Republic of Cameroon République du Cameroun CAPITAL: Yaoundé FLAG: The flag is a tricolor of green, red, and yellow vertical stripes with one gold star imprinted in the center of the red stripe. ANTHEM: The national anthem begins...
Cameroon POPULATION 16,184,748 ROMAN CATHOLIC 34.7 percent AFRICAN INDIGENOUS BELIEFS 26 percent MUSLIM 21.8 percent PROTESTANT 17.5 percent Country Overview Introduction The Republic of Cameroon, located on the west coast of Africa on the Gulf of...
Cameroon In simple terms, Cameroon's political evolution is a tale of two periods and two personalities. The country's first president, Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924–1989), unexpectedly resigned from office in 1982. Radio France...
Paul BiyaPresident (pronounced "PAHL BEE-yah") "We are determined to stick with democracy. We know that our democracy is not perfect, but we are doing everything to improve it." The Republic of Cameroon, located in...
Cameroon has two current claims to international fame. The first is the prowess of its national soccer team, which has won the African Nations Cup three times and in 1990 became the first African team to reach the quarter finals of the World Cup....
Highlights and Key Issues * With oil output picking up slowly after two years of decline, GDP growth in 2007 is now officially put at 4.1%, much the same as in the previous year. The non-oil economy continues to grow quite strongly, helped...
Area: 475,442 sq km (183,569 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 17,341,000Capital: Yaoundé Chief of state: President Paul Biya Head of government: Prime Minister Ephraïm Inoni Four years after the International Court of Justice ruled on the ownership of the Bakassi peninsula, a joint ceremony held on...
Parliamentary and municipal elections are being held Sunday across Cameroon, with longtime President Paul Biya's ruling party widely expected to dominate as it has for decades.Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement holds 149 seats in the 180-seat legislature. Two opposition parties hold 27 seats and the...
