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	afrol News - Cameroon
		Adamawa was known as "The wild east" of the Caliphate, were Fulbe settlers occupied the vast highlands of Northern Cameroon and provided slaves for the empire from the neighboring areas.
		afrol News - The International Monetary foundation (IMF) in September 1999 assessed Cameroon's economic and financial performance to have "a good record of performance under the first annual ESAF program continued under the second, despite the adverse impact of a sharp deterioration in the terms of trade in the first half of 1998/99.
		Today, West African unspoiled forests are restricted to one patch in Côte d'Ivoire and another along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon.
	www.afrol.com /countries/cameroon (514 words)

	Cameroon birding tripreport February - March 2000
		Oku is situated in the Bamenda Highlands and reached via Kumbo to Elak-Oku.
		Cameroon is home to 8 of the 10 African bird families and has at least 874 species but probably quite a lot more as there are areas in Cameroon where just a handful of ornithologists have ever been.
		Cameroon is not a country that anyone would just go to, which makes it even more appealing.
	home.zonnet.nl /michiel.1/cameroon/cameroon.htm (514 words)

	Conserving Afromontane Forest in the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon
		BirdLife is implementing two projects in the Bamenda Highlands, which is a range of mountains that lies approximately mid-way along the axis of the Cameroon Mountains, and which includes Mount Oku, the second highest peak in mainland West Africa.
		Cameroon is among the top ten countries in Africa for biodiversity and the montane forests of the Cameroon Mountains are particularly rich, with high numbers of endemic plant, bird, amphibian, reptile, mammal and insect species.
		The Cameroon Mountains run along the western border of Cameroon and extend south to the island of Bioko.
	ww.birdlife.org /action/ground/bamenda (514 words)

	WORLDTWITCH - Cameroon Birding Trip Report - Birds of the Southwest Mountains - March 2001 by Charles Davies
		I visited only three main areas during a two-week trip to the mountains of south-west Cameroon: the Bamenda Highlands (2 days), Mount Cameroon (1 week) and Mount Kupé (4 days).
		Cameroon uses the Central African Franc, which is fixed at 100 to the French franc.
		The office of the Mount Cameroon Project in Buéa is near the "Mobil" station, which most taxi drivers (or failing this, their passengers!) will know.
	www.worldtwitch.com /cameroon_davies.htm (6500 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests (AT0121)
		The Mount Cameroon and Bioko Montane Forests ecoregion is considered distinct from the Cameroonian Highlands because of the younger age and activity of Mount Cameroon, reflected in the distributions (or absence) of many restricted-range taxa.
		The Mount Cameroon and Bioko Montane Forests ecoregion is located in a volcanic chain that extends northeast along the border between Cameroon and Nigeria, and southwest towards the Guinea islands of São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobon.
		Rising to 4,095 m in elevation, Mount Cameroon is the tallest peak in the region.
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at0121_full.html (2206 words)

	Cameroon
		Cameroon, Mount - Cameroon, Mount, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon;...
		Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
		Mount Cameroon (13,350 ft; 4,069 m), near the coast, is the highest elevation in the country.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107382.html (711 words)

	The Sustainable Management of Prunus Africana in the Mount Cameroon Project
		Prunus africana is a pan-african montane tree species found through out the highlands of Cameroon.
		Mount Cameroon supports the most important population of prunus in Cameroon and probably in West Africa.
		The Goal of the MCP is to maintain the biodiversity in the Mt. Cameroon region.
	srdis.ciesin.org /cases/cameroon-001.html (1418 words)

	Cameroon
		Cameroon, Mount - Cameroon, Mount, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon;...
		Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
		Mount Cameroon (13,350 ft; 4,069 m), near the coast, is the highest elevation in the country.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107382.html (711 words)

	Tropical Forest Forum
		To the north-east are the Cameroon Highlands, and running along the same geological fault to the south-west lie the Atlantic Ocean islands of Fernando Po (now Bioko), Sao Tome, Principe and Annobon.
		Mount Cameroon lies on the coast, adjacent to the Cameroon-Nigerian border, and at 4095 m altitude is the highest mountain in West and Central Africa.
		These were Etinde, named after the peak of Little Mount Cameroon (1713 m) on the southern flank of the mountain, and Mabeta-Moliwe in the lowlands adjacent to Limbe town.
	www.forestforum.org.uk /TFFnews/issue4/tffiss4b.htm (1264 words)

	Institutional Frameworks
		Vabi M.B. Land Tenure and Agroforestry Development in the Western Highlands of Cameroon.
		The response of the Cameroon government to issues related to biodiversity conservation has evolved timidly from concerns with management of a few economically important timber species, to concerns for all endangered species and the protection of ecosystems.
		Cameroon has already signed and/or ratified the Convention on Biodiversity, the Bonn Convention on Migratory Species, the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the World Heritage Convention, the Law of the Sea, the Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Desertification.
	www.earthwatch.org /europe/limbe/framework.html (1264 words)

