at the 33rd assembly of...
|
|
CAMEROON-COMMONWEALTH: BIYA'S RESTLESS ENGLISH-SPEAKING BACKYARD
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 11/10/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...listening to the voice of the translator will be Cameroon's president Paul Biya. Cameroon, a majority francophone country, was formerly...national divisions are along linguistic lines. In Cameroon's case, however, it is the English-speakers...
|
|
Cameroon's Minister of Women'A affairs responds to experts' questions in Women's Anti-Discrimination Committee.
M2 Presswire; 6/27/2000; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-27 June 2000-UN: Cameroon's Minister of Women'A affairs responds...RDATE:26062000 The political will of Cameroon to improve the situation of women was...Discrimination against Women, Julienne Ngo Som, Cameroon`s Minister of Women`s Affairs, said...
|
|
Cameroon set to regain oil-rich peninsula; Peaceful transfer by Nigeria seen as model.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: AFRICA)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 6/15/2006; 700+ words
; ...SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES YAOUNDE, Cameroon - At first glance, the Bakassi Peninsula...peninsula from violence-ridden Nigeria to Cameroon next month. The Bakassi area has much of Cameroon's declared 215 million barrels of proven...
|
|
WRI, Cameroon Ink Pact to Monitor Forests, Curb Illegal Logging
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 6/6/2002; 700+ words
; YAOUNDE, Cameroon, June 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The...Global Forest Watch and the Government of Cameroon signed an agreement today to share data...landmark partnership with the Government of Cameroon will provide the data needed to promote...
|
|
|
WRI, Cameroon ink pact to monitor forests, curb illegal logging.
M2 Presswire; 6/7/2002; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-7 June 2002-WRI: WRI, Cameroon ink pact to monitor forests, curb illegal...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06062002 YAOUNDe, Cameroon and WASHINGTON, DC - The World Resources...Global Forest Watch and the Government of Cameroon signed an agreement today to share data...
|
|
Cameroon Team Will Dedicate Final to Foe
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/27/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...0000 Dateline: PARIS [image omitted] Cameroon will play in the Confederations Cup final...Confederations Cup semifinal against Colombia, Cameroon players met with Sepp Blatter, holding...was fine. He really wanted to play, Cameroon player Rigobert Song said. He was a...
|
|
Cameroon
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Cameroon area: 475,440sq km (183,567sq mi...100 centimes Republic in w Africa. Cameroon gets its name from the early Portuguese...region rises to the active volcano, Mount Cameroon at 4070m (13,354ft). Climate Cameroon...
|
|
CAMEROON
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
CAMEROON. A country of West Africa and member of the...United Nations trusteeships in 1946. French Cameroon became an independent republic in 1960. The southern part of British Cameroon voted to join it in 1961, while the remainder...
|
|
Mount Cameroon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Mount Cameroon kăm´eroon , active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa. The western side of the mountain...
|
|
Ahmadou Ahidjo
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...president of the Federal Republic of Cameroon and one of the most influential leaders...river port on the Benue River in northern Cameroon. The son of a Fulani chief, he attended...secondary school in Yaound é , the Cameroon capital, to prepare for a career in...
|
|
Cameroonians
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...kam-uh-ROON-ee-uhns LOCATION: Cameroon POPULATION: 13 million LANGUAGE: English...indigenous beliefs 1 • INTRODUCTION Cameroon's present borders were drawn after...1919. The British administered West Cameroon as part of Nigeria. The French made...
|
