CAMEROONPRIDE: there are some people who will tell you that Chad is in north Africa etc geographically Cameroon is more in West African than in Central Africa we have a strategic position and could easily play the role of bridge between our regions

if you guys are so powerful why cant you bring peace 2 congo
why leave congo 2 help mali n guinea

CAMEROONPRIDE: wake up smoothcriminal it's the morning .....please abeg don't make me laugh if countries like Mali/Benin/togo are in ECOWAS could you tell me why can join you ...you clearly have a bad image of Cameroon and Cameroonians i don't know why but my dear colonization is ended ...Cameroon is not the Muppet or puppet of any western country... historically Cameroon is not W.A country 50years agothere was no country called Cameroon i don't where/who made your history but i think we are free to chose where we want to go...Ecowas is not doing so great the incompetence of Ecowas is hided beause NIGERIA GHANA and Ivory coast are doing good maybe we can add Senegal ....but the biggest revenue per citizen in Africa are in Central Africa Gabon with the highest then Equatorial guinea...

YES, Cameroon is doing better than some West African states. The question is not one of economics for me but, loyalty and geography. I feel Cameroon is 100 percent in Central Africa and I am not sure they would be loyal.

Economically, yes they would add something but, in reality the country has pumped all its oil and is heading down since during the peak it did not diversify its economy... If it really wanted to join ECOWAS it should have done it when it was at its best not when it is going down!!!

In the end if it was put up for a vote among the ECOWAS states I think it would get in but, it does not change the fact that it is historically NOT a West African country.

onila:

if you guys are so powerful why cant you bring peace 2 congo
why leave congo 2 help mali n guinea

bigot stop twisting my comments i didn't say we were so powerful that we can handle/support/afford a war in another country ..secondly RDC republic democratique du congo) or DRC(democratic republic of congo ) is anot a member of Cemac you are confusing with Congo(where are our soldiers regulate their borders because they don't have enough soldiers to do so /we help them with rebellion and etc) ......many chadians /centrafriacans are trained in our military schools....and you are very naive if you think someone can bring peace to RDC the powerful of this world don't need peace in this region everything is done to maintain this climate of violence

you kinda sound like a humble person tho
mr cameroon pride

SmoothCrim:

YES, Cameroon is doing better than some West African states. The question is not one of economics for me but, loyalty and geography. I feel Cameroon is 100 percent in Central Africa and I am not sure they would be loyal.

Economically, yes they would add something but, in reality the country has pumped all its oil and is heading down since during the peak it did not diversify its economy... If it really wanted to join ECOWAS it should have done it when it was at its best not when it is going down!!!

In the end if it was put up for a vote among the ECOWAS states I think it would get in but, it does not change the fact that it is historically NOT a West African country.

if Cameroon is the powerhouse of centra africa it's not for nothing oil is not evrything since gabon and guinea have oil could tell why they do not lead the region ...Cameroon agriulture and others activities are very developed: just read this: Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun), is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is called "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest, and the largest cities are Douala, Yaoundé and Garoua. Cameroon is home to over 200 different linguistic groups. The country is well known for its native styles of music, particularly makossa and bikutsi, and for its successful national football team. French and English are the official languages.
Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camarões ("River of Prawns", the name from which Cameroon derives. Fulani[5] soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate in the north in the 19th century, and various ethnic groups of the west and northwest established powerful chiefdoms and fondoms. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884.
After World War I, the territory was divided between France and Britain as League of Nations mandates. The Union des Populations du Cameroun political party advocated independence, but was outlawed by France in the 1950s. It waged war on French and UPC militant forces until 1971. In 1960, the French-administered part of Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroun under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. The southern part of British Cameroons merged with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984.
Compared to other African countries, Cameroon enjoys relatively high political and social stability. This has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, railways, and large petroleum and timber industries. Nevertheless, large numbers of Cameroonians live in poverty as subsistence farmers. Power lies firmly in the hands of the authoritarian president since 1982, Paul Biya, and his Cameroon People's Democratic Movement party. The English-speaking territories of Cameroon have grown increasingly alienated from the government, and politicians from those regions have called for greater decentralization and even secession (for example: the Southern Cameroons National Council) of the former British-governed territories.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Politics and government
3 Education and health
4 Regions
5 Geography
6 Economy and infrastructure
7 Demographics
7.1 Religion
8 Culture
9 See also
10 Notes
11 References
12 External links
[edit]History

Main article: History of Cameroon


Joseph Merrick (shown here attending an Isubu funeral in 1845) was a Jamaican Baptist missionary who established a church among the Isubu of the coast.


The manuscript above is written in a Bamum script used in Cameroon today.
The territory of present day Cameroon was first settled during the Neolithic. The longest continuous inhabitants are groups such as the Baka (Pygmies).[6] From here, Bantu migrations into eastern, southern, and central Africa are believed to have originated about 2,000 years ago.[7] The Sao culture arose around Lake Chad c. AD 500 and gave way to the Kanem and its successor state, the Bornu empire. Kingdoms, fondoms, and chiefdoms arose in the west.
Portuguese sailors reached the coast in 1472. They noted an abundance of the mud lobster Lepidophthalmus turneranus in the Wouri River and named it Rio dos Camarões, Portuguese for "River of Shrimp", and the phrase from which Cameroon is derived. Over the following few centuries, European interests regularised trade with the coastal peoples, and Christian missionaries pushed inland. In the early 19th century, Modibo Adama led Fulani soldiers on a jihad in the north against non-Muslim and partially Muslim peoples and established the Adamawa Emirate. Settled peoples who fled the Fulani caused a major redistribution of population.[8] The northern part of Cameroon was an important part of the Muslim slave trade network.[7]
The Bamum people have an indigenous writing system, known as Bamum script or Shu Mom. The script was developed by Sultan Ibrahim Njoya in 1896,[9][10] and is taught in Cameroon by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project.[10] The German Empire claimed the territory as the colony of Kamerun in 1884 and began a steady push inland. They initiated projects to improve the colony's infrastructure, relying on a harsh system of forced labour.[11] With the defeat of Germany in World War I, Kamerun became a League of Nations mandate territory and was split into French Cameroun and British Cameroons in 1919. France integrated the economy of Cameroun with that of France[12] and improved the infrastructure with capital investments, skilled workers, and continued forced labour.[11]
The British administered their territory from neighbouring Nigeria. Natives complained that this made them a neglected "colony of a colony". Nigerian migrant workers flocked to Southern Cameroons, ending forced labour but angering indigenous peoples.[13] The League of Nations mandates were converted into United Nations Trusteeships in 1946, and the question of independence became a pressing issue in French Cameroun.[12] France outlawed the most radical political party, the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC), on 13 July 1955. This prompted a long guerrilla war and the assassination of the party's leader, Ruben Um Nyobé, near Boumnyebel, the village where he was born. In British Cameroons, the question was whether to reunify with French Cameroun or join Nigeria.


