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  Country Profiles Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Cameroon lies in the Gulf of Guinea and borders Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea.
Cameroon thereby became a federal republic encompassing East Cameroon (the former French territory) and West Cameroon (the former British territory).
Cameroon is a major recipient of donor funds, from both multilateral and bilateral donors, of which the biggest is France.
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  Foreign relations of Cameroon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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.
Cameroon enjoys generally good relations with its African neighbors, except for Nigeria, with whom it is engaged in a sporadic armed conflict in the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Cameroon   (235 words)

  
 Cameroon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central Africa.
Originally a German colony, the former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroons merged in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon which in 1972 was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon; since 1984 the country is known as the Republic of Cameroon or République du Cameroun (its official languages are English and French).
Cameroon has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cameroon   (882 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
RG Casey House, Canberra, is the headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the department responsible for the formulation and enaction of Australian foreign policy.
Its first major independent foreign policy action was to conclude an agreement in 1944 with New Zealand dealing with the security, welfare, and advancement of the people of the independent territories of the Pacific (the ANZAC pact).
Australia has official relations with a number of countries, with these countries it maintains an embassy or in the case of Commonwealth countries, a high commission.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Australia   (2820 words)

  
 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
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.
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.
Cameroon’s goal is to develop a military with the capacity to contribute to peacekeeping efforts.
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 Chad and Cameroon Country Analysis Brief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Cameroon is located on the coast of West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, with landlocked Chad bordering it to the northeast.
Cameroon ’s growing industrial sector and reoccurring energy shortages have encouraged the government to increase the use of gas for power generation in the future.
Cameroon is a member of the Energy Pool of Africa, which aspires to eventually connect the electricity grids of all members of the Central Africa Economic Community (CEEAC).
www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/chad_cameroon.html   (3393 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Chad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chad is officially non-aligned but has close relations with France, the former colonial power, and other members of the Western community.
With the exception of Libya, where relations vary periodically, Chad has generally good rapport with its neighbors.
Although relations with Libya improved with the advent of the Deby government, strains persist.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Chad   (281 words)

  
 Cameroon (09/05)
Cameroon (13,353 ft.) in the southwest is the highest peak in West Africa and the sixth in Africa.
Cameroon' s first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held in 1992 followed by municipal elections in 1996 and another round of legislative and presidential elections in 1997.
Cameroon has repeatedly demonstrated its preference for resolving its border dispute with Nigeria in the oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula through peaceful legal means after having submitted the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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 Cameroon article - Cameroon Africa Nigeria Chad Central African Republic Republic Congo - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroons merged in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon which in 1972 was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon; since 1984 the country is known as the Republic of Cameroon.
The latest elections were in 1997 with the next scheduled for late 2004.
Cameroon article - Cameroon definition - what means Cameroon
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 Country Pages: Cameroon
Situated on Africa's western coast, Cameroon is a nation of incredible diversity, both in its geography and its people.
From the desert in the north, to the tropical rain forests of the south, to the savannahs, mountains, national parks, and game reserves throughout the country, the variation in Cameroon's landscape is remarkable.
Cameroon's per capita income and rates of school attendance are among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
www.cies.org /country/cameroon.htm   (560 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Niger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Niger pursues a moderate foreign policy and maintains friendly relations with both East and West.
It belongs to the United Nations and its main specialized agencies and in 1980-81 served on the UN Security Council.
Niger maintains a special relationship with France and enjoys close relations with its West African neighbors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Niger   (178 words)

  
 CAMEROON FACTS AND INFORMATION
For a quarter-century following independence, Cameroon was one of the most prosperous countries in Africa.
Cameroon's demographic profile is comprised of an estimated 250 distinct ethnic groups, which may be formed into five large regional-cultural divisions:
Cameroon is known for having one of the best educational systems in Africa.
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 Nigeria - FOREIGN RELATIONS
Because matters were usually left in the hands of the minister and his officials, foreign policy positions could change radically from one minister to another, depending on the minister's orientation.
To pursue the economic interests through of foreign relations within West Africa, Nigeria championed the formation of ECOWAS and, in spite of competing allegiances to rival organizations within the subcontinent, continued to support the organization's objectives.
The prevailing perception in Nigeria's foreign policy was that, as predominant the African leader, it should play a bigbrother role in relations with African states.
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 Cameroon (06/07)
Cameroon dancers perform in front of the National Assembly in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 7, 1996.
Cameroon's first multiparty legislative and presidential elections were held in 1992 followed by municipal elections in 1996 and another round of legislative and presidential elections in 1997.
The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon has moved from its previous downtown Yaounde location to a New Embassy Compound adjacent to the golf course at the base of the Mont Fébé.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/26431.htm   (3772 words)

  
 Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Relations with the Bush Administration are now quite cold, as Bergonians now openly gloat over the failure to find even a speck of WMD.
The violent breakup of Yugoslavia was a surprising disappointment to many in Bergonia's foreign policy establishment, and the atrocities committed in the early stages of the war by Serbians against Croatian civilians shocked them greatly.
BiH Foreign Minister Haris Silajdzic described Serb attacks around Sarajevo as "breaking of good faith." Silajdzic reportedly said, "The condition for successful negotiations was to restore electricity, water and gas to Sarajevo," which had been lacking for months.
www.bergonia.org /foreignaffairs.htm   (12098 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Cameroon
It supports the principles of noninterference[?] in the affairs of third countries and increased assistance to underdeveloped countries.
China has a number of health and infrastructure projects underway in Cameroon.
The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fo/Foreign_relations_of_Cameroon.html   (215 words)

