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  Cameroon - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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.
In 1961 the French and British portions of Cameroon were united, the French portion having gained independence a year earlier.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /cameroon.htm   (485 words)

  
 Cameroon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).
Despite rapid urbanisation, the single largest economic activity in Cameroon is subsistence agriculture, in which virtually all of the rural population is employed.
Main article: Education in Cameroon Cameroon is known for having one of the best educational systems in Africa.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cameroon   (914 words)

  
 History of Cameroon
Although the Portuguese arrived on Cameroon's coast in the 1500s, malaria prevented significant European settlement and conquest of the interior until the late 1870s, when large supplies of the malaria suppressant, quinine, became available.
The early European presence in Cameroon was primarily devoted to coastal trade and the acquisition of slaves.
Beginning in 1884, all of present-day Cameroon and parts of several of its neighbors became the German colony of Kamerun, with a capital first at Buea and later at Yaounde.
infotut.com /geography/Cameroon   (555 words)

  
 Military of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In Defense of Animals - Cameroon A chimpanzee sanctuary in the Central Province of Cameroon.
Cameroon About thirty recipes for traditional dishes from Cameroon, from the FAO cookbook.
Elephants of Cameroon Articles and resources from Field Trip Earth about project to track and study elephants in northern Cameroon.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Military_of_Cameroon.html   (428 words)

  
 Cameroon article - Cameroon Africa Nigeria Chad Central African Republic Republic Congo - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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.
The President of Cameroon holds executive power in the government of Cameroon.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Cameroon   (451 words)

  
 Cameroon
Cameroon is a republic dominated by a strong presidency.
At year's end, the Buea military tribunal was preparing to try the commander of the 11th Navy Battalion and two noncommissioned officers in connection with looting and alleged beatings and rapes of civilians by naval cadets in the Anglophone Southwest Province port of Limbe in November 1998.
In October 1999, the military tribunal convicted 37 of the accused, sentencing 3 to life imprisonment and 34 to terms ranging from 1 to 20 years in prison.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/af/index.cfm?docid=713   (17612 words)

  
 Cameroon v. Nigeria: Order of 15 March 1996   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cameroon, from all the available documents placed before the Court in its Memorial and all the documents presented in support of this request for an indication of provisional measures, claims unequivocally the Bakassi Peninsula as forming part of its territory.
Cameroon claimed that Nigeria now occupies some part of the Bakassi Peninsula by force of arms while it drove the Cameroonian forces out of the area before it was occupied mostly between 1994 and 1996 and that it has never laid any claim to the Bakassi Peninsula before 1993.
To counter this claim Cameroon put in documents to show that the election was held within its territory (unfortunately the date of the election was not indicated on this document) (Exhibit H of Cameroon dossier).
www.u-paris2.fr /cij/icjwww/idocket/icn/icnorders/icn_iorder_960315.htm   (11811 words)

  
 Military of Cameroon - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Cameroonian military generally has been an apolitical force dominated by civilian control.
The armed forces number 26,000-27,000 personnel in ground, air, and naval forces, the majority being the army and naval ground forces.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.4% (FY98/99)
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Military_of_Cameroon   (113 words)

  
 Military.org -- CountryWatch.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cameroon's economy is highly dependent on the production of food, forest and oil commodities, but it is at least endowed with a diversified mix of commodity production potential and an excellent natural resource base.
The banana industry is under threat in Cameroon as the Cotonou agreement, formerly known as the Lome convention, a partnership trade agreement between the European Union and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, or ACP, countries (former European colonies, primarily), to promote political dialogue, development cooperation and economic and trade relations.
Cameroon's wealth of natural resources and its forestry and agricultural sectors, as well as its relatively poor population whose living standard cannot support the purchase of foreign consumer goods, are the basis for its merchandise trade surplus, which reached US$498 million in 2001.
www.countrywatch.com /mi_topic.asp?vCOUNTRY=31&SECTION=ECON&TOPIC=MAOVR&TYPE=TEXT   (1213 words)