Ahmadou Ahidjo arrives at Washington, D.C., in July 1982.
On 1 January 1960 at 2:30 am, French Cameroun gained independence from France under President Ahmadou Ahidjo. On 1 October 1961, the formerly British Southern Cameroons united with French Cameroun to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Ahidjo used the ongoing war with the UPC to concentrate power in the presidency, continuing with this even after the suppression of the UPC in 1971.[14]
His political party, the Cameroon National Union (CNU), became the sole legal political party on 1 September 1966 and in 1972, the federal system of government was abolished in favour of a United Republic of Cameroon, headed from Yaoundé.[15] Ahidjo pursued an economic policy of planned liberalism, prioritising cash crops and petroleum exploitation. The government used oil money to create a national cash reserve, pay farmers, and finance major development projects; however, many initiatives failed when Ahidjo appointed unqualified allies to direct them.[16]
Ahidjo stepped down on 4 November 1982 and left power to his constitutional successor, Paul Biya. However, Ahidjo remained in control of the CNU and tried to run the country from behind the scenes until Biya and his allies pressured him into resigning. Biya began his administration by moving toward a more democratic government, but a failed coup d'état nudged him toward the leadership style of his predecessor.[17]
An economic crisis took effect in the mid-1980s to late 1990s as a result of international economic conditions, drought, falling petroleum prices, and years of corruption, mismanagement, and cronyism. Cameroon turned to foreign aid, cut government spending, and privatised industries. With the reintroduction of multi-party politics in December 1990, the former British Cameroons pressure groups called for greater autonomy, with some (SCNC) advocating complete secession as the Republic of Ambazonia.[18] In February 2008, Cameroon experienced its worst violence in 15 years when a transport union strike in Douala escalated into violent protests in 31 municipal areas.[19][20]
[edit]Politics and government

Main article: Politics of Cameroon


President Paul Biya of Cameroon and Ambassador R. Niels Marquardt of the United States, 16 February 2006.
The President of Cameroon has broad, unilateral powers to create policy, administer government agencies, command the armed forces, negotiate and ratify treaties, and declare a state of emergency.[21] The president appoints government officials at all levels, from the prime minister (considered the official head of government), to the provincial governors, divisional officers, and urban-council members in large cities. The president is selected by popular vote every seven years. In smaller municipalities, the public elects mayors and councilors.
Corruption is rife at all levels of government. In 1997, Cameroon established anti-corruption bureaus in 29 ministries, but only 25% became operational,[22] and in 2011, Transparency International placed Cameroon at number 134 on a list of 183 countries ranked from least to most corrupt.[23] On 18 January 2006, Biya initiated an anti-corruption drive under the direction of the National Anti-Corruption Observatory.[22]
Cameroon's legal system is largely based on French civil law with common law influences.[24] Although nominally independent, the judiciary falls under the authority of the executive's Ministry of Justice.[25] The president appoints judges at all levels. The judiciary is officially divided into tribunals, the court of appeal, and the supreme court. The National Assembly elects the members of a nine-member High Court of Justice that judges high-ranking members of government in the event they are charged with high treason or harming national security.


A statue of a chief in Bana, West Region, shows the prestige afforded such rulers. The Cameroonian government recognizes the power of traditional authorities provided their rulings do not contradict national law.
Human rights organisations accuse police and military forces of mistreating and even torturing criminal suspects, ethnic minorities, homosexuals, and political activists.[26] Prisons are overcrowded with little access to adequate food and medical facilities,[27][28] and prisons run by traditional rulers in the north are charged with holding political opponents at the behest of the government.[29] However, since the first decade of the 21st century, an increasing number of police and gendarmes have been prosecuted for improper conduct.[28]
The National Assembly makes legislation. The body consists of 180 members who are elected for five-year terms and meet three times per year. Laws are passed on a majority vote. Rarely has the assembly changed or blocked legislation proposed by the president. The 1996 constitution establishes a second house of parliament, the 100-seat Senate, but this body has never been put into practice.[24] The government recognises the authority of traditional chiefs, fons, and lamibe to govern at the local level and to resolve disputes as long as such rulings do not conflict with national law.[30]
President Paul Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) was the only legal political party until December 1990. Numerous regional political groups have since formed. The primary opposition is the Social Democratic Front (SDF), based largely in the Anglophone region of the country and headed by John Fru Ndi.[31] Biya and his party have maintained control of the presidency and the National Assembly in national elections, but rivals contend that these have been unfair.[18] Human rights organisations allege that the government suppresses the freedoms of opposition groups by preventing demonstrations, disrupting meetings, and arresting opposition leaders and journalists.[29][32] Freedom House ranks Cameroon as "not free" in terms of political rights and civil liberties.[33] The last parliamentary elections were held on 22 July 2007.[34]
Cameroon is a member of both the Commonwealth of Nations and La Francophonie. Its foreign policy closely follows that of its main ally, France (the former colonial ruler).[35] The country relies heavily on France for its defence,[25] although military spending is high in comparison to other sectors of government.[36] Biya has clashed with the government of Nigeria over possession of the Bakassi peninsula and with Gabon's president, El Hadj Omar Bongo, over personal rivalries.[31]
[edit]Education and health

Main articles: Education in Cameroon and Health in Cameroon


A traditional doctor advertises his services in Tatum, Northwest Region. Such healers are popular alternatives to conventionally trained doctors.
In 2001, the literacy rate of Cameroon was estimated to be 67.9% (77% for males and 59.8% for females).[37] Most children have access to state-run schools that are cheaper than private and religious facilities.[38] The educational system is a mixture of British and French precedents[39] with most instruction in English or French.[40] Cameroon has one of the highest school attendance rates in Africa.[38] Girls attend school less regularly than boys do because of cultural attitudes, domestic duties, early marriage and pregnancy, and sexual harassment. Although attendance rates are higher in the south,[38] a disproportionate number of teachers are stationed there, leaving northern schools chronically understaffed.[28]
The quality of health care is generally low.[41] Outside the major cities, facilities are often dirty and poorly equipped.[42] Life expectancy at birth is estimated to be 54.71 years in 2012, among the lowest in the world.[43] Endemic diseases include dengue fever, filariasis, leishmaniasis, malaria, meningitis, schistosomiasis, and sleeping sickness.[44] The HIV/AIDS seroprevalence rate is estimated at 5.4% for those aged 15–49,[45] although a strong stigma against the illness keeps the number of reported cases artificially low.[41] Traditional healers remain a popular alternative to Western medicine.[46]
[edit]Regions

