Cameroon,officially the Republic of Cameroon,is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north,Chad to the northeast,the Central African Republic to the east,and Equatorial Guinea,Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra,part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa,it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages,in addition to the national tongues of English and French,or both.
Cameroon's noncontentious,low-profile approach to foreign relations puts it squarely in the middle of other African and developing country states on major issues. It supports the principles of non-interference in the affairs of third world countries and increased assistance to underdeveloped countries. Cameroon is an active participant in the United Nations,where its voting record demonstrates its commitment to causes that include international peacekeeping,the rule of law,environmental protection,and Third World economic development. In the UN and other human rights fora,Cameroon's non-confrontational approach has generally led it to avoid criticizing other countries.
François BozizéYangouvonda is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was also the only Central African president born in modern day Gabon.
Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who is the second president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982,having previously been the prime minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. He is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa,the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world and the oldest head of state in the world.
The Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British League of Nations mandate territory of the British Cameroons in West Africa. Since 1961,it has been part of the Republic of Cameroon,where it makes up the Northwest Region and Southwest Region. Since 1994,pressure groups in the territory claim there was no legal document in accordance to UNGA RES 1608(XV) paragraph 5,and are seeking to restore statehood and independence from the Republic. They renamed the British Southern Cameroons as Ambazonia.
Adamou Ndam Njoya was a Cameroonian politician,lawyer,author,and professor. He was Minister of National Education from 1977 to 1980,and the President of the Cameroon Democratic Union until his death on 7 March 2020. He was replaced by his wife Patricia Tomaïno Ndam Njoya as Mayor of Foumban,a position he held since 1996. From 1997 to 2007,he was a Deputy in the National Assembly. He unsuccessfully ran as a presidential candidate in the 1992,2004,2011 and 2018 elections.
Augustin Frédéric Kodock was a Cameroonian politician who was Secretary-General of the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon from 1991 to 2011. He worked in Cameroon's state administration during the 1960s and then worked at the African Development Bank through the 1970s. After a stint as head of Cameroon Airlines in the mid-1980s,he participated in the beginnings of multiparty politics in the early 1990s,becoming Secretary-General of the UPC. Allying himself with President Paul Biya,he was appointed to the government as Minister of State for Planning and Regional Development from 1992 to 1994 and then as Minister of State for Agriculture from 1994 to 1997. Subsequently,he was again Minister of State for Agriculture from 2002 to 2004 and Minister of State for Planning from 2004 to 2007.
Henri Eyebe Ayissi is a Cameroonian politician and diplomat who served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Foreign Relations from 2007 to 2011. He was Minister-Delegate at the Presidency for the Higher Audit Office from 2011 to 2015 and has been Minister of Agriculture since 2015.
Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o is a Cameroonian politician who has occupied multiple positions in the government of Cameroon and has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Transport from 2015 to 2017. An important security official,he was Delegate-General for National Security from 2004 to 2009 and Minister-Delegate at the Presidency for Defense from 2009 to 2015.
Jean-Baptiste Beleoken is a Cameroonian politician who served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of State Property and Land Tenure from 2009 to 2011. During the 1970s,he served successively as Cameroon's Ambassador to the Soviet Union,as Ambassador to the People's Republic of China,and as Ambassador to West Germany;subsequently he was Director of State Protocol from 1980 to 1989. After a long absence from state affairs,Beleoken returned to the political scene as Director of the Civil Cabinet of the Presidency from 2005 to 2009;he was then appointed to the government as Minister of State Property and Land Tenure in June 2009,remaining in the latter post until December 2011.
Grégoire Owona is a Cameroonian politician who has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of Labor and Social Security since December 2011. He previously served as Minister-Delegate at the Presidency for Relations with the Assemblies from 1997 to 2011,and he has also been Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC) since 1992.
Louis-Paul Motazé is a Cameroonian politician who has served in the government of Cameroon as Minister of the Economy since 2015. He previously served as Minister of the Economy from 2007 to 2011 and as Secretary-General of the Office of the Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2011 to 2015. Since 2 March 2018,he has been Minister of Finance of Cameroon.
The Cameroon Airlines Corporation,trading as Camair-Co,is an airline from Cameroon,serving as flag carrier of the country,a role which was previously filled by the now-defunct Cameroon Airlines. Camair-Co has its headquarters in the Immeuble La Rotonde in Douala,and operates out of Douala International Airport. The airline has never made a profit,and is struggling under the weight of its debts;most of its aircraft are currently grounded. The company slogan is French:L'étoile du Cameroun,The Star of Cameroon.
The State of Palestine has been accepted as an observer state of the United Nations General Assembly in November 2012. As of 2 June 2023,139 of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states have recognized the State of Palestine. In contrast Israel is recognized by 165.
Coffee production is very important for the economy of Cameroon The crop is grown extensively in the country,with robusta more prevalent in the coastal areas and arabica more widespread in the western highlands. The two varieties of arabica cultivated are Java and Jamaïca of which only Java is resistant to pests such as coffee berry disease and rust. In 2014,Cameroon was ranked the 31st largest producer of coffee in world.
Cameroonian National Paralympic Committee is the primary body in Cameroon for the promotion of sports for people with disabilities. It has four member organizations:Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired (FECASDEV),Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Physically Disabled (FECASDEP),Cameroonian Federation of Sports the Intellectually Disabled (FECASDI) and the Cameroonian Sports Federation for the Deaf (FECASSO). The President of the Cameroonian Paralympic Committee is Jean Jacques Ndoudoumou. The organization has four vice presidents,who all serve as the presidents of CNPC's member organizations.
Conrat Frederic Atangana is a Paralympian from Cameroon who represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in powerlifting's men's -56 kg event.
Jean-Marie Aléokol Mabiemé is a Cameroonian political figure and disability sports administrator.
The Anglophone Crisis,also known as the Ambazonia War or the Cameroonian Civil War,is an ongoing armed conflict between Cameroon Armed Forces and armed separatist groups,part of the long-standing Anglophone problem. Following the suppression of 2016–17 protests by Cameroonian authorities,separatists in the Anglophone regions launched a guerrilla campaign and later proclaimed independence. Within two months,the government of Cameroon declared war on the separatists and sent its army into the Anglophone regions.
Jean-Baptiste Bokam was a Cameroonian politician of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC).
