Recent News, Events and Developments in Cameroon
Recent News, Events and Developments in Cameroon
Cameroon and Nigeria fought in 1994 and 1996 over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula over which Cameroon ultimately secured sovereignty through an international court ruling. However in November 2007 Nigeria declared the Cameroon possession of the Bakassi peninsula as illegal.
In other recent developments Cameroon is facing internal strife owing to the secessionist Southern Cameroon National Council (SCNC) that emerged in the 1990?s but has been banned. In 1986 2,00 people died owing to the leak of poisonous gases that escaped from Lake Nyos.
Recent political events in Cameroon in 2008 saw the passage of a controversial constitutional amendment that enabled President Paul Biya to run for an unprecedented third term of office in 2011. Biya has been ruling Cameroon since 1982 already. This resulted in large-scale dissent among the opposition.
Owing to its principal exports of petroleum, cocoa, coffee and cotton, Cameroon was the most prosperous African country for over a quarter-century following independence. However the mid-1980?s saw a crippling decade-long recession. The Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (ESAF) signed recently with the IMF calls for greater macroeconomic planning, financial accountability and privatization to boost Cameroon?s economy.
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Rooney shortlisted for Ballon d'Or, Ferguson for FIFA's top coach award - 02 Nov 2011
Eto'o (Cameroon), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Diego Forlan (Uruguay), Andres Iniesta
Mandy Moore handing out mosquito nets in malaria-hit West Africa - 15 Aug 2011
mosquito nets to residents in Cameroon, Africa where malaria is the number one cause of death among under-fives. The pop star flew to Cameroon last week... that will save thousands of lives here in Cameroon, and grateful for the help of so many
Coulson gets bail, but mud continues to fly over News of the World - 09 Jul 2011
a close aide of British Prime Minister David Cameroon and worked as his media chief... in a very effective way. He became a friend and he is a friend," Cameroon
Arsenal star Song faces up to two years in jail for bar brawl - 05 Jul 2011
republic of Cameroon, last month. The victim alleges the World Cup ace
China ticks off Britain saying it will 'have democracy in its own time' - 28 Jun 2011
addressing a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameroon, after..., Britain, David Cameroon, Wen Jiabao, democracy 11062818
Inequality between rich and poor in US worse than Cameroon, Yemen - 20 Jun 2011
London, June 20 (ANI): The gap between America's rich and poor is reportedly at an extreme high, much higher than many developing countries like Cameroon... extreme that it has even been placed behind countries such as Cameroon, the Ivory
Growing use of Human Rights Act should be controlled: UK judge - 17 Jun 2011
Cameroon to defy the European Court of Human Rights and refuse to give
World's tropical forests 'better managed' now than 5 yrs ago - 08 Jun 2011
in protection include Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Peru
Liverpool keen to recruit Cameroon ace - 01 Jun 2011
London, June 1 (ANI): Liverpool want to sign Cameroon's star winger Benjamin Moukandjo from Monaco. Kop boss Kenny Dalglish may get the 22-year-old for a bargain fee after Monaco's weekend relegation. Reports in France claim
FIFA demands FA provide evidence of corruption - 12 May 2011
committee members, Issa Hayatou, of Cameroon, and Jacques Anouma, of Ivory Coast
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