Main articles: Regions of Cameroon and Divisions of Cameroon


Cameroon is divided into 10 regions.
The constitution divides Cameroon into 10 semi-autonomous regions, each under the administration of an elected Regional Council. A presidential decree of 12 November 2008 officially instigated the change from provinces to regions.[47] Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor. These leaders are charged with implementing the will of the president, reporting on the general mood and conditions of the regions, administering the civil service, keeping the peace, and overseeing the heads of the smaller administrative units. Governors have broad powers: they may order propaganda in their area and call in the army, gendarmes, and police.[48] All local government officials are employees of the central government’s Ministry of Territorial Administration, from which local governments also get most of their budgets.[7]
The regions are subdivided into 58 divisions (French départements). These are headed by presidentially appointed divisional officers (préfets), who perform the governors' duties on a smaller scale. The divisions are further sub-divided into sub-divisions (arrondissements), headed by assistant divisional officers (sous-prefets). The districts, administered by district heads (chefs de district), are the smallest administrative units. These are found in large sub-divisions and in regions that are difficult to reach.
The three northernmost regions are the Far North (Extrême Nord), North (Nord), and Adamawa (Adamaoua). Directly south of them are the Centre (Centre) and East (Est). The South Province (Sud) lies on the Gulf of Guinea and the southern border. Cameroon's western region is split into four smaller regions: The Littoral (Littoral) and Southwest (Sud-Ouest) regions are on the coast, and the Northwest (Nord-Ouest) and West (Ouest) regions are in the western grassfields. The Northwest and Southwest were once part of British Cameroons; the other regions were in French Cameroon.
[edit]Geography

Main article: Geography of Cameroon


Volcanic plugs dot the landscape near Rhumsiki, Far North Region.
At 475,442 square kilometres (183,569 sq mi), Cameroon is the world's 53rd-largest country.[49] It is comparable in size to Papua New Guinea and somewhat larger than the U.S. state of California.[24][50] The country is located in Central and West Africa on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Cameroon lies between latitudes 1° and 13°N, and longitudes 8° and 17°E.
Tourist literature describes Cameroon as "Africa in miniature" because it exhibits all major climates and vegetation of the continent: coast, desert, mountains, rainforest, and savanna.[51] The country's neighbours are Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south.
Cameroon is divided into five major geographic zones distinguished by dominant physical, climatic, and vegetative features. The coastal plain extends 15 to 150 kilometres (9 to 93 mi) inland from the Gulf of Guinea[52] and has an average elevation of 90 metres (295 ft).[53] Exceedingly hot and humid with a short dry season, this belt is densely forested and includes some of the wettest places on earth, part of the Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests.[54][55]
The South Cameroon Plateau rises from the coastal plain to an average elevation of 650 metres (2,133 ft).[56] Equatorial rainforest dominates this region, although its alternation between wet and dry seasons makes it is less humid than the coast. This area is part of the Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests ecoregion.


Countryside near Ngaoundal in Cameroon's Adamawa Region.
An irregular chain of mountains, hills, and plateaus known as the Cameroon range extends from Mount Cameroon on the coast—Cameroon's highest point at 4,095 metres (13,435 ft)[57]—almost to Lake Chad at Cameroon's northern border at 13°05'N. This region has a mild climate, particularly on the Western High Plateau, although rainfall is high. Its soils are among Cameroon's most fertile, especially around volcanic Mount Cameroon.[57] Volcanism here has created crater lakes. On 21 August 1986, one of these, Lake Nyos, belched carbon dioxide and killed between 1,700 and 2,000 people.[58] This area has been delineated by the World Wildlife Fund as the Cameroonian Highlands forests ecoregion.
The southern plateau rises northward to the grassy, rugged Adamawa Plateau. This feature stretches from the western mountain area and forms a barrier between the country's north and south. Its average elevation is 1,100 metres (3,609 ft),[56] and its average temperature ranges from 22 °C (71.6 °F) to 25 °C (77 °F) with high rainfall between April and October peaking in July and August.[59] The northern lowland region extends from the edge of the Adamawa to Lake Chad with an average elevation of 300 to 350 metres (984 to 1,148 ft).[57] Its characteristic vegetation is savanna scrub and grass. This is an arid region with sparse rainfall and high median temperatures.
Cameroon has four patterns of drainage. In the south, the principal rivers are the Ntem, Nyong, Sanaga, and Wouri. These flow southwestward or westward directly into the Gulf of Guinea. The Dja and Kadéï drain southeastward into the Congo River. In northern Cameroon, the Bénoué River runs north and west and empties into the Niger. The Logone flows northward into Lake Chad, which Cameroon shares with three neighbouring countries.
[edit]Economy and infrastructure



Street vendor in Douala, Cameroon


Graphical depiction of Cameroon's product exports in 28 color coded categories.


A Fulani herder drives his cattle in northern Cameroon


Fishing is a major industry in Cameroon. Fifteenth-century Portuguese explorers found prawns in such abundance that they named the area Rio dos Camarões ("River of Prawns", the name from which Cameroon derives. This prawn was caught at Limbe in 2007.
Main article: Economy of Cameroon
Cameroon's per-capita GDP (Purchasing power parity) was estimated as US$2,300 in 2008,[60] one of the ten highest in sub-Saharan Africa.[61] Major export markets include France, Italy, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom.[24] Cameroon has enjoyed a decade of strong economic performance, with GDP growing at an average of 4 percent per year. During the 2004–2008 period, public debt was reduced from over 60 percent of GDP to 10 percent and official reserves quadrupled to over USD 3 billion.[62] Cameroon is part of the Bank of Central African States (of which it is the dominant economy),[61] the Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa (UDEAC) and the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).[63]
Its currency is the CFA franc. Red tape, high taxes, and endemic corruption have impeded growth of the private sector. Unemployment was estimated at 30% in 2001, and about a third of the population was living below the international poverty threshold of US$1.25 a day in 2009.[64] Since the late 1980s, Cameroon has been following programmes advocated by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce poverty, privatise industries, and increase economic growth.[25] Tourism is a growing sector, particularly in the coastal area, around Mount Cameroon, and in the north.
Cameroon's natural resources are very well suited to agriculture and arboriculture. An estimated 70% of the population farms, and agriculture comprised an estimated 19.8% of GDP in 2009.[24] Most agriculture is done at the subsistence scale by local farmers using simple tools. They sell their surplus produce, and some maintain separate fields for commercial use. Urban centres are particularly reliant on peasant agriculture for their foodstuffs. Soils and climate on the coast encourage extensive commercial cultivation of bananas, cocoa, oil palms, rubber, and tea. Inland on the South Cameroon Plateau, cash crops include coffee, sugar, and tobacco. Coffee is a major cash crop in the western highlands, and in the north, natural conditions favour crops such as cotton, groundnuts, and rice. Reliance on agricultural exports makes Cameroon vulnerable to shifts in their prices.[24]
Livestock are raised throughout the country. Fishing employs some 5,000 people and provides 20,000 tons of seafood each year. Bushmeat, long a staple food for rural Cameroonians, is today a delicacy in the country's urban centres. The commercial bushmeat trade has now surpassed deforestation as the main threat to wildlife in Cameroon.
The southern rainforest has vast timber reserves, estimated to cover 37% of Cameroon's total land area. However, large areas of the forest are difficult to reach. Logging, largely handled by foreign-owned firms, provides the government US$60 million a year, and laws mandate the safe and sustainable exploitation of timber. Nevertheless, in practice, the industry is one of the least regulated in Cameroon.