	Bamenda - Current News & Information
		The English speaking North-West Province, around the highlands town of Bamenda, showed a prevalence rate of 8.7 percent, the highest of Cameroon's 10 provinces...
		Cameroon Opposition Cries Foul Over Early Election Results Oct 12, 2004
		Bamenda and the entire North West Province hit the tarmac of daily chores running yesterday morning.
	news.daylightonline.com /2003/Bamenda.html (1264 words)

	Surfbirds Birding Trip Report: Mountains of South-west Cameroon, 3rd-17th March 2001
		I visited only three main areas during a two-week trip to the mountains of south-west Cameroon: the Bamenda Highlands (2 days), Mount Cameroon (1 week) and Mount Kupe (4 days).
		Cameroon uses the Central African Franc, which is fixed at 100 to the French franc.
		The office of the Mount Cameroon Project in Buea is near the "Mobil" station, which most taxi drivers (or failing this, their passengers!) will know.
	www.surfbirds.com /trip_report.php?id=13 (1264 words)

	Demographics of Cameroon Duala Fulfulde Bantu Islamic pidgin Cameroon AIDS Sahel Fulani English
		The western highlands are the most fertile in Cameroon and have a relatively healthy environment in higher altitudes.
		Although Yaound?s Cameroon's capital, Douala is the largest city, main seaport, and main industrial and commercial center.
		Bamileke people from this area have in recent years migrated to towns elsewhere in Cameroon, such as the coastal provinces, where they form much of the business community.
	en.powerwissen.com /nPfweGJuhsZzpGCR9PFdQg%3D%3D_Demographics_of_Cameroon.html (450 words)

	AllRefer.com - Cameroon, Mount, Africa (African Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Cameroon, Mount[kam´urOOn] Pronunciation Key, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa.
		AllRefer.com - Cameroon, Mount, Africa (African Physical Geography)- Encyclopedia
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Cameroon, Mount
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CameroonMt.html (164 words)

	Cameroon, Mount
		Cameroon, Mount, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa.
		Cameroon - Republic of Cameroon National name: République du Cameroun President: Paul Biya (1982) Prime...
		Travel: In this green and pleasant land; Home to Africa's most verdant botanic garden, Cameroon is a rain- drenched wilderness that boasts 3,000 plant species (and a famously eccentric football team, too).(Features) (The Independent (London, England))
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0810038.html (212 words)

	Cameroon Encyclopedia Article @ EveryAvenue.com (Every Avenue)
		In western Cameroon is an irregular chain of mountains, hills, and plateaus that extend from Mt. This region enjoys a pleasant climate, particularly in the Bamenda, Bamiléké, and Mambilla highlands.
		It was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972, and the Republic of Cameroon or République du Cameroun in 1984 (its official languages are English and French).
		Cameroon's coastal plain extends 10 to 50 miles (15–80 km) inland from the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean) to the edge of a plateau.
	www.everyavenue.com /encyclopedia/Cameroon (1254 words)

	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Science and Horticulture: Wet Tropics Africa: Cameroon Projects
		Kew is currently participating in a GEF-sponsored, Birdlife International managed project entitled "Community-based conservation in the Bamenda Highlands" run by the Bamenda Highlands Forest Project.
		Bali-Ngemba Forest Reserve is the largest surviving fragment and only formally protected part of the original Bamenda Highlands lower montane forest.
		2000) is that as much as 96.5% of the original forest cover of the Bamenda Highlands has been lost.
	www.rbgkew.org.uk /scihort/wta/bali_ngemba.html (301 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Cameroon, Mount @ HighBeam Research
		CAMEROON, MOUNT [Cameroon, Mount] kăm´eroon, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa.
		The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Cameroon, Mount @ HighBeam Research
		Our archive contains millions of documents from thousands of sources and goes back over 23 years.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:CameroonMt&refid=ip_encyc... (120 words)

	Cameroon, Mount. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		n), active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ca/CameroonMt.html (110 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		The western highlands are the most fertile in Cameroon and have a relatively healthy environment in higher altitudes.
		Cameroon's 25,000-person military, including a 13,000-member security force, and a 3,000-person presidential guard, is oriented chiefly toward internal security; there is also a national police force of 15,000 and a domestic intelligence network.
		Cameroon has an investment guaranty agreement and a bilateral accord with the U. investment in Cameroon is about $1 billion, most of it in the oil sector.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/cameroon9603.html (110 words)

	Resources on the Bamileke
		The Bamileke (French Bamiléké) are a collection of Semi-Bantu (or Grassfields Bantu) ethnic groups most highly concentrated in the western highlands of Cameroon's West Province, west of the Noun River and southeast of the Bamboutos Mountains and in the Mungo region of the Littoral, Southwest, and Centre Provinces.
		...are the Ibo of Nigeria, the Bamileke of Cameroon...
		Ibo and Yoruba, in Nigeria; and Bamileke in Cameroon (to...
	www.mongabay.com /indigenous_ethnicities/african/Bamileke.html (2326 words)