  
 Foreign Relations
The MOFA's Department of East Asia and the Pacific is responsible for the area from Japan and Korea in the north to Australia and New Zealand in the south, and from India in the west to the islands of the Central and South Pacific in the east, except for the Chinese mainland and Mongolia.
At present, the ROC maintains diplomatic relations with the Solomon Islands, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Nauru, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Palau.
Foreign Minister Tien Hung-mao also focused on European relations and made two trips to the region: one to the Holy See and Macedonia in June, and the other to Italy, France, and Belgium in September.
www.gio.gov.tw /taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2001/chpt09-3.htm   (5260 words)

  
 Cameroon: democratization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Traces the economic basis of the current political crisis in Cameroon, where the demand for democracy has been met with violence from President Paul Biya and his government.
Cameroon's first multi-candidate presidential election ever, in October 92, largely appears to have escaped international attention.
The bulk of literature on democratization in Sub-Saharan Africa is marked by the absence of analysis of the function of democratization at the local level.
www.eldis.org /ggov/afri_cam.html   (507 words)

  
 USAID Testmony: Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, ...
What it does say is that these variables are reasonable proxies for a nation's relative level of overall development, including a country's willingness to invest in its own people, to concern itself with lower consumer prices and to create institutions to enable the people to participate in the development of their own society.
Foreign assistance programs are also vital in protecting the United States against dangers that are global in scope.
The ESF account addresses economic and political foreign policy interests of the United States by providing economic assistance to allies and countries in transition to democracy, supporting the Middle East peace process and financing economic stabilization programs, frequently in a multi-donor context.
www.usaid.gov /press/spe_test/testimony/1997/test070.htm   (7121 words)

  
 Trade Relations between France and Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
French exports to Cameroon are diverse and are mainly geared towards industrial development with over C.F.A. 280 thousand million of flow in 1999, France remains the main supplier to Cameroon ahead of Nigeria, Germany and the United States, thus contributing to the economic revival of production.
For Cameroon, the high price of oil and aluminium will continue to support the value of the exports, while growth, which is on the rise, +5% in 2000/2001 as against 4.2% in 1999/2000, by favouring the revival of internal consumption, will create resulting outlets for French goods, especially as regards equipment.
Today, France is still Cameroon's main foreign investor with close to 130 French subsidiaries and some 200 companies, in all sectors of activity, belonging to French nationals, and representing about 20% of total capital invested in the country and over half of Cameroon's foreign investment.
www.ambafrance-cm.org /lmth/camfra/econo/fracamec.htm   (716 words)

  
 POLITICS-CAMEROON: Church Vows to Exorcise "Demons of Electoral Fraud"
In April this year, the supreme court ruled that elections should be re-held in six council areas in Cameroon to rectify irregularities from the joint municipal and legislative election held in June 2002.
Pressure from civil society, opposition parties and foreign governments are all said to have played a role in bolstering the courts' new found confidence in taking action against electoral fraud.
Although Cameroon is a secular state, the Church exerts some influence in all ten of the country's provinces through its network of schools, training centers - and a Catholic university.
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 Cameroon -- china.org.cn
In January 1960, the Cameroon ever established "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan Authority and "severed the relations" after the establishment of the diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China on March 26, 1971.
Since then the relations between the two countries of China and Cameroon have witnessed a steady development with sincere and friendly cooperation carried out in every aspect.
From October 10 -12, 2000, the Cameroon Delegation headed by Augustin Kontchou Kouomegni, Minister for State Affairs in charge of Foreign Relations and Melingui Roguer, representative at ministerial level in charge of economy and finance came to attend the Beijing Ministerial Meeting 2000 of the Sino-African Cooperation Forum.
www.china.org.cn /english/features/focac/183577.htm   (493 words)

  
 Foreign Affairs - Home
Foreign governments want control of the Internet transferred from an American NGO to an international institution.
Germany's recent elections have resulted in a changing of the political guard in Berlin, with one of the casualties being the charismatic foreign minister Joschka Fischer.
Hurricane Katrina's ravages in the Gulf Coast earlier this month have left many foreign policy experts questioning the Department of Homeland Security's capacity to prevent or limit the damages of a large-scale terrorist attack on the United States.
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 Testimony: Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Corruption related to nonproject lending is harder to detect and to control than corruption in projects that the MDBs directly fund and oversee.
In discussing the need for a more comprehensive and coherent foreign assistance strategy, he recommended that the government develop different approaches for different types of countries.
In essence, he argued that how well governed a country is and how effective its institutions are should determine the amount of money for which it is eligible and the discretion that the government is allowed in deciding how to spend it.
www.iie.com /publications/papers/elliott0704.htm   (2234 words)

  
 Foreign relations of Cameroon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Foreign relations of Cameroon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Foreign Policy and International Relations of Cameroon
Its foreign policy is generally one of non-interference and assistance.
Cameroon's internal problems (the static economy and political corruption) prevent it from assuming a predominate role in the international affairs of the region.
Cameroon has also had international dispute with Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria over tripartite maritime boundary and economic zone, as well as disputes over the international boundaries in the vicinity of lake Chad (disputed between Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria).
www.mtholyoke.edu /~nvsobhan/camrelations.html   (485 words)

  
 Reason: Why Poor Countries are Poor - Council on Foreign Relations
Reason's Tim Harford uses the example of a school library in Cameroon to explain why institutions are so vital to explaining variations in economic growth and development.
To address the growing importance of Africa, the Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs present Beyond Humanitarianism, a collection of recent work that explains underlying trends on the continent and provides an absorbing look at Africa’s emergence as a strategic player on the world stage.
In Heroic Conservatism, Michael J. Gerson argues for renewed idealism and compassion in domestic and foreign policy.
www.cfr.org /publication/10126/reason.html   (226 words)

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