A bush taxi attempts to pass a stalled logging vehicle on the road between Abong-Mbang and Lomié, East Region.
Factory-based industry accounted for an estimated 29.7% of GDP in 2009.[24] More than 75% of Cameroon's industrial strength is located in Douala and Bonabéri. Cameroon possesses substantial mineral resources, but these are not extensively mined.[25] Petroleum exploitation has fallen since 1985, but this is still a substantial sector such that dips in prices have a strong effect on the economy. Rapids and waterfalls obstruct the southern rivers, but these sites offer opportunities for hydroelectric development and supply most of Cameroon's energy. The Sanaga River powers the largest hydroelectric station, located at Edéa. The rest of Cameroon's energy comes from oil-powered thermal engines. Much of the country remains without reliable power supplies.
Transport in Cameroon is often difficult. Except for the several relatively good toll roads which connect major cities (all of them one-lane) roads are poorly maintained and subject to inclement weather, since only 10% of the roadways are tarred.[24] Roadblocks often serve little other purpose than to allow police and gendarmes to collect bribes from travellers.[65] Road banditry has long hampered transport along the eastern and western borders, and since 2005, the problem has intensified in the east as the Central African Republic has further destabilised.[66]
Intercity bus services run by multiple private companies connect all major cities. Although intercity buses rarely depart on schedule but rather wait until all the tickets are sold. They are the most popular mean of transportation followed by the rail service Camrail. Rail service runs from Kumba in the west to Bélabo in the east and north to Ngaoundéré.
International airports are located in Douala and Yaoundé. The airport at Bamenda is now closed. The Wouri estuary provides a harbour for Douala, the country's principal seaport. In the north, the Bénoué River is seasonally navigable from Garoua across into Nigeria.
Although press freedoms have improved since the first decade of the 21st century, the press is corrupt and beholden to special interests and political groups.[67] Newspapers routinely self-censor to avoid government reprisals.[28] The major radio and television stations are state-run and other communications, such as land-based telephones and telegraphs, are largely under government control.[68] However, cell phone networks and Internet providers have increased dramatically since the first decade of the 21st century[69] and are largely unregulated.[29]
[edit]Demographics

Main articles: Demographics of Cameroon and Languages of Cameroon
Population in Cameroon[70]
Year Million
1971 7.0
1990 12.2
2009 19.5
Source: OECD/World Bank
2009 UN estimates place Cameroon's population at 19,522,000. The population is young: an estimated 40.9% are under 15, and 96.7% are under 65. The birth rate is estimated at 34.1 births per 1,000 people, the death rate at 12.2.[24] The life expectancy is 53.69 years (52.89 years for males and 54.52 years for females).[24]
Cameroon's population is almost evenly divided between urban and rural dwellers.[71] Population density is highest in the large urban centres, the western highlands, and the northeastern plain.[72] Douala, Yaoundé, and Garoua are the largest cities. In contrast, the Adamawa Plateau, southeastern Bénoué depression, and most of the South Cameroon Plateau are sparsely populated.[73]
People from the overpopulated western highlands and the underdeveloped north are moving to the coastal plantation zone and urban centres for employment.[74] Smaller movements are occurring as workers seek employment in lumber mills and plantations in the south and east.[75] Although the national sex ratio is relatively even, these out-migrants are primarily males, which leads to unbalanced ratios in some regions.[76]


The homes of the Musgum, in the Far North Region, are made of earth and grass.
Both monogamous and polygamous marriage are practiced, and the average Cameroonian family is large and extended.[77] In the north, women tend to the home, and men herd cattle or work as farmers. In the south, women grow the family's food, and men provide meat and grow cash crops. Cameroonian society is male-dominated, and violence and discrimination against women is common.[28][29][78]
Estimates identify anywhere from 230 to 282 different folks and linguistic groups in Cameroon.[79][80] The Adamawa Plateau broadly bisects these into northern and southern divisions. The northern peoples are Sudanese groups, who live in the central highlands and the northern lowlands, and the Fulani, who are spread throughout northern Cameroon. A small number of Shuwa Arabs live near Lake Chad. Southern Cameroon is inhabited by speakers of Bantu and Semi-Bantu languages. Bantu-speaking groups inhabit the coastal and equatorial zones, while speakers of Semi-Bantu languages live in the Western grassfields. Some 5,000 Pygmies roam the southeastern and coastal rainforests or live in small, roadside settlements.[81] Nigerians, make up the largest group of foreign nationals.[82]


A Tikar family in the Northwest Province
In 2007, Cameroon hosted a total population of refugees and asylum seekers of approximately 97,400. Of these, 49,300 were from the Central African Republic (many driven west by war),[83] 41,600 from Chad, and 2,900 from Nigeria.[84] Kidnappings of Cameroonian citizens by Central African bandits have increased since 2005.[66]
The European languages introduced during colonialism have created a linguistic divide between the population who live in the Northwest and Southwest regions and the French-speaking remainder of the country.[85] Both English and French are official languages, although French is by far the most understood language (80+ %).[86] German, the language of the original colonisers, has long since been displaced by French and English. Cameroonian Pidgin English is the lingua franca in the formerly British-administered territories.[87] A mixture of English, French, and Pidgin called Camfranglais has been gaining popularity in urban centres since the mid-1970s.[88]
[edit]Religion
Main article: Religion in Cameroon
Religion in Cameroon[89]
religion percent
Christianity
 
70%
Islam
 
21%
Indigenous
 
6%
Other (including Judaism, the Bahá'í Faith and people without religion)
 
