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Topic: Heads of State of Cameroon


  
  Britain.tv Wikipedia - Head of State
Head of State or Chief of State is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state.
A Head of State is generally the notional or literal commander-in-chief of a state's armed forces, holding the highest office in all military chains of command.
In a monarchy, the monarch is the Head of State.
www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Head_of_State   (7683 words)

  
 Cameroon (10/06)
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 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.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/26431.htm   (3722 words)

  
 Cameroon
Cameroon is a country found in the Central African subregion and is bordered by the following countries: to the west by Nigeria, east by the Central African Republic, south by Gabon, Congo, and Equatorial Guinea, north by Chad.
Theses two colonial masters ruled Cameroon till 1960 when she gained her independence and since then English and French are used as the official languages of Cameroon.
Cameroon has a semi-presidential and semi-parliamentary forms of governments and her parliament has a single chambers made up of 180 deputies.
www.stutterisa.org /cameroon/scac1.html   (1106 words)

  
 Sierra Leone News Archives - February 1997 - Sierra Leone Web
Father Johannes George, head of the Catholic diocese in Kenema, said that most of the children are malnourished and may be suffering from various diseases as a result of lack of food, good drinking water, and medicines.
The heads of state of at least 10 of the 18 countries are expected to attend.
Heads of state from Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are expected to attend.
www.sierra-leone.org /slnews0297.html   (2880 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Africa
The European presence in Cameroon during the earlier years of contact was primarily devoted to coastal trade and the acquisition of slaves.
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   (2482 words)

  
 Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The colours of the flag of Cameroon are the pan-African colours, green/red/yellow.
The colours of the Cameroon flag form a vertical tri-colour based on the flag of France which was the colonial power controlling most of its territory before independence.
In 1972 Cameroon became a unitary state and the second star was subsequently dropped from the flag.
fotw.vexillum.com /flags/cm.html   (1296 words)

  
 United Nations Communiqué Following Signing of Boundary Agreement by Presidents of Cameroon, Nigeria
The two Heads of State and the Secretary-General reviewed the progress achieved by the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission, and noted the advances made in the implementation of the judgment of the International Court of Justice of 10 October 2002.
The Secretary-General congratulated the Heads of State of Cameroon and Nigeria for devising a new approach in the area of conflict resolution and emphasized that the United Nations has played an important role in the process through an extremely cost-effective mechanism.
The Heads of State of Cameroon and Nigeria expressed their appreciation to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and to the witness States.
www.unis.unvienna.org /unis/pressrels/2006/sg2113.html   (310 words)

  
 Africa 2001
In September, the agreement was extended to include Cameroon's second city, Douala, and the town of Bamenda in the English-speaking southwestern province.
Ngono, head of the popular private broadcaster Radio Television Siantou (RTS), was arrested by police officers on his way home from a party in Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé.
Djenga Mondo, Magic FM Magic FM reporter Mondo was beaten by members of President Paul Biya's security service after he approached the head of state for an impromptu interview at a meeting of Central African heads of state in Cameroon's capital, Youndé.
www.cpj.org /attacks01/africa01/cameroon.html   (1151 words)

  
 State Party Report - Cameroon
Cameroon, which acceded to the Covenant without reservation, is bound by this obligation.
In order to change these trends, the State rigorously applies the principle of equal access to the civil service and of equal pay for equal work, etc. It should also be mentioned that women themselves are in the forefront of the struggle for equality between men and women.
The state of emergency, which is an integral part of emergency legislation, is a regime that places particularly severe restrictions on public freedoms.
www.hri.ca /fortherecord1999/documentation/tbodies/ccpr-c-102-add2.htm   (3567 words)

  
 Final communique of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, 10th meeting
The Heads of State reviewed the progress made on the activities of the Commission since their last Summit in Ndjamena in October, 1996, and expressed satisfaction with the achievements so far recorded.
The Heads of State noted with satisfaction the progress on the LCBC/GEF project on Reversal of Land and Water Degradation in the LCBC Ecosystem, expressed appreciation to GEF and urged the implementation agencies, i.e.
The Heads of State urged the international community and all donors and assistant agencies to team up with GEF and the Implementation agencies of the project to save the Lake Chad and its teeming population from the adverse effects of drought and desertification.
www.ramsar.org /wn/w.n.chad_summit_e.htm   (773 words)

  
 International Law In Brief, March 22 - April 2, 1999
U.K. House of Lords: In re Pinochet (Head of State immunity, extradition)
The Heads of State from Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, and Chad signed a declaration on matters relating to the conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems.
The District Court upheld plaintiff's contention that the presidential waiver was not authorized by the legislation, stated that section 117 and the AEDPA were enacted "to provide an executable judicial remedy to the nationals of the United States attacked by a terrorist foreign state.
www.asil.org /ilib/ilib0208.htm   (1530 words)