  
 Cameroon - Security Information
In 1999 the governments of Cameroon, Equitorial Guinea, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville, the DRC and Angola established a Gulf of Guinea Commission to help prevent and settle conflicts, especially border disputes, in the Gulf.
Cameroon is a member of the UN, WTO, the Commonwealth, OAU, ADB, OIC, the Lake Chad Basin Commission and an ACP member of the ACP-EU relationship.
There is broad agreement among military observers that Cameroon’s regional environment and its disagreements with Nigeria will generate a spate of military procurement and that money will be found to support such purchases.
www.iss.co.za /AF/profiles/Cameroon/SecInfo.html   (774 words)

  
 Cameroon
In 1997 CPDM leader Paul Biya won reelection as President in an election boycotted by the three main opposition parties, marred by a wide range of procedural flaws, and generally considered by observers not to be free and fair.
On April 23, the prosecutor of the Douala military tribunal began interrogating Mbita; the case was ongoing at year's end.
In November the military trial of the eight officers was referred to a high court in Yaounde after the case was dismissed from the court of first instance on a technicality.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8285.htm   (17913 words)

  
 CAMEROON FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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.
www.19gmarketinggroup.com /Cameroon   (770 words)

  
 Military.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
With an estimated 15.5 million inhabitants as of the year 2000, Cameroon has become the 14th most populous African nation, ranking 58th globally.
Cameroon is a crossroads of environment and culture, where the desert meets the rainforest and nomadic pastoralists meet sedentary hunter-gatherers.
Because of its oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa.
military.countrywatch.com /countries.asp?vCOUNTRY=031   (90 words)

  
 Military of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Cameroonian military generally has been an apolitical force by civilian control.
Traditional dependence on the French defense capability although reduced continues to the case as French military advisers remain involved in preparing the Cameroonian forces for to the contested Bakassi Peninsula.
Military Operations Togoland and the Cameroons, 1914-1916 (History of the Great War Based on Official Documents)
www.freeglossary.com /Cameroon/Military   (326 words)

  
 Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Moroccan football team will play against Cameroon in a friendly on November 15 in preparation for the coming African Cup of Nations and World Cup.
The United Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central Africa.
The Bantu language originated in the highlands of Cameroon, but may of its speakers moved out before foreign invaders came into the nation.
www.wikiverse.org /cameroon   (545 words)

  
 Tax -- Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Xinhua,: In 1994, Cameroon brought the border dispute to the ICJ which issued an irrevocable judgment in 2002 on the entire land and maritime boundary between the two...
C/o The Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon
Goal.com,: The former Cameroon captain took this decision as a result of a series of injuries that have afflicted him in the past seasons.
bluegrouper.com /feb2004/Tax/Cameroon.html   (3138 words)

  
 Douala
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroon's army is holding two BBC journalists under house arrest on suspicion of spying in the disputed and potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula, the BBC says.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) -- Cameroon's military has detained two journalists working for the British Broadcasting Corp. on suspicion of spying in the disputed, oil-rich Bakassi peninsula, the West African count...
YAOUNDE, Cameroon July 14, 2004 — Cameroon's military has detained two journalists working for the British Broadcasting Corp. on suspicion of spying in the disputed, oil-rich Bakassi peninsula, the West A...
archive.wn.com /2004/07/15/1900/douala   (521 words)

  
 U.S. Sailors, Marines Exercise with Cameroon Military
Once aboard Swift, the Cameroon infantrymen enjoyed lunch and discussed strategy for the second half of the joint exercise.
Cameroon military observers and national media representatives also took advantage of the break to familiarize themselves with Swift's characteristics and mission capacities, touring the ship from top to bottom and talking with military personnel from both nations.
Mostly members of the nation's elite diving commando units, the Cameroon infantrymen donned gear and weapons while moving back to Swift's portside aft personnel transfer area.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/11/mil-031118-nns01.htm   (921 words)