4%
Cameroon has a high level of religious freedom and diversity.[28] The predominant faith is Christianity, practiced by about two-thirds of the population, while Islam is a significant minority faith, adhered to by about one-fifth. In addition, traditional faiths are practiced by many. Muslims are most concentrated in the north, while Christians are concentrated primarily in the southern and western regions, but practitioners of both faiths can be found throughout the country.[89] Large cities have significant populations of both groups.[89] There is significant internal migration. There are currently no active religious political parties.
People from the North-West and South-West provinces are largely Protestant, and the French-speaking regions of the southern and western regions are largely Catholic.[89] Southern ethnic groups predominantly follow Christian or traditional African animist beliefs, or a syncretic combination of the two. People widely believe in witchcraft, and the government outlaws such practices.[90] Suspected witches are often subject to mob violence.[28]
In the northern regions, the locally dominant Fulani ethnic group is mostly Muslim, but the overall population is fairly evenly divided among Muslims, Christians, and followers of indigenous religious beliefs (called Kirdi ("pagan" by the Fulani).[89] The Bamum ethnic group of the West Region is largely Muslim.[89] Native traditional religions are practiced in rural areas throughout the country but rarely are practiced publicly in cities, in part because many indigenous religious groups are intrinsically local in character.[89]
[edit]Culture

Main article: Culture of Cameroon
Further information: Cuisine of Cameroon and Music of Cameroon


Baka dancers greet visitors to the East Region.
Holidays
Date English Name
1 January New Year's Day
11 February National Youth Day
1 May Labour Day
20 May National Day
15 August Assumption
1 October Unification Day
25 December Christmas
Each of Cameroon's ethnic groups has its own unique cultural forms. Typical celebrations include births, deaths, plantings, harvests, and religious rituals. Seven national holidays are observed throughout the year, and movable holidays include the Christian holy days of Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, and Ascension; and the Muslim holy days of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, and Eid Miladun Nabi.
Music and dance are an integral part of Cameroonian ceremonies, festivals, social gatherings, and storytelling.[91] Traditional dances are highly choreographed and separate men and women or forbid participation by one sex altogether.[92] The goals of dances range from pure entertainment to religious devotion.[93] Traditionally, music is transmitted orally. In a typical performance, a chorus of singers echoes a soloist.[94]
Musical accompaniment may be as simple as clapping hands and stomping feet,[95] but traditional instruments include bells worn by dancers, clappers, drums and talking drums, flutes, horns, rattles, scrapers, stringed instruments, whistles, and xylophones; the exact combination varies with ethnic group and region. Some performers sing complete songs by themselves, accompanied by a harplike instrument.[94][96]
Popular music styles include ambasse bey of the coast, assiko of the Bassa, mangambeu of the Bangangte, and tsamassi of the Bamileke.[97] Nigerian music has influenced Anglophone Cameroonian performers, and Prince Nico Mbarga's highlife hit "Sweet Mother" is the top-selling African record in history.[98] The two most popular styles are makossa and bikutsi. Makossa developed in Douala and mixes folk music, highlife, soul, and Congo music. Performers such as Manu Dibango, Francis Bebey, Moni Bilé, and Petit-Pays popularised the style worldwide in the 1970s and 1980s. Bikutsi originated as war music among the Ewondo. Artists such as Anne-Marie Nzié developed it into a popular dance music beginning in the 1940s, and performers such as Mama Ohandja and Les Têtes Brulées popularised it internationally during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.[99]


A woman weaves a basket near Lake Ossa, Littoral Region. Cameroonians practice such handicrafts throughout the country.
Cuisine varies by region, but a large, one-course, evening meal is common throughout the country. A typical dish is based on cocoyams, maize, cassava (manioc), millet, plantains, potatoes, rice, or yams, often pounded into dough-like fufu (cous-cous). This is served with a sauce, soup, or stew made from greens, groundnuts, palm oil, or other ingredients.[100] Meat and fish are popular but expensive additions.[101] Dishes are often quite hot, spiced with salt, red pepper, and Maggi.[102] Water, palm wine, and millet beer are the traditional mealtime drinks, although beer, soda, and wine have gained popularity. Silverware is common, but food is traditionally manipulated with the right hand. Breakfast consists of leftovers of bread and fruit with coffee or tea, generally breakfast is made from wheat flour various different foods such as puff-puff (doughnuts), accra banana made from bananas and flour,bean cakes and many more. Snacks are popular, especially in larger towns where they may be bought from street vendors.[103]
Traditional arts and crafts are practiced throughout the country for commercial, decorative, and religious purposes. Woodcarvings and sculptures are especially common.[104] The high-quality clay of the western highlands is suitable for pottery and ceramics.[93] Other crafts include basket weaving, beadworking, brass and bronze working, calabash carving and painting, embroidery, and leather working. Traditional housing styles make use of locally available materials and vary from temporary wood-and-leaf shelters of nomadic Mbororo to the rectangular mud-and-thatch homes of southern peoples. Dwellings made from materials such as cement and tin are increasingly common.[105]
Contemporary art is mainly promoted by independent cultural organizations (Doual'art, Africréa) and artist-run initiatives (Art Wash, Atelier Viking, ArtBakery). Douala and Yaoundé are the major cities where the institutions and projects are located. Douala hosts the art biennial DUTA (2005 and 2007) and the art and architecture triennial SUD-Salon Urbain de Douala with site-specific permanent and ephemeral urban interventions; in Yaoundé is located RAVY-Rencontres d'arts visuels de Yaoundé.


Cameroon faces Germany at Zentralstadion in Leipzig, 27 April 2003.
Cameroonian literature and film have concentrated on both European and African themes. Colonial-era writers such as Louis-Marie Pouka and Sankie Maimo were educated by European missionary societies and advocated assimilation into European culture as the means to bring Cameroon into the modern world.[106] After World War II, writers such as Mongo Beti and Ferdinand Oyono analysed and criticised colonialism and rejected assimilation.[107]
Shortly after independence, filmmakers such as Jean-Paul Ngassa and Thérèse Sita-Bella explored similar themes.[108] In the 1960s, Mongo Beti and other writers explored post-colonialism, problems of African development, and the recovery of African identity.[109] Meanwhile, in the mid-1970s, filmmakers such as Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa and Daniel Kamwa dealt with the conflicts between traditional and post-colonial society. Literature and films during the next two decades concentrated more on wholly Cameroonian themes.[110]
National policy strongly advocates sport in all forms. Traditional sports include canoe racing and wrestling, and several hundred runners participate in the 40 km (25 mi) Mount Cameroon Race of Hope each year.[111] Cameroon is one of the few tropical countries to have competed in the Winter Olympics. However, sport in Cameroon is dominated by association football (soccer). Amateur football clubs abound, organised along ethnic lines or under corporate sponsors. The Cameroon national football team has been one of the most successful in Africa since its strong showing in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Cameroon has won four African Cup of Nations titles and the gold medal at the 2000 Olympics.[112] Samuel Eto'o and the Cameroon national team did not make it out of the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