	Maroua, Cameroon, Pictures
		Ethnically diverse, Maroua is where the dominant Muslim peoples of the plains, particularly the Fulani and Mandara (or Wandala) meet the Kirdi, who live in perched villages in the highlands and practice animism (the belief that all objects and living beings have spirits).
		Maroua, capital city of the Far North Province of Cameroon, 812 km (503 mi) northwest of the Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé.
		Under the control of the powerful Fulani Sokoto Caliphate throughout the 1800s, the town was sacked by a German colonial force in 1902 and occupied by the French in September 1914, after which it became part of French Cameroons until Cameroonian independence in 1960.
	www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Cameroon/Maroua_city.html (274 words)

	Cameroon, Mount
		, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon; highest point in W Africa.
		Question.com > Encyclopedia > Places > Africa > African Physical Geography > Cameroon, Mount
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	www.question.com /link/CameroonMt.html (169 words)

	Cameroon
		Cameroon, Mount - Cameroon, Mount, active volcano, 13,354 ft (4,070 m) high, in the Cameroon Highlands, W Cameroon;...
		Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
		Mount Cameroon (13,350 ft; 4,069 m), near the coast, is the highest elevation in the country.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107382.html (169 words)

	Scott (1980) Development in the Western Highlands, United Republic of Cameroon
		Scott (1980) Development in the Western Highlands, United Republic of Cameroon
		West Province (Cameroon); North-West Province (Cameroon); Economic conditions; Economic assistance, American; Cameroon
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	www.getcited.org /?PUB=102250848&showStat=Ratings (97 words)

	Lonely Planet - Destination: Cameroon
		After WWI Cameroon received new overlords courtesy of the League of Nations, which gave the French a mandate over 80% of the territory, and the British control of two separate areas, one in the south-western highlands (Southern Cameroons) and the other in the north (Northern Cameroons, now part of Nigeria).
		Cameroon is one of the most geographically diverse countries in Africa, comprising three major zones: the northern savannah, the southern and eastern rainforests, and the north-western hill region near Nigeria.
		Cameroon made international headlines in 1986, when a toxic cloud erupted from a remote volcanic lake in the western mountains, asphyxiating nearly 2000 people in their sleep.
	www.shoestring.co.kr /dest/afr/cam.htm (4454 words)

	Presidential election lacked credibility - Commonwealth
		According to the Interior Ministry, John Fru Ndi, who commands strong support in the Anglophone highlands of southwestern Cameroon, came a distant second in the presidential election with 17 percent of the vote.
		Fru Ndi and Ndam Njoya have both accused the government of massive vote rigging and have appealed to the Cameroon's Constitutional Council for the election to be annulled.
		The poll was also heavily criticised by a force of 1,200 election monitors of monitors fielded by the Roman Catholic church in Cameroon.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=43716 (629 words)

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		Fru Ndi, the leader of the Social Democratic Front opposition party, who draws strong support from the Anglophone highlands of southwestern Cameroon, was in second place with 17.13 percent, Yaya said.
		The interior minister claimed that nearly 80 percent of Cameroon's registered voters had turned out to cast a ballot, dismissing press reports that the number of people observed queuing at polling stations was generally very low.
		A team of 1,200 monitors deployed by the Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon also denounced widespread fraud.
	irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=43713&...&SelectCountry=CAMEROON (854 words)

	MapZones.com : Nigeria Map
		The most mountainous area exists along the southeastern border with Cameroon where the Cameroon Highlands produce the highest point in the country, Mount Dimlang, at 6,695 feet (2,042 metres).
		Nigeria, Federal Republic of, federal republic, western Africa, bounded on the north by Niger, on the east by Chad and Cameroon, on the south by the Gulf of Guinea, and on the west by Benin.
		The mostly Muslim northern Cameroons voted to become part of the Northern Region of Nigeria, while the southern Cameroons joined the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
	atlas.mapzones.com /nigeria/nigeria.php (854 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		Some of the endemic species of the highland areas of Cameroon include the Bannerman`s Turaco, the Banded Wattle-eye and the Bannerman`s Weaver all of the Bamenda highlands, the Bushrike (Serle`s) of the Kupe mountain, the Francolin and picarthartes of the Mt. Cameroon region.
		Within Cameroon, this habitat is found on Mt Cameroon, Mt Kupé, the Bamenda-Banso highlands and supports 29 restricted range species in the Cameroon Mountains (EBA 086); which are confined to Cameroon, and a small portion of Nigeria.
		Benoue National Park is situated roughly halfway between Garoua and Ngaoundéré in the northern Guinea savannah belt in north Cameroon and the two national park entrances are at the small towns of Mayo Alim and Banda.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/africa/cameroon.html (854 words)

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