  
 Head of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He said a Head of State should embody "the spirit of the nation" to the nation itself and to the world: une certaine idée de la France (a certain idea about France).
One could say that, whereas in parliamentary systems a prime minister may be master of his or her party and the government, prime ministers in presidential systems are usually the servants, with the Head of State the master of the government who can hire and fire anyone, including the prime minister, at will.
As a result, the duties of the Head of State are constitutionally delegated to the Supreme People's Assembly whose chairman is "Head of State for foreign affairs" and performs some of the roles of a Head of State, such as accrediting foreign ambassadors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Heads_of_state   (7650 words)

  
 WWF C.A.R. Field Expedition - Congo Basin Forests Gain Protection
Yaounde, Cameroon (March 17, 1999) --Five African heads of state will forge a bold plan to protect millions of acres of the world's second largest tropical forest today by signing the "Yaounde Declaration" at a groundbreaking Forest Summit hosted by WWF and the President of Cameroon.
Hosted by Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, and chaired by WWF President Emeritus HRH Prince Philip, the Yaounde Forest Summit brings together Heads of State and representatives from the governments of Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea.
"The World Bank welcomes the committment of the heads of state to focus on the problems of forests, and is encouraged that these issues are receiving such high level attention.
www.worldwildlife.org /expeditions/car/pressoffice4.html   (670 words)

  
 Question of Palestine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Secretary-General was informed by the United States Representative that his Government had received the acceptance of the Governments of the United Arab Republic and Israel to a standstill cease-fire for a period of 90 days from 2200 GMT on the same day.
The first was an effort by the United States of America to promote an interim agreement providing for the reopening of the Suez Canal, and the second a mission of inquiry conducted by certain African Heads of States on behalf of the Organization of African Unity.
The Organization of African Unity mission of inquiry, consisting of the Heads of State of the Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Nigeria and Senegal, under the chairmanship of the President of Senegal, visited Israel and Egypt on two occasions in November 1971.
www.palestineonline.nu /index6.htm   (12036 words)

  
 U.S. Department of State Careers: Foreign Service Officer: Meet Our People   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Though Nazima is a relative newcomer to the U.S. Department of State, she had already demonstrated herself to be an outstanding FSO with a long list of achievements.
As the head of the local reconstruction council in Najaf, he works daily with American and Iraqi diplomats, contractors, and the local Shiite population to help bring not only democracy to the region, but prosperity as well.
Since she was a little girl, Laura took a keen interest in international affairs, and in college, she took advantage of the U.S. Department of State's internship opportunities, luckily earning a position at the U.S. Embassy in Cameroon.
www.careers.state.gov /officer/roles/meetus.html   (1606 words)

  
 Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Cameroon--Transparency of Monetary and Financial Policies
Governor is accountable to the Board, a Ministerial Committee and the Heads of State of the CEMAC.
Monetary policy in Cameroon is conducted by the BEAC, and aims to maintain the external and internal value of the currency.
This module was prepared in consultation with the Cameroonian authorities, the BEAC, and the COBAC in the context of an FSAP mission conducted in Cameroon in March 2000.
www.imf.org /external/np/rosc/cmr/trans.htm   (1617 words)

  
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The UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA) said the latest meeting of the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission in Abuja on 21 and 22 October had simply referred the issue to the heads of state of the two countries and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
After deliberation on this issue and as a result of divergence of views, the Mixed Commission decided to refer the matter to the heads of state of Cameroon and Nigeria and the Secretary General of the United Nations,” UNOWA said in a statement.
Nigeria and Cameroon came to the brink of war over the Bakassi dispute in 1981and again in the 1990s, but Nigeria’s refusal to withdraw from the territory did not figure as an emotive issue in the campaign leading up to Cameroon’s 11 October presidential elections.
www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=43820   (584 words)

  
 CAMEROON-INFO.NET :: United Nations Communiqué Following Signing of Boundary Agreement By Presidents of Cameroon, ...
By their determination to settle their differences through peaceful means, the Heads of State of Cameroon and Nigeria have demonstrated their ability to move beyond a difficult past and address the sources of the conflict.
Their presence shows that the international community fully supports and has full confidence in the process of implementation of the judgment of the International Court of Justice of 10 October 2002, and that it continues to monitor the process in anticipation of its successful culmination.
In this context I especially welcome the presence of senior representatives of the United States, Britain, France and Germany as witnesses to this Agreement.
www.cameroon-info.net /cmi_show_news.php?id=17731   (1367 words)