CAMEROONPRIDE: if Cameroon is the powerhouse of centra africa it's not for nothing oil is n

i thot Gabon was the richest country in central Africa

List of African countries by GDP (nominal)


1,561.807 1,476.179 1,730.072[b]
1 South Africa 275.596 283.977 357.259[/b]
2 Egypt 162.435 188.608 218.466
3 Nigeria 207.116 168.846 216.803
4 Algeria 170.228 139.763 160.270
5 Morocco 88.879 91.374 103.482
6 Angola 84.178 75.508 85.312
7 Libya 88.888 60.239 74.232
8 Sudan 58.028 55.802 68.441
9 Tunisia 44.878 43.523 44.290
10 Kenya 30.031 29.394 32.163[b]
11 Ghana 28.528 25.988 31.084[/b]
12 Ethiopia 26.642 32.249 29.717[b]
13 Côte d'Ivoire 23.508 22.909 22.823[/b]
14 Tanzania 20.668 22.159 22.671[b]
15 Cameroon 23.732 21.820 22.478[/b]
16 Uganda 14.440 15.804 17.011
17 Zambia 14.654 12.805 16.192
18 Equatorial Guinea 18.525 11.175 14.485
19 Botswana 13.461 10.808 14.030
20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.595 11.108 13.125

onila:

Nigerians are survivors looking for money everywhere. the Nigerians in cameroon are just managing cameroon . .many igbo men are going thru hell with cameroon corrupt police men and wicked people.

Nigerians have not recovered from loosing bakassi. claiming more of our land will destroy the future relationship with cameroon

please wake up ..sister ...to manage something in Cameroon you have to be Cameroonian ..and those nigerians even those who came there 20 years ago do not have the nationality and keep paying taxes and must renew their sejour card every 6months it's the law not a personal persecution ..sorry to bust your bubble but nigerians in Cameroon are managing nothing some garages here ..security of some shops that's all ..in Cameroon any refuges can travel across the country the way he wants there is no restriction but you can't work in public domain so i don't know what they manage ...in Cameroon i live in Cameroon and trust nigerians love their life here and they wouldn't leave for any reasons ....nothing will destroy our relationship which are not future but present ..nigeria and Cameroon are working together in this region and this will always continue... even if we will always claim what belong to us slowly but it will happen we need more population cause we can't claim it to let it stay empty ...i don't get you didn't recover from losing something that doesn't belong to you ..you like problems that's all

onila: List of African countries by GDP (nominal)


1,561.807 1,476.179 1,730.072[b]
1 South Africa 275.596 283.977 357.259[/b]
2 Egypt 162.435 188.608 218.466
3 Nigeria 207.116 168.846 216.803
4 Algeria 170.228 139.763 160.270
5 Morocco 88.879 91.374 103.482
6 Angola 84.178 75.508 85.312
7 Libya 88.888 60.239 74.232
8 Sudan 58.028 55.802 68.441
9 Tunisia 44.878 43.523 44.290
10 Kenya 30.031 29.394 32.163[b]
11 Ghana 28.528 25.988 31.084[/b]
12 Ethiopia 26.642 32.249 29.717[b]
13 Côte d'Ivoire 23.508 22.909 22.823[/b]
14 Tanzania 20.668 22.159 22.671[b]
15 Cameroon 23.732 21.820 22.478[/b]
16 Uganda 14.440 15.804 17.011
17 Zambia 14.654 12.805 16.192
18 Equatorial Guinea 18.525 11.175 14.485
19 Botswana 13.461 10.808 14.030
20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.595 11.108 13.125

this is per nominal i said per capital it's very different ....the poverty of nigerians is hided by oil benefits but the average nigerian is poorer than the average Cameroonian or gabonese

onila:

i thot Gabon was the richest country in central Africa

i keep asking you what are your criteria...anyway GDP per capital Gabon is better than cameroon but per nominal they can't even reach our level cameroon represent 70 % of the PIB of central africa

onila: you kinda sound like a humble person tho
mr cameroon pride

i'm very humble i know our failures but i'm proud to be a Cameroonian and i will always stand for my country....

CAMEROONPRIDE: this is per nominal i said per capital it's very different ....the poverty of nigerians is hided by oil benefits but the average nigerian is poorer than the average Cameroonian or gabonese

GDP PER CAPITA!

Rank Country GDP - per capita (USD) 2008 Estimation of 2009
1 Equatorial Guinea 14,941 8,759
[/b]2 Libya 14,479 9,570
[b]3 Gabon 9,998 7,414
4 Seychelles 9,640 7,683
5 Botswana 7,554 5,995
6 Mauritius 6,872 7,146
7 South Africa 5,685 5,635
8 Angola 5,054 4,027
9 Algeria 4,588 3,816
10 Namibia 4,278 4,341
11 Tunisia 3,995 3,794
12 Cape Verde 3,464 3,419
13 Republic of the Congo 2,952 2,298
14 Morocco 2,827 2,847
15 Swaziland 2,778 2,854
16 Egypt 2,162 2,450
17 Sudan 1,522 1,388
18 Nigeria 1,401 1,089
19 Djibouti 1,252 1,354
20 Zambia 1,248 1,027
21 Cameroon 1,224 1,095

onila:

GDP PER CAPITA!

Rank Country GDP - per capita (USD) 2008 Estimation of 2009
1 Equatorial Guinea 14,941 8,759
[/b]2 Libya 14,479 9,570
[b]3 Gabon 9,998 7,414
4 Seychelles 9,640 7,683
5 Botswana 7,554 5,995
6 Mauritius 6,872 7,146
7 South Africa 5,685 5,635
8 Angola 5,054 4,027
9 Algeria 4,588 3,816
10 Namibia 4,278 4,341
11 Tunisia 3,995 3,794
12 Cape Verde 3,464 3,419
13 Republic of the Congo 2,952 2,298
14 Morocco 2,827 2,847
15 Swaziland 2,778 2,854
16 Egypt 2,162 2,450
17 Sudan 1,522 1,388
18 Nigeria 1,401 1,089
19 Djibouti 1,252 1,354
20 Zambia 1,248 1,027
21 Cameroon 1,224 1,095

you confirm what i said the average Gabonese is richer than the average Nigerian and you confirm also what i said the highest revenues per citizens are in Central Africa ...just to tell you that you are acting like withe people towards Africans .you don't know Central Africa /Cameroon or Gabon etc...but you are hurry to judge

Mandelaguy: We once had something with northern Cameroun and it was not bad. Cameroun can bring something good to the stable if they are really keen on joining ecowas. What ecowas is all about is strengthening economic and military ties and elevating the sub region......so it is not a bad idea. I will vote YES!

