Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central Africa. It borders Nigeria, Chad, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Gulf of Guinea. 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. Despite movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of an ethnic oligarchy. The capital is Yaoundé.

External links

Education

• The Cameroonian Association of Engineers and Computer ScientistsWeb site of the Association of Cameroonian Engineers in Germany

Government

• Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon official government site
• National Assembly of Cameroon official site

News

• allAfrica - Cameroon news headline links
• CRTV - Cameroon Radio Television state-run
• Le Messager privately-owned newspaper (in French)

Overviews

• BBC News - Country Profile: Cameroon
• CIA World Factbook - Cameroon

Ethnic Groups

• Baka Pygmies of Cameroon Culture and music of the first inhabitants of Cameroon
• Anthropological researches in Cameroon Fieldwork among Cameroonian populations
• The Bamileke people of Cameroon

Directories

• LookSmart - Cameroon directory category
• Open Directory Project - Cameroon directory category
• Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Cameroon directory category
• University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Cameroon directory category
• Yahoo! - Cameroon directory category

Tourism

• {{wikitravel}}
• Cameroon tourism Information and pictures