  
 On the road to peace and economic recovery - Africa; includes related article UN Chronicle - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Advisory Group acknowledged that the extra financial support asked from the developed world was "not trivial." But, despite budgetary pressures in many donor countries, the sums contemplated were small in relation to the gross domestic product of the developed world and in relation to its public spending, the Group said.
Leaders of six African nations expressed great anxiety over the continent's economic situation in meetings with Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar in February during his first visit to Africa since the adoption in 1986 of the UN Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery.
Heads of state of Ghanna, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Zaire and Angola informed Mr.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1309/is_n2_v25/ai_6621230   (660 words)

  
 CAMEROON-INFO.NET :: Bakassi: Nigeria to Withdraw in 60 Days
This is the key decision that was arrived at yesterday when Presidents Paul Biya and Olusengun Obasanjo met for the fifth time in a series of summit talks on the Bakassi Peninsula dispute.
Yesterday, both Heads of States appended their signatures to a fresh agreement for the withdrawal of troops under the watchful eyes of the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, H.E. Gunter Pleuger, Permanent Representative of Germany, H.E. Ms.
The New York fifth tripartite summit of Heads of State of Cameroon and Nigeria and the UN Secretary General will therefore open up new avenues for progress in the withdrawal of troops and administration on Bakassi.
www.cameroon-info.net /cmi_show_news.php?id=17733   (1089 words)

  
 Zaire: IRIN Update 6 on Eastern Zaire, 11/4/96   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
France's secretary of state for humanitarian aid, Xavier Emmanuelli, said on Saturday that France was ready to "put everything into a humanitarian operation coordinated with Europe and United Nations agencies", and were studying access routes.
Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi is due to host a regional summit on the crisis on Tuesday (heads of state from Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia were anticipated).
Kenyan state radio reported on Sunday that President Daniel arap Moi had told President Nelson Mandela (South Africa) by telephone that it would be "prudent" for him to suspend all arms sales to Rwanda (referring to a recent 18 million dollars arms sale agreed, but subsequently reconsidered by South Africa).
www.africa.upenn.edu /Hornet/irin_110496.html   (1381 words)

  
 Cameroon Health News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News
The Head of State, President Paul Biya yesterday authorized...
The conference elected Mali, Cameroon, Uganda and Malawi to serve as regional...
Cameroon: 'We Need to Remind Governments and Donors of their Commitments' [interview]
www.einnews.com /cameroon/newsfeed-cameroon-health   (1158 words)

  
 Heads of State, Capitals, and Countries in Africa
Head of State: Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire
Head of State: Col. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
Head of State: Moaouia Ould Sidi Mohammed Taya
africa.wisc.edu /outreach/units/hos.html   (82 words)

  
 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT, NSC: HEAD OF STATE FILE: Records, 1981-1989 – REAGAN LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
According to our preliminary survey of records, this subseries in no way constitutes all of the Head of State correspondence for the Reagan administration.
NSC Head of State designated documents are foldered alphabetically by county and by correspondent.
Further Head of State correspondence is found throughout the collection, most notably, the individual White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) subject categories for individual countries (CO), and individual staff collections.
www.reagan.utexas.edu /resource/findaid/nsexhead.htm   (465 words)

  
 Africa Environment Outlook - Chapter 2
The Youndé Declaration—a 12-point resolution on the conservation and sustainable management of the forests of the Congo Basin—was signed, in 1999, by the heads of state of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.
This is one of the first efforts at a coordinated approach to forest resource conservation, through harmonization of the laws and policies of the six countries, and coordination of patrolling for illegal activities.
Other constraints on management of protected areas include war and civil conflict, lack of an integrated management vision, high demand for bushmeat from urban areas and the international market, inadequate staff, equipment, and infrastructure for patrolling and enforcement of regulations, and inadequate involvement or exclusion of local communities in protected area management.
www.grida.no /aeo/086.htm   (720 words)

  
 Actions taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity
Actions taken by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity
Resolution on the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, Twenty-Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, 29 June - 1 July 1992, Dakar, Senegal.
Resolution on Overdue Reports, Twenty-Eighth Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity, 29 June - 1 July 1992, Dakar, Senegal.
www.umn.edu /humanrts/africa/oauactions.html   (209 words)

  
 Great Lakes: IRIN Update 136, 3/26/97   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
* In attendance at the OAU Summit in Lome on Zaire are the heads of state of Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Members of the Central Organ are: Algeria, Cameroon (chairing), Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Malawi, Mauritinia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Ugandan Minister of State for Defence, Amama Mbabazi was quoted as saying that Oris had been in the southern Sudanese town of Kaya before it fell to Sudan People's Liberation Army troops two weeks ago.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Hornet/irin136.html   (870 words)

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