thanks for your support i thought it would be a good idea i don't know smoothcriminal and onila are acting like we are the scum of the earth i knew people don't like much Cameroonian but i couldn't imagine that even if west africa where we did nothing wron or we rule nothing...anyway hope to see us in the same boat

CAMEROONPRIDE: please wake up ..sister ...to manage something in Cameroon you have to be Cameroonian ..and those nigerians even those who came there 20 years ago do not have the nationality and keep paying taxes and must renew their sejour card every 6months it's the law not a personal persecution ..sorry to bust your bubble but nigerians in Cameroon are managing nothing some garages here ..security of some shops that's all ..in Cameroon any refuges can travel across the country the way he wants there is no restriction but you can't work in public domain so i don't know what they manage ...in Cameroon i live in Cameroon and trust nigerians love their life here and they wouldn't leave for any reasons ....nothing will destroy our relationship which are not future but present ..nigeria and Cameroon are working together in this region and this will always continue... even if we will always claim what belong to us slowly but it will happen we need more population cause we can't claim it to let it stay empty ...i don't get you didn't recover from losing something that doesn't belong to you ..you like problems that's all

.Trading in Kumba has attracted the interest of foreigners, mostly Nigerians (The Igbos), who have always controlled a greater percentage of the Kumba main market. (culled from a personal survey,January 2011)

The Igbonization of Cameroon

My article is of a different kind. We hardly notice the gradual
trend. Nigeria, often referred to as the "Giant of Africa,"
is
gradually percotating into our national life and psyche. If we are
not careful, there will be a nigerianization of the polity. From
music to movies, to churches and clergymen, we are gradually being
subjected under the spell of their magic wand.

Cameroonians now see everything going on in their society through the
eyes of Nigerian realities. There are many disturbing issues left
unanswered by these movies:

They provide cheap solution to many of the complex issues facing our
society.


Religion

Go to Douala, Kumba or Yaounde, on a Sunday. You will think you are
in Calabar in Nigeria. Churches everywhere with megaphones blasting the air -
singing, frantic clapping and dancing. Most of these pastors are from
Nigeria. Most of these religious sects coax, coerce and adopt
strategies to woo unsuspecting people to join them. It is when they
have joined that they discover what manner of a church they are in.
There is no turning back.

It is often said that what the Europeans failed to achieve with arms,
they did through religion. It was Karl Marx who described religion as
the opium of society, because it preached "pie in the sky."

Many of these pastors, priests, sisters, have come with their
cultural patterns, standards, outlook and way of life, fundamentally
different from those of Cameroonians. Anything Cameroonian is seen as
evil, negative and devil-inspired, while they are in control of
fundamental truths.

What Nigeria has been unable to do in Bakassi, it has done through
the church - that is - subjected us to submission without a fight.

Private Sector

We have become so dependent on Nigeria's goods and services that
if
there is a massive pull out, we'll beg them to return without
preconditions. Go to Kumba, Tiko, Douala and other major markets in
Cameroon, you will think you are in Onitsha or Aba. Nigerian music is
blasting through the air, language of communication is Ibo and most
of the items sold are from Nigeria. There is so much solidarity that
they determine prices and stick to them, without any protest from us.

Cameroonian businessmen are arrogant. They do not regard the customer
as king. The high taxes also prevent them from expanding.

One bad thing about Nigerian businessmen is that they have this
culture to reap as much as is here, and invest back home. Go to
all "Ibo quarters," and you see wasteland, slums and rickety
structures. Very few of them build good houses here. They manage here
and go back home as successful businessmen.

Conclusion

If you attend funerals, it is Nigerian music, all around us are
Nigerian churches and pastors, our markets are monopolized by
Nigerian businessmen - and goods. Our movie houses and theatres
screen Nigerian movies. Even the Nigerian brand of Pidgin English has
become fashionable! We are moving into a new form of nigerianization
of our polity.

Our government has to boost our local industries, provide tax
incentives and moratoriums to our businessmen, and review the law
governing freedom of religion in Cameroon. In this way, we can fight
this apparent domination by Nigeria.

Nkeze Joseph, Buea

Here is the newest Data on the economies

Nigeria
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=21&pr.y=3&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=694&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=

Ghana
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=67&pr.y=13&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=652&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=

Cameroon

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=39&pr.y=9&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=622&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=

Ivory Coast

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=73&pr.y=8&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=662&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=

Senegal

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?pr.x=36&pr.y=16&sy=2009&ey=2012&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=722&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=



Stop posting Central African data of small countries. What will give you a good idea is the Human development index. The human development index(HDI) tells you more than anything else because it factors in everything.


Cameroon would add something but, the answer is still NO NO NO!!!

SmoothCrim: Here is the newest Data on the economies




Cameroon would add something but, the answer is still NO NO NO!!!

yr kinda stubborn

In this way, we can fight
this apparent domination by Nigeria.

Nkeze Joseph, Buea

what can I say= NIGERIA IS THE GIANT OF AFRICA!!!!

Cameroon would be another Ivory Coast essentially(speaking of economics) but, it is a dictatorship and not historically a West African country!

onila:

.Trading in Kumba has attracted the interest of foreigners, mostly Nigerians (The Igbos), who have always controlled a greater percentage of the Kumba main market. (culled from a personal survey,January 2011)

The Igbonization of Cameroon

My article is of a different kind. We hardly notice the gradual
trend. Nigeria, often referred to as the "Giant of Africa,"
is
gradually percotating into our national life and psyche. If we are
not careful, there will be a nigerianization of the polity. From
music to movies, to churches and clergymen, we are gradually being
subjected under the spell of their magic wand.

Cameroonians now see everything going on in their society through the
eyes of Nigerian realities. There are many disturbing issues left
unanswered by these movies:

They provide cheap solution to many of the complex issues facing our
society.


Religion

Go to Douala, Kumba or Yaounde, on a Sunday. You will think you are
in Calabar in Nigeria. Churches everywhere with megaphones blasting the air -
singing, frantic clapping and dancing. Most of these pastors are from
Nigeria. Most of these religious sects coax, coerce and adopt
strategies to woo unsuspecting people to join them. It is when they
have joined that they discover what manner of a church they are in.
There is no turning back.

It is often said that what the Europeans failed to achieve with arms,
they did through religion. It was Karl Marx who described religion as
the opium of society, because it preached "pie in the sky."

Many of these pastors, priests, sisters, have come with their
cultural patterns, standards, outlook and way of life, fundamentally
different from those of Cameroonians. Anything Cameroonian is seen as
evil, negative and devil-inspired, while they are in control of
fundamental truths.

What Nigeria has been unable to do in Bakassi, it has done through
the church - that is - subjected us to submission without a fight.