  
 Chadian Military Threatens Citizens for Opposing Oil Pipeline
Local sources report that military and administrative officials loyal to Deby visited towns and villages in the oil region two weeks ago.
In recent years citizens’ organizations in Chad and Cameroon — as well as 27 members of the US Congress -- have raised concerns with the World Bank regarding the high environmental and social risks of this project.
The intended recipients of the World Bank loan are the governments of Chad and Cameroon and a multinational consortium of oil companies composed of ExxonMobil, Chevron and the Malaysia’s Petronas.
www.ciel.org /Ifi/pressreleasechadcam.html   (534 words)

  
 Category:Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A chimpanzee sanctuary in the Central Province of Cameroon.
Cameroon Embassy in The Hague, with a picture of Cameroon's famous football team, and information on tourism and visas.
Focuses on the struggle of the Bakweri ethnic group of Cameroon to reclaim their ancestral forcibly expropriated by German colonizers in the 19th Century, and now under the control of the Cameroon Development Corporation.
www.omniknow.com /common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Category:Cameroon   (978 words)

  
 Military Of Cameroon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
If you would like to use this flag of Cameroon or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/cameroon_country_military.shtml   (176 words)

  
 Cameroon military detains two BBC journalists on suspicion of spying   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cameroon's military has detained two journalists working for the British Broadcasting Corp. on suspicion of spying in the disputed, oil-rich Bakassi peninsula, the West African country said.
The BBC said the journalists were covering the upcoming Nigerian withdrawal from the peninsula and had been traveling with the knowledge of the Cameroon authorities.
Mbiya acknowledged that the pair had written, government permission to report in Cameroon, but he said that did not extend to Bakassi, which still is under military control.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/07/14/international2037EDT0838.DTL   (308 words)

  
 Cameroon Military expenditures - percent of GDP - Military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cameroon Military expenditures - percent of GDP - Military
Home > Cameroon > Military > Military expenditures - percent of GDP
This entry gives current military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
www.indexmundi.com /cameroon/military_expenditures_percent_of_gdp.html   (50 words)

  
 Military of Cameroon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Military of Cameroon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The Cameroonian (The military forces of a nation) military generally has been an apolitical force dominated by civilian control.
Traditional dependence on the (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French defense capability, although reduced, continues to be the case as French military advisers remain closely involved in preparing the Cameroonian forces for deployment to the contested (Click link for more info and facts about Bakassi Peninsula) Bakassi Peninsula.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/military_of_cameroon.htm   (133 words)

  
 Cameroon Military expenditures - dollar figure - Military   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Cameroon Military expenditures - dollar figure - Military
This entry gives current military expenditures in US dollars; the figure is calculated by multiplying the estimated defense spending in percentage terms by the gross domestic product (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis, not purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Dollar figures for military expenditures should be treated with caution because of different price patterns and accounting methods among nations, as well as wide variations in the strength of their currencies.
www.indexmundi.com /cameroon/military_expenditures_dollar_figure.html   (104 words)

  
 Cameroon - Gurupedia
The United Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central
The first inhabitants of Cameroon were the pygmy
World War I though, the country would be split by Britain and France.
www.gurupedia.com /c/ca/cameroon.htm   (377 words)

  
 Cameroon Dating - Gay, Lesbian, Black, BBW, Military
As the world becomes more and more unsteady, it becomes more and more apparent how much we owe our freedom to the men and women of the mil-system.
Sometimes that is a lonely job, and that is why more and more men and women of the army are going online to find love.
There are so many lonely men and women in the military who are dying for some attention.
www.pleven.net /D/Cameroon.htm   (519 words)

  
 USMA Bicentennial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The entire family of the Cameroon Armed Forces expresses their appreciation and thanks for the opportunity our fellow officers had to obtain the best military training ever.
The following cameroonian officers who graduated from this prestigious school, the West Point Military Academy, are involved in different military training schools in Cameroon.
I wish to inform you that the United States of America was the second nation after France to establish diplomatic relations with Cameroon immediately after its independence in 1960.
www.usma.edu /bicentennial/Recognitions/Cameroon.asp   (328 words)

  
 Cameroon 2003 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, ...
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 179,586 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.4% (FY98)
www.theodora.com /wfb2003/cameroon/cameroon_military.html   (113 words)

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