Private Sector

We have become so dependent on Nigeria's goods and services that
if
there is a massive pull out, we'll beg them to return without
preconditions. Go to Kumba, Tiko, Douala and other major markets in
Cameroon, you will think you are in Onitsha or Aba. Nigerian music is
blasting through the air, language of communication is Ibo and most
of the items sold are from Nigeria. There is so much solidarity that
they determine prices and stick to them, without any protest from us.

Cameroonian businessmen are arrogant. They do not regard the customer
as king. The high taxes also prevent them from expanding.

One bad thing about Nigerian businessmen is that they have this
culture to reap as much as is here, and invest back home. Go to
all "Ibo quarters," and you see wasteland, slums and rickety
structures. Very few of them build good houses here. They manage here
and go back home as successful businessmen.

Conclusion

If you attend funerals, it is Nigerian music, all around us are
Nigerian churches and pastors, our markets are monopolized by
Nigerian businessmen - and goods. Our movie houses and theatres
screen Nigerian movies. Even the Nigerian brand of Pidgin English has
become fashionable! We are moving into a new form of nigerianization
of our polity.

Our government has to boost our local industries, provide tax
incentives and moratoriums to our businessmen, and review the law
governing freedom of religion in Cameroon. In this way, we can fight
this apparent domination by Nigeria.

Nkeze Joseph, Buea

please give me a break..ouffff Cameroonians are very open minded we listen any kind of good music coupe decale(ivory coast) and even the p-square ..but do you really think you can manage a country with churches's music i don't think so i don't where/what the heck you think Cameroon is we have institutions and laws...i was excepting something like a Nigerians politic organization in Cameroon something that will never happen cause you have to be cameroonian to enter in politic sphere ...i will make you a confidence but before now that don't you think is because buea people talk english that nigerians are more in this area..west and south west are english speaking provinces/regions ...now if you really think you can dominate or manage Cameroon you have to invade another region ..Buea is not that important.bt be aware there is an important military complex there..just saying ohh

onila:


what can I say= NIGERIA IS THE GIANT OF AFRICA!!!!

Too many issues to be a giant but, it will work out Giant "Potential" is a better term

CAMEROONPRIDE: please give me a break..ouffff Cameroonians are very open minded we listen any kind of good music coupe decale(ivory coast) and even the p-square ..but do you really think you can manage a country with churches's music i don't think so i don't where/what the heck you think Cameroon is we have institutions and laws...i was excepting something like a Nigerians politic organization in Cameroon something that will never happen cause you have to be cameroonian to enter in politic sphere ...i will make you a confidence but before now that don't you think is because buea people talk english that nigerians are more in this area..west and south west are english speaking provinces/regions ...now if you really think you can dominate or manage Cameroon you have to invade another region ..Buea is not that important.bt be aware there is an important military complex there..just saying ohh

We have become so dependent on Nigeria's goods and services that

there is a massive pull out, we'll beg them to return without
preconditions. Go to Kumba, Tiko, Douala and other major markets in
Cameroon, you will think you are in Onitsha or Aba. Nigerian music is
blasting through the air, language of communication is Ibo and most
of the items sold are from Nigeria. There is so much solidarity that
they determine prices and stick to them, without any protest from us.

Cameroonian businessmen are arrogant. They do not regard the customer
as king. The high taxes also prevent them from expanding.


the article mentioned douala, yaounde = these r french speaking places
anyways the south western region is going 2 be better soon because of the bakassi more Nigerians are going invade theree. .remember its english speaking pple that own the bakassi. .

SmoothCrim:


Too many issues to be a giant but, it will work out Giant "Potential" is a better term

once we can solve the boko haram and other insecurity issues we are GOOD 2 go

we dont want french puppets!

onila:

We have become so dependent on Nigeria's goods and services that

there is a massive pull out, we'll beg them to return without
preconditions. Go to Kumba, Tiko, Douala and other major markets in
Cameroon, you will think you are in Onitsha or Aba. Nigerian music is
blasting through the air, language of communication is Ibo and most
of the items sold are from Nigeria. There is so much solidarity that
they determine prices and stick to them, without any protest from us.

Cameroonian businessmen are arrogant. They do not regard the customer
as king. The high taxes also prevent them from expanding.


the article mentioned douala, yaounde = these r french speaking places
anyways the south western region is going 2 be better soon because of the bakassi more Nigerians are going invade theree. .remember its english speaking pple that own the bakassi. .

okay it's simple come in douala or yaounde and see by your own.....simple as good morning nigerian do not need a visa if the stay for less than 90days you see how Cameroon is welcoming people...

onila: we dont want french puppets!

lmao

onila:

We have become so dependent on Nigeria's goods and services that

there is a massive pull out, we'll beg them to return without
preconditions. Go to Kumba, Tiko, Douala and other major markets in
Cameroon, you will think you are in Onitsha or Aba. Nigerian music is
blasting through the air, language of communication is Ibo and most
of the items sold are from Nigeria. There is so much solidarity that
they determine prices and stick to them, without any protest from us.

Cameroonian businessmen are arrogant. They do not regard the customer
as king. The high taxes also prevent them from expanding.


the article mentioned douala, yaounde = these r french speaking places
anyways the south western region is going 2 be better soon because of the bakassi more Nigerians are going invade theree. .remember its english speaking pple that own the bakassi. .

invade sista we live in the 21st century don't where we left you tho....listen Cameroon is not a jungle where you will invade and do what you want i hope you are just joking if not then you are really **** .there is no possible invasion of a country nowadays..we will kick your ass out like we did in 1996(from january to may)

SmoothCrim:


Too many issues to be a giant but, it will work out Giant "Potential" is a better term

where are you from smoothcrim?

onila:

once we can solve the boko haram and other insecurity issues we are GOOD 2 go

i keep hearing that once will do it we will do that...hummm the giant of Africa is falling apart

CAMEROONPRIDE: where are you from smoothcrim?

hes from Ghana
the tigers of Africa

CAMEROONPRIDE: invade sista we live in the 21st century don't where we left you tho....listen Cameroon is not a jungle where you will invade and do what you want i hope you are just joking if not then you are really **** .there is no possible invasion of a country nowadays..we will kick your ass out like we did in 1996(from january to may)

we have already invaded English cameroon

onila:

hes from Ghana
the tigers of Africa

lol okay so i have the Giant and the Tiger against the indomptable lions ..who will win ? lmao listen my bro we should promote peace and economic power of our regions Central and West africa ..let all this problems behind us our objectives is to be member at least of g20 in 10years that's all for me ....ghana is simply useless for cameroonian no link really nothing ghana can disappear and no one will notice that in cameroon ....i guess it's the same in Ghana even if i doubt they can't forget the one who wipes their azz in their own Can.....in semi final maybe this why smooth doesn't want us